Financial Times: A look at the fall of Byju’s, India’s most valuable startup in 2022 with an estimated $22B valuation, as it faces insolvency and lawsuits in India and the US — Edtech company’s legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues Lees verder op Tech Meme
Justine Calma / The Verge: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are increasingly eyeing nuclear reactors, which provide steady “baseload” power, as their carbon emissions climb due to AI tools — Major tech firms, in search of carbon pollution-free electricity for data centers, are helping to revive nuclear energy in the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to launch iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence on Oct. 28 and announce new Macs and an iPad mini in late Oct., with shipments starting on Nov. 1 — Apple is inching away from its annual product upgrade cycle, a move that could lead to more frequent releases and fewer jarring delays. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: A profile of UK teenage hacker Arion Kurtaj, a Lapsus$ member who leaked GTA VI video in 2022 and was found guilty in 2023 for hacking Nvidia, Uber, and others — The City of London Police had put the teenage boy in the suburban Travelodge to protect him. They even set up a code … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Some US ride-hailing drivers are using Teslas with FSD as makeshift robotaxis, saying it lets them work longer hours by reducing stress, amid safety concerns — A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber (UBER.N) rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Some ride-hailing drivers are using Teslas with FSD as makeshift robotaxis, saying it lets them work longer hours by reducing stress, amid safety concerns — A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber (UBER.N) rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anton Shilov / Tom’s Hardware: Amkor and TSMC sign an MOU to collaborate on advanced chip packaging for AI, HPC, PC, and mobile processors at Amkor’s planned ~$2B facility in Peoria, Arizona — Apple and Nvidia rejoice. — When Amkor announced plans to build a $1.6 billion chip test and packaging facility near Peoria … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Isabel Hilton / Yale E360: Taiwan, which is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, is struggling to meet energy demands from its chip industry; TSMC uses ~9% of Taiwan’s electricity — As the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips, Taiwan is struggling to meet demand for electricity. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: eMarketer: Google’s share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise — A flurry of new offerings for advertisers is hitting the market — Google’s grip on the nearly $300 billion search advertising business is loosening. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Matteo Wong / The Atlantic: Q&A with UCLA’s Terence Tao, widely considered the world’s greatest living mathematician, on OpenAI’s o1, how AI might be useful to mathematicians, and more — Terence Tao, the world’s greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI. — Terence Tao, a mathematics professor at UCLA, is a real-life superintelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme