Tech Meme

Bloomberg: AI adoption has outpaced PCs and the internet, but evidence of its boost to productivity is thin on the ground; a study shows 40% of US adults have used AI  —  For all the excitement, evidence of a boost to productivity is still thin on the ground  —  For investors in artificial intelligence, the last week delivered a painful shock. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: OpenAI unveils Deep Research, an AI agent for creating in-depth reports, available to $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscribers and limited to 100 queries per month  —  OpenAI is announcing a new AI “agent” designed to help people conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT, the company’s AI-powered chatbot platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Noam Scheiber / New York Times: A profile of Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, whose overblown statements about AI replacing humans point to a future that tech companies are working toward  —  Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: Stablecoins are becoming a core part of financial infrastructure in emerging markets, expanding beyond cross-border payments into consumer finance and more  —  Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU’s top court sided with Intel in October 2024  —  U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: AI adoption has outpaced that of PCs and the internet, but evidence of its boost to productivity is thin on the ground; study: 40% of US adults have used AI  —  For all the excitement, evidence of a boost to productivity is still thin on the ground  —  For investors in artificial intelligence, the last week delivered a painful shock. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Intel received €515.55M in default interest from the EU after being reimbursed a €1.06B fine levied in 2009; the EU’s top court sided with Intel in October 2024  —  U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) has received 515.55 million euros ($536 million) in default interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Rose / Reuters: How Israeli startups like Xtend are helping Israel’s war effort against Hamas, with startups supplying ~50% of anti-drone tech used since the October 7 attacks  —  The drone that tracked Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and filmed him as he lay dying in footage beamed around the world last October … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hayden Field / CNBC: SoftBank commits $3B annually for itself and 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