Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Nikita Bier, creator of apps like tbh and anonymous compliments app Gas, launches Explode, a freemium app to send disappearing texts and photos via iMessage  —  Nikita Bier, creator of popular apps like the anonymous polling app tbh (acquired by Facebook) and the anonymous compliments app Gas … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: A 28-year-old woman describes her “relationship” with ChatGPT, or Leo as the chatbot named itself, which became her therapist, erotic partner, and advisor  —  “It was supposed to be a fun experiment,” Aryin said of her A.I. relationship, “but then you start getting attached.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Maki, which provides companies a conversational AI agent for job interviews and candidate filtering, raised a $28.6M Series A led by Blossom Capital  —  According to some of the latest statistics, employers are swamped by job applications.  In the UK alone, employers running graduate training … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: The US unveils new rules to curb flow of advanced chips produced by TSMC and others to China and sanctions 16 Chinese companies building China’s chip industry  —  – Measures also impose sanctions on 16 Chinese entities  — Biden has issued a raft of China regulations in his last week Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Brazilian nonprofit Legal Games Institute estimates that betting apps draw $23B+ in wagers annually, nearly 10 times the Mafia-run animal lottery in the country  —  Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The VisionTrack Composite Index, which tracks the performance of 130 crypto-dedicated hedge funds, jumped 40% in 2024, compared to Bitcoin’s 120% surge in 2024  —  – Many crypto hedge funds notched double-digit returns in 2024  — But fewer were able to beat Bitcoin’s 120% advance last year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: The Netherlands tightens its export control rules, requiring ASML and ASM International to seek Dutch, not US, licenses for some of its chipmaking tools  —  The Netherlands tightened export control rules to make ASML Holding NV apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washington for some of its tools. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LinkedIn launches free AI tools built on top of its own AI tech and data: a Jobs Match tool for job seekers and a recruitment AI agent for small businesses  —  If you’ve ever applied or thought of applying for a job via LinkedIn, you’ll know that the experience can be immediately disheartening … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google makes all its Gemini features for Workspace apps free, after charging $20 or $30 per user per month, but increases the prices of all its Workspace plans  —  Previously, Google charged an additional $20+ per user/month for Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Meet, and other Workspace apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft relaunches its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, offering pay-as-you-go AI agents and using OpenAI’s GPT-4o to answer queries  —  Microsoft is relaunching its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat today, complete with the ability to use AI agents. Lees verder op Tech Meme