Tech Meme

Nicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: While Big Tech is largely spared from tariffs, small companies making devices like baby monitors face price hikes, shortages, and degrading product quality  —  Big Tech was spared.  Small Tech is looking for ways to survive.  —  It’s a brave new world for makers of high-tech stuff. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Smith / Semafor: A look at the sprawling group chat network that surged in 2020 as a place for Silicon Valley leaders to talk candidly, with Marc Andreessen playing a key role  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan’s views on China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrea Jiménez / Washington Post: How AI tools like Autistic Translator and Goblin Tools are helping those with autism and other neurodiverse people understand social situations  —  For people living with autism, experiencing awkward or confusing social interactions can be a common occurrence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Owen Walker / Financial Times: A look at Interpol’s innovation lab in Singapore for studying cybercrime, digital piracy, and more, and developing new techniques for bringing down criminals  —  On the front line of the escalating global arms race between police and criminals  —  A fleet of underwater drones … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Smith / Semafor: A look at the sprawling network of group chats that surged in 2020 as a place for SV leaders to talk candidly, with Marc Andreessen playing a central role  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan’s views on China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Smith / Semafor: A look at the sprawling network of group chats that began in 2020 as a place for SV leaders to talk candidly, with Marc Andreessen playing a central role  —  THE SCOOP  —  Last Thursday morning, a bit before 10 am in Austin and nearly 11 pm in Singapore, Joe Lonsdale had enough of Balaji Srinivasan’s views on China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samm Sacks / Bloomberg: Huawei’s recovery shows the limits of US policies aimed at restricting China, and how those policies can backfire, spurring Chinese firms to innovate and grow  —  The US banned Huawei.  Now it’s a bigger threat than ever.  —  In May 2019, the US Department of Commerce added China’s Huawei Technologies Co … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CBS Mornings on YouTube: Geoffrey Hinton fears AI companies are under-investing in safety research, embracing military usage, and sharing model weights while pushing for less regulation  —  Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, often called a “godfather of artificial intelligence,” spoke with Brook Silva-Braga … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anjli Raval / Financial Times: A profile of Darktrace CEO Jill Popelka, who joined the British cyber security firm in Jan. 2024 and was at the helm when it was bought by Thoma Bravo for £4.3B  —  Jill Popelka has tried to strengthen the cyber company’s operations and cast off the shadow of early backer Mike Lynch Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / India Dispatch: Analysis: Meesho accounts for about 37% of India’s e-commerce orders, but only 8%-9% of the sector’s total value due to the small average transaction size  —  A $4.5 sari reveals the ruthless arithmetic behind Meesho’s assault on India’s e-commerce hierarchy Lees verder op Tech Meme