Tech Meme

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Western Digital refuses to answer questions about how its portable SanDisk Extreme SSDs may lose users’ data; the company is being sued for fraud and data loss  —  Eleven days ago, we sent these questions to Western Digital’s head of PR and published them publicly on The Verge: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Cruise complies with California DMV’s request to halve its fleet, as the regulator probes “recent concerning incidents” involving its robotaxis in San Francisco  —  Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has been asked to reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco following … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter: A judge upholds a US Copyright Office finding that artwork created by AI isn’t eligible for copyright protection as “human authorship is a bedrock requirement”  —  A federal judge on Friday upheld a finding from the U.S. Copyright Office that a piece of art created by AI is not open to protection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Bobrow / Wall Street Journal: A profile of, and interview with, Max Tegmark, who co-founded the Elon Musk-backed Future of Life Institute and says AI may be an existential threat to humanity  —  Long optimistic about the possibilities of artificial intelligence, the MIT physicist now says companies and governments must work together … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julian E. Barnes / New York Times: US intelligence agencies warn US space companies that China and Russia are targeting them and preparing cyberattacks that could disable satellites in a conflict  —  U.S. officials say Chinese and Russian spy agencies are trying to steal technology from private American space companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cory Weinberg / The Information: Source: in H1 2023, Instacart’s revenue grew 30%+ YoY to ~$1.4B but gross transaction volume grew ~5% YoY; Instacart reportedly plans to go public in September  —  When Instacart executives begin their initial public offering pitch to investors as early as next week, they face a challenge. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Barrabi / New York Post: Private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners, which acquired MindGeek in March 2023, rebrands the Pornhub owner as Aylo, seeking a “fresh start” after scandals  —  Pornhub’s shadowy parent company MindGeek said it is changing its name as its new owners seek a “fresh start” for the scandal-ridden smut empire. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Nestlé, Unilever, and other big advertisers are experimenting with using generative AI ads, but many remain wary of the security, copyright, and data bias risks  —  Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle (NESN.S) to consumer goods multinational Unilever (ULVR.L) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Nestlé, Unilever, and other big advertisers are experimenting with using generative AI ads, but many remain wary of the security, copyright, and data bias risks  —  Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle (NESN.S) to consumer goods multinational Unilever (ULVR.L) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Windows file archiver utility WinRAR fixed a high-severity vulnerability that could give remote attackers arbitrary code execution, after researchers flagged it  —  A high-severity vulnerability has been fixed in WinRAR, the popular file archiver utility for Windows used by millions … Lees verder op Tech Meme