Tech Meme

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Some criticize YC-backed PearAI for forking AI code editor Continue, which has the Apache open-source license, and slapping on a ChatGPT-written closed license  —  A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with an X post thread and YouTube video on Saturday and created immediate controversy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Phuong Nguyen / Reuters: Nick Clegg says Meta plans to build the Quest 3S in Vietnam from 2025; Meta did not specify the size of the investment and of its existing operation in Vietnam  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Tuesday it will expand investment in artificial intelligence innovation in Vietnam … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Sony fixes a massive outage of its online gaming network PSN, affecting the PS3, PS4, PS5, PS Vita, web, and more, lasting for eight hours; some issues persist  —  PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 console users are now able to play online games again following a massive outage on Sony’s gaming network that started on Monday night. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Solomon / New Yorker: Parents and US lawmakers are debating whether social media has fueled a teen suicide crisis, as mental health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans  —  Mental-health struggles have risen sharply among young Americans, and parents and lawmakers alike are scrutinizing life online for answers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google announces new Chromebook models with Samsung and Lenovo, and adds AI features to ChromeOS; Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook Plus gets a new Quick Insert key  —  Google is announcing new Chromebook models today with Samsung and Lenovo.  With Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook Plus model in particular … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Cloud backup startup Eon, founded in January 2024, emerges from stealth with a Sequoia-led $20M seed, a $30M Series A, a $77M Series B, and a $750M valuation  —  A team of founders who sold their last company to Amazon to build a new business within AWS is setting out to reinvent the tricky business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence announces a plan to understand its software and corporate culture missteps and rebuild trust with customers, after the app debacle  —  The Sonos app debacle will go down as an all-time tech industry blunder, but now the company is taking steps to turn the page. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Morris / Financial Times: An interview with SAP CEO Christian Klein on why regulating AI would harm EU competitiveness, spending €2B per year on AI, building the Joule chatbot, and more  —  Christian Klein, head of bloc’s biggest software firm, warns against further curbs on AI models Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: MIT spinoff Liquid AI debuts its non-transformer AI models LFM-1B, LFM-3B, and LFM-40B MoE, claiming they achieve “state-of-the-art performance at every scale”  —  Liquid AI, a startup co-founded by former researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: An unredacted New Mexico lawsuit shows Snap grappled internally with how to warn users of Snapchat sextortion risks without striking fear in users or parents  —  New Mexico claims the social-media company’s product features and enforcement gaps make its platform a haven for child predation and blackmail Lees verder op Tech Meme