Financial Times: Sources: after burning through $7B in the past year, YMTC has had to raise billions of dollars in capital, as the Chinese chipmaker tries to adapt to US curbs — Memory-chip maker was running out of cash after a year of combating Washington’s tighter controls Lees verder op Tech Meme
Khari Johnson / Wired: The OMB releases draft rules that require US federal agencies to monitor AI in health care, law enforcement, and housing for potential harms against citizens — Draft rules from the White House would require federal agencies to assess AI systems currently in use in law enforcement … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge: A critical look at the SEO industry: users complain that Google isn’t as useful anymore, some SEO experts say gaming Google’s algorithm is now harder, and more — As the public begins to believe Google isn’t as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Boeing investigates a cyber incident that impacted its parts and distribution business, days after LockBit announced stealing “a tremendous amount” of data — Boeing (BA.N), one of the world’s largest defense and space contractors, said on Wednesday it was investigating … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Google’s VP of Search Elizabeth Reid disputes the government’s contention that Google “rushed” Bard’s launch after Microsoft announced Bing Chat — – Chatbot offered wrong answer on James Webb telescope images — Elizabeth Reid testified about AI efforts at antitrust trial Lees verder op Tech Meme
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker says Firefox’s switch to Yahoo in 2014 degraded UX and Firefox had difficulty competing on mobile because of defaults — – Mozilla’s Firefox switched to Yahoo from Google in 2014 — Difficulty of switching search engines is key to DOJ case Lees verder op Tech Meme
Joe Duball / IAPP: The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta’s use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and EEA countries within two weeks — An unprecedented shakeup in the advertising technology space has arrived in Europe. Changes are coming to adtech’s approach to privacy … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Sources: YMTC has had to raise billions of dollars in capital, after burning through $7B over the past year, as the Chinese chipmaker tries to adapt to US curbs — Memory chipmaker was running out of cash after a year of combating Washington’s tighter controls Lees verder op Tech Meme
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: On the UK’s AI Safety Summit first day, there were closed-door discussions about whether to pause the development of next-generation “frontier” AI models — – Tech leaders and academics in attendance disagreed on AI risks — ‘I hope that it doesn’t get dominated by the doomer,’ CEO says Lees verder op Tech Meme
Joe Duball / IAPP: The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta’s use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and European Economic Area countries — An unprecedented shakeup in the advertising technology space has arrived in Europe. Changes are coming to adtech’s approach to privacy … Lees verder op Tech Meme