Tech Meme

Liv McMahon / BBC: The US and the UK refuse to join France, China, India, and 57 other countries in signing the international agreement in Paris promoting “transparent”, “safe” AI  —  The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google says it removed Calendar’s Pride Month, Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, and more events in mid-2024 for not being “scalable or sustainable”  —  Google says it switched to only showing default entries for public holidays and national observances last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eric Slivka / MacRumors: Powerbeats Pro 2 debut for $250 with heart rate monitoring, H2 chip, ANC, better water resistance, a more comfortable and 20% lighter design than previous gen  —  Apple’s Beats brand is officially introducing the Powerbeats Pro 2 today, bringing significant updates to the wireless earphones aimed at active users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: After the UK ordered Apple to build an encryption backdoor, Congress must enact a law prohibiting US tech companies from providing such backdoors to any country  —  Beijing would quickly exploit the British order to allow access to encrypted data.  —  The U.K. has ordered Apple to build … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The US, the UK, and Australia sanction Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider Zservers and two Russian nationals for supplying the LockBit ransomware gang  —  The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV”  —  YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter Tuesday morning, outlining his priorities for the video platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk’s $97.4B OpenAI offer could force OpenAI’s board to reassess how it is valuing the nonprofit, which could cost Sam Altman even though he rejected it  —  Unsolicited bid could set a new value for the ChatGPT maker’s assets during its transformation to a for-profit company Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based Voyantis, which uses AI to predict a customer’s future propensity and lifetime value for marketers, raised $41M, taking its total funding to $60M  —  How much is a customer worth to a company?  That’s the eternal question.  To arrive at an answer, customer and sales teams … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Sydney-based Harrison.ai, which uses AI to analyze CT scans, X-rays, and pathology slides, raised a $112M Series C, after a ~$92.3M Series B in November 2021  —  Medical imaging is crucial for the timely identification of serious diseases like cancer.  However, manual interpretation of scans is a time-intensive process. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: SMIC reports Q4 profit down 38% YoY to $107.6M, below $193.5 est., revenue up 32% YoY to $2.2B, above $2.18B est., and $7.33B capex in 2024, vs. $4.5B in 2021  —  Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (0981.HK), China’s largest contract chipmaker, reported a 38.4% year-on-year fall in fourth-quarter profit. Lees verder op Tech Meme