Tech Meme

Ash Hill / Tom’s Hardware: The Linux Foundation forms the Ultra Ethernet Consortium with AMD, Cisco, HPE, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and others to optimize Ethernet standards for AI and HPC  —  Big names come together to refine Ethernet standards for AI and high-performance computing.  —  Earlier today … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: A report says the Microsoft key that Chinese hackers stole could have given them more access than originally assumed; Microsoft disputes the report  —  Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims’ systems than previously known in a campaign … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: Twitter says unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of direct messages they can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs  —  It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict the number … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google plans to adopt the Message Layer Security protocol for its Messages app; MLS allows interoperable E2E encrypted messaging across services and platforms  —  Google today announced its support for interoperable end-to-end encrypted communication between large messaging platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Luc Cohen / Reuters: Court filing: Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein reach a plea deal over allegedly laundering billions in cryptocurrency from Bitfinex’s 2016 hack  —  An American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hacking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Lawler / The Verge: OpenAI plans to release ChatGPT for Android next week, after launching an iOS app in May 2023  —  / OpenAI is releasing the Android version of the app for ChatGPT next week after launching on iOS in May. … Since launching in November, OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool has reached a number of users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Sources: Amazon plans to force some remote corporate employees to relocate as part of a mandate requiring workers to be in the office three days a week  —  – Requirement comes amid souring morale in wake of layoffs  — Company requires workers to be in office three days a week Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Spotify plans to raise its US ad-free premium tier’s price for the first time, by $1 to $10.99/month, and increase prices globally in the coming months  —  Audio company had avoided raising prices, but faces investor pressure to increase profitability Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lindsey Choo / Wall Street Journal: Sensor Tower: Threads’ DAUs declined to 13M, down 70% from the July 7 peak; Similarweb: the average time spent in the app has decreased from 19 minutes to four  —  Data show user engagement has fallen 70% as executives focus on options such as a chronological feed Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit removes three moderators and takes charge of r/malefashionadvice, one of the biggest subreddits to close in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes  —  Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the biggest subreddit still closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. Lees verder op Tech Meme