Financial Times: UAE-linked G42, MBZUAI, and Cerebras announce Jais, an open-source, bilingual LLM for Arabic speakers; the UAE previously trained Falcon on 300+ Nvidia CPUs — Jais software part of regional powers’ effort to take world-leading role in technology’s development Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, offering a 6.46-inch 90Hz OLED display, dual 50 megapixel cameras, and 30W fast charging, shipping on September 14 — The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jordyn Holman / New York Times: Republican AGs from 16 states write to the SEC over concerns about Shein filing for a US IPO and urge the agency to order an investigation on using forced labor — A group of state attorneys general urged the S.E.C. to make the fast fashion company prove it doesn’t use forced labor if it files to go public. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Steve Dent / Engadget: Samsung launches Food, a “personalized” AI-based food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, drawing on a 160K+ recipes from Whisk, bought in 2019 — It builds on Whisk, an app it acquired a few years back. — As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, offering a 6.46-inch 90Hz OLED display, dual 50-megapixel cameras, and 30W fast charging, shipping on September 14 — The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Gabriel Sanchez / Bloomberg: Bumble, Match, Hinge, and Grindr explore more expensive subscriptions for users seeking a curated experience; Bumble says $40 to $50 feels “low” to some users — – New weekly subscriptions are driving Gen Z subscription growth — Premium tiers are also planned as paying user growth stalls Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, offering a 6.46-inch 90Hz OLED display, dual 50-megapixel cameras, and 30W fast charging, shipping on September 14 — The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Makena Kelly / The Verge: A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US to age gate minors’ access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike — By the end of this month, porn will get a lot harder to watch in Texas. Instead of clicking a button or entering a date of birth to access Pornhub … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Huawei quietly launches the ~$960 Mate 60 Pro, giving no advance notice and releasing no ads; some investors speculate that Huawei used its own 5G chip — Chinese chip stocks rallied on Wednesday following Huawei Technologies’ (HWT.UL) launch of its new Mate 60 Pro phone … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kosaku Narioka / Wall Street Journal: Xiaomi reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to ~$9.25B and a ~$504M net profit, beating analyst estimates of ~$440.9M and more than doubling from a year earlier — The Chinese maker of smartphones and other electronics products said revenue declined 4.0% — Xiaomi said Tuesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme