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Sources: many people inside Apple do not believe its own AI/ML team can deliver on generative AI, and worry that the company will only use that team's output (John Gruber/Daring Fireball) 24-10-2023

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Sources: many people inside Apple do not believe its own AI/ML team can deliver on generative AI, and worry that the company will only use that team’s output  —  Speaking of Mark Gurman, he has an interesting bit about Apple’s AI efforts in his latest Power On column: Lees verder op Tech Meme

EU environmental groups criticize Apple branding its new Apple Watches as “carbon neutral” and using credits to cancel out the 7kg to 12kg of emissions per unit (Kenza Bryan/Financial Times) 24-10-2023

Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: EU environmental groups criticize Apple branding its new Apple Watches as “carbon neutral” and using credits to cancel out the 7kg to 12kg of emissions per unit  —  iPhone maker flags credentials of its latest Watch products as EU seeks to clamp down on ‘greenwashing’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

A paper from Geoffrey Hinton and other experts warns of AI systems' worrying capabilities and says 33% of companies' AI R&D budgets should go to managing risks (Matt Marshall/VentureBeat) 24-10-2023

Matt Marshall / VentureBeat: A paper from Geoffrey Hinton and other experts warns of AI systems’ worrying capabilities and says 33% of companies’ AI R&D budgets should go to managing risks  —  Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, two of the so-called AI godfathers, have joined with 22 other leading AI academics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nvidia says new US export rules for AI chips to China came into effect on October 23, or about 24 days ahead of schedule (Aditya Soni/Reuters) 24-10-2023

Aditya Soni / Reuters: Nvidia says new US export rules for AI chips to China came into effect on October 23, or about 24 days ahead of schedule  —  Chip designer Nvidia (NVDA.O) said new U.S. export curbs that block the sale of its high-end artificial intelligence chips to China came into effect on Monday as regulators advanced the timeline. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Munich-based Quantum Systems, which makes reconnaissance drones for Germany, Ukraine, and others, raised a €63.6M Series B, taking its total funding to €100M+ (Aggi Cantrill/Bloomberg) 24-10-2023

Aggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: Munich-based Quantum Systems, which makes reconnaissance drones for Germany, Ukraine, and others, raised a €63.6M Series B, taking its total funding to €100M+  —  – Quantum Systems raised over €100 million after Series B round  — HV Capital, DTCP led round, which was backed by Thiel Ventures Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pebble, the Twitter alternative formerly known as T2, plans to shut down, having maxed out at 3,000 DAUs, despite decent early retention and invite conversion (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 24-10-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Pebble, the Twitter alternative formerly known as T2, plans to shut down, having maxed out at 3,000 DAUs, despite decent early retention and invite conversion  —  The grip Twitter, now called X, has on the market may be stronger than some believed.  Unfortunately, that’s led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple schedules a “Scary Fast” event for October 30 at 5PM PT, where new Apple silicon and refreshed Macs are expected; the event has no in-person component (Juli Clover/MacRumors) 24-10-2023

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple schedules a “Scary Fast” event for October 30 at 5PM PT, where new Apple silicon and refreshed Macs are expected; the event has no in-person component  —  Apple today announced its second fall event of 2023, with the event set to be held on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

California and dozens of other US states sue Meta in federal court over claims Facebook and Instagram exploit youths for profit and feed them harmful content (Madlin Mekelburg/Bloomberg) 24-10-2023

Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg: California and dozens of other US states sue Meta in federal court over claims Facebook and Instagram exploit youths for profit and feed them harmful content  —  The suit, filed in federal court in California, adds to growing scrutiny of social media giants over how they serve their youngest users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

After Unciphered developed a crack for an old IronKey USB drive to recover 7,002 BTC, the owner declines their help because he agreed to work with other experts (Andy Greenberg/Wired) 24-10-2023

Andy Greenberg / Wired: After Unciphered developed a crack for an old IronKey USB drive to recover 7,002 BTC, the owner declines their help because he agreed to work with other experts  —  Stefan Thomas lost the password to an encrypted USB drive holding 7,002 bitcoins.  One team of hackers believes they can unlock it—if they can get Thomas to let them. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Xreal, formerly Nreal, announces the $399 Xreal Air 2 and $449 Air 2 Pro, AR glasses with brighter Micro OLED displays, available in five countries in November (Adi Robertson/The Verge) 24-10-2023

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Xreal, formerly Nreal, announces the $399 Xreal Air 2 and $449 Air 2 Pro, AR glasses with brighter Micro OLED displays, available in five countries in November  —  Xreal is opening preorders for its latest generation of augmented reality glasses, the Xreal Air 2 and Air 2 Pro … Lees verder op Tech Meme