Tech Meme

Kalley Huang / The Information: Source: Meta is working on a search engine that provides conversational answers about current events for Meta AI users, to reduce its reliance on Google  —  As Meta Platforms tries to keep up with OpenAI in developing artificial intelligence, the Facebook owner is working on a search engine … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Voorhees / MacStories: Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 hands-on: a mixed bag with nice Photos updates, useful Type to Siri, a fancy Siri animation, but some features don’t work well  —  The day has finally arrived. iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 are all out and include Apple’s first major foray into the world of artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple refreshes the 24 iMac with M4, Thunderbolt 4, 16GB+ of RAM, a nano-texture screen option, and a 12MP webcam, starting at $1,299 and shipping November 8  —  Apple today announced that it has updated the 24-inch iMac with the M4 chip, which debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Apple launches some Apple Intelligence features like writing tools and notification summaries, as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1, released today  —  Apple on Monday confirmed the general availability of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: The Open Source Initiative releases version 1.0 of its Open Source AI Definition, after years of collaboration with academia and the industry  —  There’s finally an “official” definition of open source AI.  —  The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a long-running institution aiming to define and … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lynn Doan / Bloomberg: Armis, which provides risk management tools, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Alkeon at a $4.2B valuation ahead of a 2026 IPO, and passed $200M in ARR  —  – Cyber startup secured $200 million in latest funding round  — Firm has been preparing for an IPO for more than a year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Maas / Variety: Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon  —  Netflix just added a way for you to watch that carriage scene from “Bridgerton” over and over and over again — and share it with your friends — without breaking a sweat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Loops, a fediverse TikTok competitor, begins accepting signups, plans to become open-source and integrate with ActivityPub, and seeks user donations  —  Similar to how Mastodon offers an open source, distributed version of X, the fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Melloy / CNBC: Robinhood says US users that meet a certain criteria can trade a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump contract via its Robinhood Derivatives unit and ForecastEx  —  WATCH NOW  —  Upstart broker Robinhood is jumping into the prediction betting game, announcing Monday users can begin trading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Trade data analysis: Mumbai-based Shreya Life Sciences exported 1,111 Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers with AI chips, worth $300M+, to Russia from April to August  —  Trade-tracking data show that the Indian firm is selling top-end Dell servers optimized for artificial intelligence to Russia. Lees verder op Tech Meme