Best Bluetooth Speaker for 2023 – CNET 22-12-2023
We’ve tested the best wireless Bluetooth speakers available — everything from tiny micro speakers to larger boom boxes. Here are our top picks for every budget.Lees verder op Cnet
No Costco Membership? How to Shop There for the Holidays Anyway – CNET 23-12-2023
You can buy some Costco items and services without a membership in certain states. Learn everything you need to know.Lees verder op Cnet
Apple Explores A.I. Deals With News Publishers 23-12-2023
The company has discussed multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to train its generative A.I. systems on publishers’ news articles.Lees verder op New York Times
Substack Says It Will Not Ban Nazis or Extremist Speech 23-12-2023
Responding to criticism of its hands-off approach to content moderation, the company said it would not ban Nazi symbols or extremist rhetoric so long as newsletter writers do not incite violence.Lees verder op New York Times
Antwerpse lijsttrekker CD&V haakt af 23-12-2023
23:07 Vlaams Parlementslid voor CD&V Tinne Rombouts verlaat de nationale politiek. Ze was twee maanden gelden aangeduid als Antwerps lijsttrekker voor het Vlaams Parlement.Lees verder op De Tijd
Revolut publishes delayed 2022 accounts, removing a hurdle in its UK banking license bid, reporting revenue up 45% YoY to £922.5M and a £25.4M pretax loss (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg) 22-12-2023
Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Revolut publishes delayed 2022 accounts, removing a hurdle in its UK banking license bid, reporting revenue up 45% YoY to £922.5M and a £25.4M pretax loss — – Auditors at BDO say issues for 2021 data have been resolved — Fintech reports pretax loss; sees $2 billion revenue this year Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sources: Apple discussed multiyear $50M+ deals with NBC News, Condé Nast, IAC, and other media organizations to train its generative AI systems on news articles (New York Times) 22-12-2023
New York Times: Sources: Apple discussed multiyear $50M+ deals with NBC News, Condé Nast, IAC, and other media organizations to train its generative AI systems on news articles — The company has discussed multiyear deals worth at least $50 million to train its generative A.I. systems on publishers’ news articles. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Source: Cisco is paying ~$650M in cash for Isovalent, or 32 times the startup's ARR; Isovalent raised a $40M Series B at a ~$250M valuation in September 2022 (Anissa Gardizy/The Information) 22-12-2023
Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Source: Cisco is paying ~$650M in cash for Isovalent, or 32 times the startup’s ARR; Isovalent raised a $40M Series B at a ~$250M valuation in September 2022 — Cisco Systems’ acquisition of Isovalent, a cloud networking and security startup backed by Google and Microsoft, announced on Thursday … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sources: OpenAI is in early talks to raise funding at a $100B+ valuation, and discussed raising between $8B and $10B from Abu Dhabi-based G42 for a chip venture (Bloomberg) 22-12-2023
Bloomberg: Sources: OpenAI is in early talks to raise funding at a $100B+ valuation, and discussed raising between $8B and $10B from Abu Dhabi-based G42 for a chip venture — OpenAI is in early discussions to raise a fresh round of funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Court docs: Google considered changing its Play Store pricing model in 2021 but abandoned the plans over potential $1B-$2B losses for apps and $6B-$9B for games (Bloomberg) 22-12-2023
Bloomberg: Court docs: Google considered changing its Play Store pricing model in 2021 but abandoned the plans over potential $1B-$2B losses for apps and $6B-$9B for games — – ‘Project Everest’ documents released in Epic antitrust suit — Google staff says it ‘defend the status quo for a few months’ Lees verder op Tech Meme