New York Times: After Google Photos labeled two Black people as “gorillas” in June 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still can’t identify most primates — Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled by image analysis software … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: China’s Micron ban may boost Samsung’s and SK Hynix’s sales, an uncomfortable position for South Korea given the companies’ exposure to Chinese and US pressure — Samsung, SK Hynix would be best positioned to fill Micron’s void, though geopolitical pressure from both Beijing and Washington make for a tough choice Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months — Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Top500: 121 of the fastest supercomputers globally are powered by AMD’s silicon, up 29% YoY; AMD also powers seven of the top ten systems on the Green500 list — AMD’s silicon churns out the flops. — The Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was released today … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Nvidia, HPE, and the University of Bristol unveil Isambard 3, a supercomputer with 384 Nvidia Grace CPUs, each with 144 cores, reaching speeds of 2.7 petaflops — Nvidia Corp. today detailed three initiatives in which researchers will use its chips to support scientific discovery. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kellen Browning / New York Times: Email: Uber suspends its diversity head, Bo Young Lee, for hosting sessions on race titled “Don’t Call Me Karen”, which attendees felt were insensitive to PoC — The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don’t Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Amazon faces a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting, set for May 24, including on working conditions, freedom to organize, pay, and climate — Amazon.com Inc. will face a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting this week, with outside groups urging the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can now edit messages up to 15 minutes after sending them; messages get an “edited” tag beside the time stamp for the change — WhatsApp is finally announced one of the most anticipated features today— message editing. Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Sources and analysis: Alejandro Encinas, Mexico’s undersecretary for human rights, was targeted with Pegasus while he investigated the country’s military abuses — While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country’s top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world’s most notorious spyware, The Times found. Lees verder op Tech Meme
RT Watson / The Block: Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs inside its app, signaling that Apple may have softened its crypto policy — – Stepn users will be able to buy, sell and trade the game’s NFT sneakers without having to leave the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme