Tech Meme

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Google updates its AI note-taking assistant NotebookLM to let users get summaries of YouTube videos and audio files, and create sharable AI audio discussions  —  Google on Thursday announced new updates to its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, allowing users to get summaries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426, which forces digital stores to tell customers they are getting a revocable license when “buying” digital media  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch: A look at some exciting startups from Day 1 of YC’s AI-heavy two-day S24 Demo Day, including estate planning startup Elayne and clinical trial startup Baseline  —  Famed Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator on Wednesday kicked off its two-day “Demo Day” event that showcases … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Liz Stinson / Fast Company: An interview with Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu on the Rabbit R1, criticisms of the AI device, bad reviews, and more; Lyu says ~5,000 people now use the R1 daily  —  In a frank conversation at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Ammunition’s Robert Brunner and Rabbit’s Jesse Lyu unpacked AI hardware’s slow start. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Tencent is the unidentified shareholder that raised about $206M after selling Chinese brokerage-platform Futu’s American depositary shares  —  – Chinese tech firm selling Futu shares at premium to last close  — Shareholders in some Chinese companies have been cashing out Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a report by Hindenburg Research; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI drops 13%+  —  Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations  —  Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw its business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers reported a flaw in Kia’s web portal in June that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines; Kia seems to have fixed the issue  —  Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rasmus Larsen / FlatpanelsHD: LG rolls out full-screen screensaver ads from LG and its partners to its smart TVs, including its expensive OLED models; the ads, on by default, can be disabled  —  Even if you buy one of the most expensive TV models today, you cannot escape ads.  LG is rolling out screensaver ads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure”  —  The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers find a flaw in carmaker Kia’s web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines; Kia seems to have fixed the issue  —  Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will … Lees verder op Tech Meme