Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: OpenAI and DeepMind execs, Geoffrey Hinton, and 350+ others release a statement saying mitigating the risk of extinction from AI “should be a global priority”  —  Leaders from OpenAI, Google Deepmind, Anthropic and other A.I. labs warn that future systems could be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: Sources: TikTok stored highly sensitive financial and personal information of its biggest stars, including those in its Creator Fund, on servers in China  —  TikTok has stored the most sensitive financial data of its biggest stars — including those in its “Creator Fund” — on servers in China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lee / Reuters: Canadian AI chipmaker Tenstorrent partners with LG Electronics to build chips for smart TVs, autos, and data centers; CEO Jim Keller worked at Apple and AMD  —  Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea’s consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company had “serious issues” in leadership, people, and methodology, discusses the rough turnaround, competitors, and more  —  Rivals such as Nvidia have left the chip company far behind.  CEO Pat Gelsinger aims to reverse firm’s fortunes by vastly expanding its factories. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: A viral clip from Nintendo’s Tears of the Kingdom shows Link unfurling a bridge, wowing game developers; Nintendo reportedly spent a year polishing the game  —  What looks simple is actually very hard to make  —  There’s a bridge to cross the lava pit in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Marakuguc Shrine, but it’s broken. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: Binance names Richard Teng to run all regional markets outside the US, a swift ascension for the executive that joined in August 2021, as CZ comes under fire  —  Binance tapped Richard Teng to head all its regional markets outside of the US, a swift and steady ascension for the executive … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: of 460 companies that did SPAC deals, insiders at 232 sold $22B in shares in well-timed trades; Chamath Palihapitiya made $310M selling Virgin stock  —  Executives and early investors sold shares worth $22 billion  —  The SPAC boom cost investors billions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft issues a temporary fix for Surface Pro X tablets after the devices’ cameras stopped working last week, most likely due to a faulty Qualcomm driver  —  Issues with cameras on some Arm-based devices, including the Surface Pro X, started on May 23rd, with owners reporting they couldn’t use … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bethan Staton / Financial Times: Chegg, Duolingo, and other edtech companies insist generative AI has the potential to enhance their products, despite the threat of being undercut by cheap AI  —  Groups including Chegg and Duolingo say new tech presents opportunities as they fight to compete Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and over 350 others release a statement saying mitigating AI extinction risks “should be a global priority”  —  Leaders from OpenAI, Google Deepmind, Anthropic and other A.I. labs warn that future systems could be as deadly as pandemics and nuclear weapons. Lees verder op Tech Meme