Bloomberg: Sources: the US is weighing a potential easing of restrictions on Nvidia chip sales to the UAE as Trump plans a visit to the country; NVDA jumps 4%+ — – UAE plans to invest $1.4 trillion in US tech, infrastructure — Nvidia, other tech companies pushing for regulatory changes Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Pinterest rolls out an “AI modified” label globally to indicate AI-generated or AI-edited images, identified via metadata analysis and its own AI classifiers — AI labels are coming to a platform that sorely needed them. … Pinterest is making it easier for users to identify and avoid AI-generated slop on its platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google says “a small percentage” of people in the US will start seeing a tab in Search for its AI Mode chatbot “in the coming weeks” — An AI Mode tab will soon start appearing in Search for a handful of US users. … Google is preparing to publicly unleash … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ethan Gach / Kotaku: Polygon staffers, including co-founder and EIC Chris Plante, say the video games website has laid them off, after Vox Media sold Polygon to publisher Valnet — One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up — The video game website Polygon has been sold to Valnet and much of its staff … Lees verder op Tech Meme
RT Watson / The Block: Tether says its “total exposure” to US Treasurys had neared $120B at the end of March, and reports $1B+ in Q1 operating profit from traditional investments — – Tether said its “total exposure” to U.S. Treasurys had neared $120 billion at the end of March. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kristina Partsinevelos / CNBC: Nvidia says Anthropic is telling “tall tales” after the startup argued for tighter export controls by saying China is smuggling chips in “prosthetic baby bumps” — Nvidia blasted Anthropic Thursday in a rare public clash over artificial intelligence policy with U.S. chip export restrictions set to take effect. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Catherine McGrath / Fortune: Dub, which lets users trade the same stock as celebrities and politicians like Nancy Pelosi, raised a $30M Series A co-led by Notable Capital and Neo — 23-year-old Steven Wang founded Dub in 2021. — Courtesy of Dub — Dub, an investing platform founded in 2021, is trying to turn politicians … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Shimite Obialo / Forbes: Plenful, which makes AI-powered healthcare workflow automation tools, raised a $50M Series B co-led by Arena Holdings and billionaire Mitchell Rales — I’m an advisor and attorney experienced in structuring PE & VC deals — Healthcare may be slow to modernize, but AI-powered startups … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft raises the prices of its Xbox Series S and X consoles, Xbox controllers, and some new Xbox games globally; the consoles are priced $80 to $100 more — New first-party Xbox games are moving from $69.99 to $79.99 later this year, but there are no Xbox Game Pass increases. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Pinterest rolls out global AI labels to mark images made or edited with generative AI, adding an “AI modified” stamp, via metadata analysis and AI classifiers — AI labels are coming to a platform that sorely needed them. … Pinterest is making it easier for users to identify and avoid AI-generated slop on its platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme