Tech Meme

Pei Li / Bloomberg: Sources: China’s State Administration for Market Regulation is examining Apple’s policies, including its up to 30% App Store fees, ahead of a potential probe  —  – Company under fire for app commissions, barring outside stores  — Beijing is investigating Google as response to new US tariffs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Uber opens a waitlist to request a driverless Waymo vehicle in Austin, ahead of a planned launch later in 2025; Austin rides will be limited to 37 square miles  —  Customers in Austin can join an “interest list” in the Uber app starting Wednesday to receive updates about the upcoming launch … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rafe Uddin / Financial Times: Uber reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $12B, Gross Bookings up 18% to a record $44.2B, operating profit up 18% to $770M, and trips up 18% to 3.1B; UBER drops 5%+  —  Ride-hailing group’s weaker forecast comes after record fourth quarter  —  Uber’s shares fell almost 6 per cent on Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Cooper / Engadget: Oura Ring 4 review: comfortable, better data collection, and gorgeous, clean app, but requires a paid subscription to use basic features and colors cost more  —  It remains the smart ring to beat, but is still limited by its form.  —  Smart rings have been a niche inside a niche in the wearables world for more than a decade. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: AWS aims to use “automated reasoning”, which uses mathematical logic to encode knowledge in AI systems in a structured way, to prevent AI models’ hallucinations  —  The tech giant says an obscure field that combines AI and math can mitigate—but not completely eliminate—AI’s propensity to provide wrong answers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: The USPS resumes accepting China and Hong Kong mail hours after suspension due to Trump’s EO, disrupting e-commerce, and is implementing “the new China tariffs”  —  WATCH NOW  —  The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will resume accepting inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: The USPS resumes accepting China and Hong Kong mail after suspending it due to Trump’s EO, disrupting e-commerce, and is working on “the new China tariffs”  —  WATCH NOW  —  The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will resume accepting inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: The USPS says it will resume accepting mail from China and Hong Kong, hours after suspending service, and is working with the CBP on “the new China tariffs”  —  – CNBC Councils  — CNBC on Peacock  — Join the CNBC Panel  — Supply Chain Values  — Select Shopping Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rafe Uddin / Financial Times: Uber reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $12B, Gross Bookings up 18% YoY to a record $44.2B, operating profit up 18% YoY to $770M, and trips up 18% YoY to 3.1B  —  Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi says ride-hailing group achieved record highs for trips taken and gross bookings Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Uber opens a waitlist to request a driverless Waymo vehicle in Austin ahead of a planned 2025 launch; rides will be limited to 37 square miles  —  Customers in Austin can join an “interest list” in the Uber app starting Wednesday to receive updates about the upcoming launch and increase … Lees verder op Tech Meme