Tech Meme

Eugene Kim / Business Insider: Docs: in July 2024, Amazon set up Project Greenland to manage and optimize GPU allocation across its retail unit; Amazon says it now has “ample” GPU capacity  —  – GPU shortages delayed projects in Amazon’s retail division last year.  — The company created a more efficient approval … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pew Research Center: A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls’ experiences skew more negative at times  —  Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends.  Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frances Vinall / Washington Post: A draft executive order sent to US agencies shows the Trump administration is considering issuing an order to create a policy integrating AI into K-12 education  —  A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Manychat, which offers social messaging tools for brands, raised a $140M Series B led by Summit, after an $18M Series A in 2019, and says it has ~1.5M customers  —  Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: DOJ v. Google: a Google VP says the company pays Samsung an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Gemini on its devices as part of a two-year deal  —  The company began paying Samsung for Gemini in January, according to Peter Fitzgerald, Google’s vice president … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: the US plans to push India to give Amazon, Walmart, and other US online retailers full access to its $125B e-commerce market, as part of tariff talks  —  Trade talks set to discuss giving US ecommerce giants a level playing field with local rivals  —  The Trump administration intends … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out opt-in Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages to blur nude images on Android; the System SafetyCore-powered content classification is on-device  —  Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Duolingo plans to add a chess course, which uses short puzzles to help learn the game, in beta on iOS in English in the coming weeks before an Android launch  —  Practice the classic game with help from Duolingo. … Duolingo will soon be able to help you learn another new skill: chess. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Mason / Bloomberg: Circle unveils a network to link financial institutions and enable real-time settlement of cross-border payments, starting with USDC and EURC in May 2025  —  Powerbeats Pro 2 Review: Best Workout Earbuds Still Lag on Audio Quality  —  Beats’ newest exercise headphones are improved, but they face stiffer competition than ever. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: CNN: over a thousand international students have had US immigration statuses terminated in 2025; a Caltech ML professor says it is harming the talent pipeline  —  An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk. Lees verder op Tech Meme