Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta says Horizon Store now supports 2D apps built as PWAs, Android native apps, or via the new Meta Spatial SDK, which lets developers use Android dev tools  —  During its developer keynote at the Meta Connect conference on Wednesday, the company pitched its Quest mixed reality platform to developers as the next big app store. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to €1.95B, vs. €2.42B est., and delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025; UBI closes down 4.52%  —  Ubisoft Entertainment SA updated its financial targets as it delayed the hotly-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows video … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI’s chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a research VP, Barret Zoph, are leaving the company; OpenAI names Mark Chen as new SVP of Research, and more  —  OpenAI’s chief research officer, Bob McGrew, and a research VP, Barret Zoph, have left the company hours after OpenAI’s CTO, Mira Murati, announced she would be departing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to €1.95B, vs. €2.42B est., and delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025; UBI closes down 4.52%  —  Ubisoft Entertainment SA updated its financial targets as it delayed the hotly-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows video … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia D’Anastasio / Bloomberg: Ubisoft lowers its FY 2024-25 bookings forecast to €1.95B, vs. €2.42B est., and delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 14, 2025; UBI closes down 4.52%  —  Ubisoft Entertainment SA updated its financial targets as it delayed the hotly-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows video … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Over 100 companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, signed the EU’s AI Pact for “voluntary pledges” before the AI Act; Apple and Meta did not  —  The European Commission has revealed a list of the first 100-plus signatories to the AI Pact … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: lighter and comfortable with improved ANC and transparency, but underwhelming Gemini Live and no high-quality Bluetooth codecs  —  With a slew of improvements led by a far more comfortable design, Google’s latest earbuds are a compelling upgrade for Pixel owners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Micron reports Q4 revenue up 93% YoY to $7.75B, vs. $7.66B est., forecasts Q1 revenue and profit above estimates, helped by AI demand; MU jumps 13%+ after hours  —  – Company’s high-bandwidth memory helps train AI systems  — Forecast for sales and profit comes in well ahead of estimates Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hayden Field / CNBC: OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving the company after six and a half years “because I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration”  —  OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati said Wednesday she is leaving the company after six and a half years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Mangan / CNBC: The FTC announces a crackdown on “deceptive AI claims and schemes” by companies including legal services firm DoNotPay, which claimed to offer a “robot lawyer”  —  The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on what the regulator called … Lees verder op Tech Meme