Bloomberg: The Seoul High Court upholds a decision clearing Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of fraud and stock-rigging, a major victory for Samsung — – Seoul court upholds Jay Y. Lee’s earlier victory on appeal — The Samsung scion can now focus on turning around the firm Lees verder op Tech Meme
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU’s top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Analysis: Meta has invested $80B+ in AR and VR since 2014 when it bought Oculus, and is on track to top $100B in 2025; a source says it sold 1M Ray-Bans in 2024 — Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has declared 2025 will be a ‘defining year’ after more than a decade of heavy losses Lees verder op Tech Meme
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU’s top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU’s top court sided with Intel in October 2024 — U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Heidi Mitchell / Wall Street Journal: A look at Future You, an AI-based research tool that lets users interact with a virtual older self, currently used by 60,000 people from 190 countries — A new artificial-intelligence tool allowed me to talk to my 80-year-old self. It’s going to be quite a life. — It turns out I’m going to write a book! Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: AI adoption has outpaced PCs and the internet, but evidence of its boost to productivity is thin on the ground; a study shows 40% of US adults have used AI — For all the excitement, evidence of a boost to productivity is still thin on the ground — For investors in artificial intelligence, the last week delivered a painful shock. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: India expands Aadhaar, now linked to 1.4B+ people’s biometrics, to let businesses across several sectors use the service to authenticate customers — India has eased restrictions on its Aadhaar authentication service, a digital identity verification framework linked to the biometrics … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: OpenAI unveils Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers and limited to 100 queries per month — OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Noam Scheiber / New York Times: A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward — Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements … Lees verder op Tech Meme