Tech Meme

Khari Johnson / Wired: The OMB releases draft rules that require federal agencies to monitor AI use 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

Ryan Browne / CNBC: The UK plans to invest £225M into Isambard-AI, an AI supercomputer 10x faster than the UK’s current quickest machine, to be built by the University of Bristol  —  – The U.K. government said Wednesday that it will invest £225 million, or $273 million, into an AI supercomputer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Intuit plans to shut down personal finance app Mint, which had 3.6M MAUs in 2021, on January 1, 2024, and is pushing users to Credit Karma, acquired in 2020  —  – Credit Karma hopes to attract more high-score customers  — Mint service had 3.6 million monthly active users in 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple quietly discontinued Apple Music’s $4.99/month Voice Plan, which was introduced in 2021 and let users access the Apple Music catalog exclusively via Siri  —  Apple this week held a special event to announce new Macs, but what the company didn’t tell is that it has just quietly discontinued the … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Theo Wayt / The Information: Flexport acquires the tech stack of shuttered digital freight startup Convoy; a source says Convoy CEO Dan Lewis will join Flexport as part of the deal  —  Flexport has reached a deal to buy the technology of shuttered trucking startup Convoy, as Flexport doubles down on its U.S. trucking ambitions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Intuit plans to shut personal finance app Mint, which had 3.6M MAUs in 2021, on January 1, 2024, and is pushing users to Credit Karma, which it acquired in 2020  —  – Credit Karma hopes to attract more high-score customers  — Mint service had 3.6 million monthly active users in 2021 Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Walt Disney Company: Disney plans to acquire NBCU’s 33% stake in Hulu, gaining full ownership, and expects to pay ~$8.61B, representing NBCU’s share of a $27.5B guaranteed floor  —  The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced today that it will acquire the 33% stake in Hulu, LLC held by Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple quietly discontinued Apple Music’s $4.99/month Voice Plan, which was introduced in 2021 and let users access the Apple Music catalog exclusively via Siri  —  Apple this week held a special event to announce new Macs, but what the company didn’t tell is that it has just quietly discontinued the … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge: A critical look at the SEO industry, as users complain that Google isn’t as useful anymore and some SEO experts say it’s now harder to game Google’s algorithm  —  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

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple quietly discontinued Apple Music’s $4.99/month Voice Plan, which was introduced in 2021 and let users access the Apple Music catalog exclusively via Siri  —  Apple this week held a special event to announce new Macs, but what the company didn’t tell is that it has just quietly discontinued the … Lees verder op Tech Meme