Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Some iOS developers worry an iOS 18 change, that lets users choose contacts an app can access, may make growing social apps hard; Apple says it boosts privacy  —  This year, when Apple announced iOS 18, the latest version of its mobile operating system, most of the attention went to its slate of new artificial intelligence features. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: A US judge temporarily blocks California’s AG from enforcing AB 2839 on election deepfakes, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on September 17  —  A federal judge blocked one of California’s new AI laws on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The SEC files a notice of appeal in its Ripple case, seeking to reverse a July 2023 ruling that XRP sales on retail exchanges didn’t violate securities law  —  A federal judge ruled last year that the SEC had not made its case that Ripple violated securities law by selling XRP to retail customers through exchanges. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: Biden signs legislation exempting some US semiconductor manufacturing facilities that are receiving government subsidies from federal environmental reviews  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation that will exempt some U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facilities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Martin / CRN: Accenture says it will train 30,000 employees on Nvidia technology and start a new Nvidia Business Group focused on driving enterprise adoption of AI agents  —  The global services powerhouse says its newly formed Nvidia Business Group will focus on driving enterprise adoption … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan McNeal / Android Authority: Amazon announces a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets, with 50% more RAM than the previous models, and three new generative AI features for compatible Fire tablets  —  Amazon launches new Fire HD 8 tablets, rolls out three new AI features.  —  •  —  TL;DR  — Amazon is launching a new lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: Amazon plans to increase the number of ads on Prime Video in 2025 after not seeing a sharp drop in subscribers since adding advertisements in January 2024  —  Ecommerce group attempting to win over more brands as it steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion in Funds at $157 Billion Value  — Thrive Capital, Nvidia, Microsoft among leading investors  — Altman-led startup has undergone big changes in the past year  —  OpenAI said it has completed a deal to raise $6.6 billion in new funding … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Google teams in recent months have made progress on AI reasoning models, akin to OpenAI’s o1; source: some at DeepMind are worried about falling behind  —  The push deepens the search giant’s rivalry with OpenAI  —  Google is working on artificial intelligence software that resembles … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ina Fried / Axios: OpenAI raised $6.6B led by Thrive Capital, the largest VC deal of all time, valuing it at $157B, with participation from Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, and others  —  – Not taking part, a source confirms, is Apple, which reportedly had been in talks to invest. Lees verder op Tech Meme