The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nations try to pilfer each other’s trade secrets.Lees verder op New York Times
AstroForge, a private company, wants to mine a space rock, but it doesn’t want the competition to find out which one.Lees verder op New York Times
Becky Peterson / The Information: Filing: xAI incorporates as a for-profit benefit corporation, letting the startup prioritize having a positive societal impact over its shareholder obligations — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is following in the footsteps of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in opting for an unusual corporate structure. Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Information: Sources: Anthropic projects $850M+ in annualized revenue by 2024’s end, or ~$70M/month, an increase of over 8x from its monthly revenue around September 2023 — Anthropic, an OpenAI rival backed by Amazon and Google, has projected it will generate more than $850 million in annualized revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: outgoing Apple executive Tang Tan plans to join Jony Ive’s LoveFrom to work on AI hardware; Sam Altman plans to provide the software underpinnings — – Design executive Tang Tan is set to leave Apple in February — Tan will join Ive’s LoveFrom design studio, work on AI project Lees verder op Tech Meme
Clement Tan / CNBC: China’s gaming regulator plans to “carefully study” the concerns of all stakeholders on draft rules aimed at curbing excessive online gaming and spending — – China’s top gaming regulator said it will “carefully study” the concerns of all stakeholders on draft rules aimed at curbing excessive online gaming and spending. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chris Welch / The Verge: Amazon Prime Video plans to start showing ads starting on January 29, with an option for customers to pay an additional $2.99 per month to avoid the ads — Earlier this year, Amazon announced plans to start incorporating ads into movies and TV shows streamed from its Prime Video service … Lees verder op Tech Meme
06:54 Vanaf 2024 kunnen fiscale zondaars hun zwart geld niet meer regulariseren.Lees verder op De Tijd
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Integris Health, Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health network, confirms a November cyberattack resulting in stolen data, after patients get extortion emails — Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Song Jung-a / Financial Times: After over a year of testing, South Korean internet giant Naver plans to let companies use its Rookie office helper robots that can deliver meals and parcels — Korean tech company ready to export IT systems that direct automated workforce through the 5G cloud Lees verder op Tech Meme