Tech Meme

Annachiara Biondi / Financial Times: On TikTok, guides to buying “dupes” of pricey luxury items are gaining a following and sparking debates over knockoffs; #dupes has 2.1B views and #reps has 1.9B  —  On TikTok, guides to buying ‘dupes’ of pricey luxury items are gaining a following  —  In 2012, a classic Chanel flap bag could be yours for $4,400. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Filing: SMIC-backed Semiconductor Manufacturing Electronics Shaoxing plans to raise ~$1.4B in an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market as Beijing battles US tech curbs  —  A chip foundry backed by China’s top semiconductor firm is set to raise $1.4 billion in Asia’s biggest initial public offering so far this year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Thompson / Axios: Following Biden’s reelection campaign announcement, the Republican National Committee publishes an attack ad featuring AI-generated images, some including Biden  —  – The video features AI-created images appearing to show Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrating at an Election Day party … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: GM’s Cruise says it is now operating its “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis in San Francisco 24/7, expanding to daylight hours; the unit lost $561M in the Q1  —  Cruise, the autonomous vehicle division of General Motors, is now operating a “small” fleet of driverless robotaxis … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mariella Moon / Engadget: Opera releases early access to Opera One, its redesigned browser coming in 2023 with a modular look for future generative AI features, “tab islands”, and more  —  Opera has released the early access version of its completely redesigned browser that it plans to launch for all platforms later this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Seifert / The Verge: OnePlus plans to launch the OnePlus Pad, its first tablet, on May 8 for $479, offering a 7:5 144Hz LCD, a Dimensity 9000 CPU, a 128GB SSD, 8GB of RAM, and more  —  Starting this Friday, April 28th, the OnePlus Pad will be available for preorder for $479 (€499 / £499) from OnePlus directly. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reed Albergotti / Semafor: Replit, which offers AI-powered collaborative coding tools, raised $97.4M at a $1.2B valuation and says it has 22.5M users, up from 10M+ in Dec. 2021  —  Replit, the fast-growing service that combines artificial intelligence with software development, closed a $97.4 million fundraising round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Spotify reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to €3B, ad revenue up 17% YoY to €329M, MAUs up 22% YoY to 515M, Premium Subscribers up 15% YoY to 210M, and a €225M loss  —  Audio streaming giant posted lower-than-expected revenue gains as ad spending cooled Spotify Technology SA reported … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: WhatsApp expands its multi-device feature to let the same account be used across multiple smartphones, a long-requested feature  —  WhatsApp users are no longer restricted to using their account on just a single phone.  Today, the Meta-owned messaging service is announcing that its multi-device feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Data.ai: Jack Dorsey-backed social network Bluesky has been downloaded 245K times on iOS, more than half of those in April 2023, after opening its waiting list  —  Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network. Lees verder op Tech Meme