Tech Meme

Andrew Orr / AppleInsider: Counterpoint: iPhone 15 led global smartphone sales in 2024, followed by iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, Galaxy A15 5G; global smartphone revenue grew 5% YoY  —  Apple’s iPhone 15 led global sales in 2024, with Pro models close behind, as premium device demand drove a revenue rebound. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: Palantir reports Q4 revenue of $828M, up 36% YoY, vs. $776M est., US commercial revenue up 64% YoY; PLTR, which soared 340% in 2024, jumps ~15% after hours  —  Palantir shares surged more than 15% in extended trading on Monday after the software company reported fourth-quarter earnings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Smith / Semafor: Adam Candeub, a Big Tech critic and architect of Trump’s first term effort to revoke Section 230 protections for social media, will be the FCC’s general counsel  —  The Scoop  —  A leading critic of Big Tech will take the top legal position at a key agency that could target Google, Meta, and their rivals. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Musk Watch: An OPM staffer believes a server Musk’s associates installed, with access to federal staff info like SSNs, has not undergone a Privacy Impact Assessment  —  The Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates  —  Several of Elon Musk’s associates installed at the Office … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Trump signs an executive action to form a sovereign wealth fund; Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick says it may be used to facilitate a sale of TikTok US  —  – Fund could be used as US facilitates TikTok sale, Lutnick says  — Bessent says fund will be created in the next 12 months Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: The first ever native iPhone porn app, Hot Tub, arrives in the EU via the approved alternative app store AltStore PAL, which was made possible by the DMA  —  A native pornography app for iOS is coming to the EU via the approved alternative app store AltStore PAL, made possible by Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rochelle Raveendran / CBC News: In the wake of US tariffs on Canadian goods, the premiere of Ontario Doug Ford says he’s “ripping up” the province’s $100M Starlink contract  —  Musk part of President Donald Trump’s team that wants to destroy families, Ford says  —  Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing: OpenAI’s Deep Research hands-on: very good at nuanced, complex research, and the first narrow agent to do sophisticated and likely economically valuable work  —  The first narrow agents are here  —  A hint to the future arrived quietly over the weekend.  For a long time … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hayden Field / CNBC: SoftBank commits $3B annually for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI’s tech, and launches SB OpenAI Japan to market OpenAI’s enterprise tech in Japan  —  SoftBank has committed to spending $3 billion per year for itself and its subsidiaries to use OpenAI’s tech, according to a joint announcement on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: India expands Aadhaar, a digital identity verification framework linked to 1.4B+ people’s biometrics, to let businesses authenticate customers via the service  —  India has eased restrictions on its Aadhaar authentication service, a digital identity verification framework linked to the biometrics … Lees verder op Tech Meme