Tech Meme

Jason Koebler / 404 Media: An era of politically motivated AI slop is here, exacerbating viral conspiracy theories and making a big impact after disasters, as in the US, Brazil, and Gaza  —  The era of politically-motivated AI slop is here and it sucks.  —  By now, if you have spent any amount of time reading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Meta begins rolling out new AI tools that will let advertisers expand the aspect ratio of their videos as well as generate a video ad from a static image  —  Meta Platforms Inc. today said it’s rolling out a full-screen video tab on Facebook and Instagram in recognition of the fact … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: OpenAI signs a content deal with Hearst, letting it use content from 40+ local newspapers and 20+ magazines, after deals with Condé Nast and Dotdash Meredith  —  – Like its other recent publisher deals, OpenAI says Hearst content that’s used to fuel answers to user queries in ChatGPT will feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Snap says it is bringing ads to the Snapchat’s main Chat tab for the first time and launches “Promoted Places” on Snap Map  —  Snapchat is bringing ads to the app’s main Chat tab, the company announced on Tuesday.  Up until now, Snapchat has kept the Chat tab free from ads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Rockstar brings Red Dead Redemption to PC, 14 years after its PS3 and Xbox 360 release, available via Rockstar, Steam, and the Epic Games Store on October 29  —  It will arrive on October 29 with zombie spin-off Undead Nightmare bundled in.  —  Fourteen years after it debuted on PS3 and Xbox 360 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Short seller Hindenburg releases a report accusing Roblox of inflating user metrics to investors and prioritizing growth over protecting minors; RBLX drops 5%+  —  Research firm alleges the videogame company has exaggerated user data and engagement figures  —  Short-selling firm Hindenburg Research … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Las Vegas-based TensorWave, which offers cloud-based access to AMD MI300X chips for AI workloads, raised $43M led by Nexus VP at a $100M post-money valuation  —  Chipmaker Nvidia notched $30 billion in revenue last fiscal quarter, driven in large part by the AI industry’s insatiable demand for GPUs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Wynn / The Block: Crypto.com sues the US SEC after receiving a Wells notice that the agency plans to bring an enforcement action against it; Consensys sued the SEC in April 2024  —  – The crypto trading platform said it decided to sue the agency after receiving a Wells notice and said the SEC’s actions left them “with no other choice.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe launches a Content Authenticity web app to let creators use its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to apply attribution and opt out of AI training  —  Adobe is expanding its Content Credentials “nutrition labels” to make it even easier for creatives to be credited for their work … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Bellevue, Washington-based Auger, founded by ex-Amazon and Flexport exec Dave Clark to offer AI-powered supply chain tools, raised a $100M seed led by Oak HC/FT  —  Dave Clark has had a rollercoaster of a time these past two years.  —  After stepping down in June 2022 as CEO … Lees verder op Tech Meme