Tech Meme

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Ahead of a March 23 US House hearing, TikTok posts a video of CEO Shou Chew rallying users to defend the app from a US ban, saying US 5M businesses use TikTok  —  TikTok is rolling out a charm offensive ahead of Thursday’s congressional hearing, putting CEO Shou Zi Chew in users’ feeds to warn them about a looming ban. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Gates / GatesNotes: The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the PC, the Internet, and the mobile phone and can reduce global inequities if risks are mitigated  —  In my lifetime, I’ve seen two demonstrations of technology that struck me as revolutionary.  —  The first time was in 1980 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: An internal TikTok tool can access some personal data of Indian users who used the app before India’s 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called the tool “NSA-To-Go”  —  India’s 150 million users were forced to stop using the Chinese-owned app in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Reykjavik-based Pearl Abyss’ CCP Games raised $40M in financing led by a16z to develop a triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe  —  CCP Games has raised $40 million in funding to make a new triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karl Bode / Techdirt: Instead of myopically fixating on TikTok, the US should pass a real privacy law to regulate data brokers who sell info on US citizens to anyone, including China  —  from the you’re-not-actually-fixing-the- problem dept  —  We’ve noted for a while now how the great TikTok moral panic of 2023 is largely a distraction. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Report: TikTok tracking pixels were found on 30 state government websites in the US; such trackers are ubiquitous and offered by Meta, Google, and others  —  Security firm’s report shows states might be inadvertently helping Chinese-owned app collect data  —  Watch: FBI Director Warns of TikTok Security Concerns During Senate Hearing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Intel says Raja Koduri, who joined as Chief Architect in 2017, is leaving to found a startup focused on generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment  —  Raja moves on after six years.  —  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced on Twitter today that Raja Koduri, the company’s current Chief Architect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: An internal tool at TikTok can access personal data of Indian citizens who used the app before India’s 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called it “NSA-To-Go”  —  India’s 150 million users were forced to stop using the Chinese-owned app in 2020.  But an internal tool reviewed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: NVIDIA unveils cuLitho, a software library for computational lithography that TSMC and Synopsys have integrated into their tools and manufacturing processes  —  Faster masks, less power.  —  Nvidia announced its new cuLitho software library for speeding up a critical process in the semiconductor manufacturing workflow. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Roblox rolls out AI tools, including Code Assist that lets creators use text prompts to create usable game code and Material Generator for in-game 2D surfaces  —  New initiative aims to take game development past “the hands of the skilled few.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO—At the Game Developers Conference Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme