Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Hugging Face’s Thomas Wolf and other experts say startups like DeepSeek and the rise of AI agents may erode the value of LLMs from OpenAI and Big Tech companies  —  Large language models like those developed by Microsoft-backed firm OpenAI are set to become commoditized this year amid rapid … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Google says APT groups from 20+ countries are using Gemini primarily for productivity gains rather than to develop or conduct novel AI-enabled cyberattacks  —  Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mayumi Negishi / Bloomberg: Japan plans to expand export controls on advanced chips, lithography equipment, and cryocoolers for quantum computers, with new rules taking effect by late May  —  Japan expanded its export controls to include cutting-edge chips and quantum computer-related technology, a move China warned … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matthew Keys / The Desk: The US NTSB says it will not email news outlets and reporters with updates about the two recent plane crashes, and will instead post updates on its X account  —  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Saturday said it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters with updates … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shivangi Acharya / Reuters: India removes import duties on some components for making smartphones, in a boost for local production efforts and benefiting companies like Apple and Xiaomi  —  India has removed import duties on some components key to producing mobile phones, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India announces a $1.15B Fund of Funds for startups, with an “expanded scope” compared to past initiatives, and extends tax benefits for startups by five years  —  India announced a new $1.15 billion Fund of Funds for startups on Saturday while unveiling sweeping regulatory reforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Bounds / Financial Times: The EU proposes customs reforms that make ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein, and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products they sell  —  Proposed customs reform would allow officials to better inspect and control packages from China  —  The EU plans to make ecommerce platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Kuhn / The Block: Coinbase acquires Spindl, the on-chain advertising platform founded by Antonio Garcia-Martinez, an ex-Facebook employee and the author of the book Chaos Monkeys  —  – Coinbase has acquired Spindl, the onchain advertising platform founded by famous tech commentator Antonio Garcia-Martinez. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Appfigures: DeepSeek has topped the list of the most downloaded mobile apps across 140 markets, with India contributing 15.6% of all downloads since its launch  —  – The chatbot is most-downloaded app across Android and iPhone  — Chinese startup has upended thinking about AI development Lees verder op Tech Meme

MK Manoylov / The Block: Domain infrastructure firm D3 Global raised a $25M Series A led by Paradigm to launch Doma Protocol, a network connecting web2 domain extensions with web3 ones  —  – D3 Global is building tools for domain-based lending, fractional ownership, digital identity and other financial use cases. Lees verder op Tech Meme