Tech Meme

Lora Kolodny / CNBC: NHTSA ordered Tesla in late July to provide data on “Elon mode” Autopilot configuration that eliminates prompts to drivers to keep hands on the steering wheel  —  – Tesla received a special order from the National Highway Transportation Administration in late July requiring … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Lawler / The Verge: An image with the alt text “A person takes a call on a Pixel 8 Pro phone in Porcelain” popped up on a Google Store page displaying the as-yet-unannounced device  —  Continuing the storied tradition of Google’s Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Despite a rough year for memory-chip business, SK Hynix’s stock rose ~60% in 2023, benefiting from the rise of AI chips that rely on high-bandwidth memory  —  South Korea’s SK Hynix bet early on powerful memory chips for generative AI programs like ChatGPT  —  One of the world’s hottest chip areas … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leo Lewis / Financial Times: Sources: Chinese state-backed hackers breached Japanese cybersecurity agency NISC’s email system; experts link July 4 Port of Nagoya ransomware attack to China  —  Infiltration comes as allies scrutinise Tokyo’s defences against hacking  —  The organisation responsible for Japan’s national defences … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lilian Zhang / South China Morning Post: Nine Chinese chip companies, including Alibaba’s T-Head and VeriSilicon, announce a patent alliance for RISC-V to share patents and license them to 3rd parties  —  – Alibaba’s chip unit T-Head, VeriSilicon and seven other firms announced the formation of the patent alliance at a RISC-V industry forum in Shanghai Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Court filing: X is facing 2,200 arbitration cases from employees it laid-off after Musk took over; the filing fees alone for that volume of cases could be $3.5M  —  – Elon Musk’s X Corp. is facing 2,200 arbitration cases, a court filing in Delaware revealed on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Zorn / Chicago Business Journal: Chicago-based Mediafly, which provides a revenue enablement service to Adobe, TransUnion, Nestle, and other large companies, raised $80M led by BIP Ventures  —  Chicago software company Mediafly announced an $80 million raise on Tuesday.  —  The funding round was led by BIP Ventures … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Source: Robinhood, whose entry into crypto was powered by Jump Trading, split ways with the firm in early July, as Jump reportedly backs away from the US market  —  The retail broker’s entry into crypto several years ago was powered by Jump Trading, which is a giant in traditional financial markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Casey Newton / Platformer: Meta’s Oversight Board took 234 days to get a ruling in an incitement to violence case involving Hun Sen, revealing a problem with the board’s glacial pace  —  Today let’s talk about one of the most important cases that Meta’s Oversight Board has heard to date — and how the process ultimately revealed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kosaku Narioka / Wall Street Journal: Xiaomi reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to ~$9.25B and a net profit of ~$504M, vs. ~$440.9M est., more than doubling from a year earlier  —  The Chinese maker of smartphones and other electronics products said revenue declined 4.0%  —  Xiaomi said Tuesday that its second-quarter net profit … Lees verder op Tech Meme