Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The US Treasury sanctions four entities and one individual over North Korea’s “army” of illicit IT workers, often based in Russia and China, and cyberattacks  —  The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against four entities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Both AMD’s $269 Radeon RX 7600 and Nvidia’s $399 RTX 4060 Ti disappoint for 1440p gaming, working better at 1080p, but still offer good performance at the price  —  I wish 1440p GPUs were more mainstream after years of 1080p dominance. … I’m disappointed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, mostly from the US, in Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities is boosting local economies, as locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Hands-on with Sudowrite’s Story Engine, a generative AI tool for long-form fiction that works better than previous options but still has big limitations  —  Thoughts are swarming my mind like a nest of cyber-rats. … Last week, generative fiction tool Sudowrite launched a system for writing whole novels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Istanbul-based AI marketing startup Insider raised $105M at a $2B valuation, up from $1.22B during its $121M Series D in March 2022, taking its funding to $274M  —  Insider, a Turkish artificial intelligence-backed marketing platform, was valued at almost $2 billion in a funding round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, mostly from the US, in Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities is boosting local economies, as locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Figure, which is developing a humanoid robot that recently took its first step, raised a $70M Series A led by Parkway, following a self-financed $100M seed  —  I spent a bit of time at Figure’s Sunnyvale offices during a recent visit to the South Bay.  The firm is currently in that semi-awkward phase … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Soo-Hyang Choi / Reuters: US filing: South Korea, Samsung, and SK Hynix ask the US to review its chip subsidy criteria, concerned over the impact on limiting chip investment in China  —  South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, mostly from the US, in Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities is boosting local economies, as locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Xiaomi reports Q1 revenue down 18.9% YoY to ~$8.4B and a ~$596M net income, up from a ~$75M loss in Q1 2022, both above estimates, as cost cutting helps margins  —  Xiaomi Corp. quarterly revenue slid 19% in a reflection of crumbling demand for electronics and internet services in a sputtering Chinese economy. Lees verder op Tech Meme