New York Times: Google staff sign an open letter accusing the company of limiting pro-Palestinian speech and objecting to Project Nimbus, a $1.2B contract to supply Israel — Google has long been a hub for employee activism, including over the company’s business with Israel. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tom Warren / The Verge: OpenAI reports a ChatGPT and API “major outage”, ongoing since 6AM PT, and plans a fix; users were greeted with a “ChatGPT is at capacity right now” message — OpenAI’s ChatGPT service is currently down and inaccessible for its 100 million weekly active users. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tom Krisher / Associated Press: Cruise recalls all 950 of its autonomous cars to update their software after one dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Airbnb plans to revamp guest reviews, adding a new top-rated badge and tools to communicate more information about properties, as part of its winter update — Airbnb has given hotels a run for their money with offerings that are often more flexible, sometimes cheaper, and more characterful … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: HSBC partners with Ripple to offer institutional clients a custody service for digital assets, expected to launch in 2024, complementing its HSBC Orion service — – Latest blockchain offering is expected to go live in 2024 — HSBC Holdings Plc plans to offer institutional clients … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S23 FE review: big display, fun colors, and four years of updates, but lackluster telephoto lens, sluggish portrait mode, and unlocked costs more — There’s nothing wrong with the Galaxy S23 FE, but it feels like an uninspired collection of surplus components rather than one for the fans. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rob Golum / Bloomberg: Roblox reports Q3 bookings up 20% YoY to $839.5M, beating $822M est., $81.1M EBITDA, revenue up 38% YoY to $713.2M, and DAUs up 20% YoY to 70.2M; RBLX jumps 13% — Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular among teenagers, surged after posting third-quarter bookings and revenue that far exceeded Wall Street’s projections. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: WhatsApp now lets iOS and Android users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through its servers to obfuscate IP address metadata — WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature that helps Android and iOS users hide their location during calls by relaying the connection through WhatsApp servers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Sources: ex-NYSE President Tom Farley’s crypto exchange Bullish, fintech startup Figure, and crypto VC Proof Group are competing to buy FTX — Tom Farley’s new firm joins two other suitors in auction for bankrupt crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried Lees verder op Tech Meme
Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter: Spotify now offers US paid subscribers access to 15 hours of free audiobooks per month, after launching the service in the UK and Australia on October 3 — The podcast and music platform will offer U.S. paid subscribers 15 hours of free listening to audiobooks as it continues its rollout of the new offering. Lees verder op Tech Meme