Tech Meme

Matt Reynolds / Wired: A profile of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, set up in February 2022 with an £800M budget for high-risk, high-reward science and tech projects  —  The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK’s answer to Darpa.  But can it put the country back on the scientific map? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: OpenAI has completed a deal to raise over $6.5B in new funding led by Thrive Capital, giving it a $150B+ valuation  —  – Thrive Capital is leading investor in latest financing  — Altman-led startup has undergone big changes in the past year  —  OpenAI has completed a deal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google updates Gmail for Android and iOS with new summary cards that are more glanceable and actionable and a new “Happening soon” section above the inbox  —  Gmail for Android and iOS are getting new summary cards that are more glanceable and actionable, with Google also directly surfacing them in your inbox. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change letting 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

Matt Reynolds / Wired: A profile of the UK’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency, set up in February 2022 with an £800M budget for high-risk, high-reward science and tech projects  —  The Advanced Research and Invention Agency—ARIA—is the UK’s answer to Darpa.  But can it put the country back on the scientific map? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andreo Calonzo / Bloomberg: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs a law imposing a 12% value-added tax on non-resident digital service providers, such as Netflix, HBO, and Disney  —  The World’s Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Livestream marketplace Whatnot says its GMV passed $2B+ in 2024 and its top 500 sellers each sold $1M+; 66% of its sellers earn more than $10,000 per month  —  Whatnot, the livestream marketplace platform for trading card collectors and sneakerheads alike, is offering a bit of positive news … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Automattic demanded a cut of 8% of WP Engine’s monthly revenue to use the WordPress trademark in a seven-year deal in a September 20 letter; WP Engine declined  —  Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, asked rival hosting service WP Engine to hand over 8 percent of its revenue each month … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pui Gwen Yeung / Bloomberg: Filing: Hong Kong stock exchange executive Yang Qiumei inherited a 20% SenseTime stake, worth $1.5B, from her late husband, making her its largest shareholder  —  – Yang inherited the shares from her late husband Tang  — Tang was one of the co-founders of the Chinese AI giant Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: Some iOS developers worry that an iOS 18 change to let 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