Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs, or ~16% of its 86,000 workforce, and reports Q3 2023 net sales down 20% YoY to €4.98B and profit down 69% YoY to €133M  —  – Nokia said it would cut up to 14,000 jobs as part of a cost cutting plan following third quarter earnings that plunged. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google updates Play Protect with real-time scanning at the code level, prompting users to scan unknown Android apps before sideloading, starting in India  —  To avoid detection, Google has found that malicious parties are looking beyond the Play Store to infect Android devices with malware. Lees verder op Tech Meme

WABetaInfo: WhatsApp rolls out a view once mode for voice notes to some beta users on iOS and Android, after launching the feature for photos and videos in August 2021  —  WhatsApp is introducing a new feature to allow users to share voice notes with view once mode enabled for added privacy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: Chainalysis says recent media reports about the supposed use of crypto by terrorist organizations might be overstating metrics and using “flawed analyses”  —  – Chainalysis said some recent reports about the supposed use of crypto by terrorist organizations might be overstating metrics and using “flawed analyses.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lee / Bloomberg: TSMC reports Q3 revenue down 14.6% YoY to ~$17.28B, net income down 24.9% YoY to ~$6.5B, and expects to spend $32B on growing and upgrading capacity in 2023  —  – Its capex came to $25.2 billion in the first nine months  — World’s most advanced chipmaker is struggling with a downturn Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elahe Izadi / Washington Post: How Only in Dade, started as an Instagram meme page a decade ago, inadvertently became a Miami local news source, including by using its 1.3M followers’ videos  —  If it’s happening in Miami, locals find out about it through Only in Dade, previously a hub for alligator sightings and nightclub antics. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs, or ~16% of its 86,000 workforce, and reports Q3 2023 net sales down 20% YoY to €4.98B and profit down 69% YoY to €133M  —  – Nokia said it would cut up to 14,000 jobs as part of a cost cutting plan following third quarter earnings that plunged. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Honda, GM, and Cruise plan to set up a joint venture in H1 2024 to launch a driverless ride service in Japan in early 2026, using their Cruise Origin vehicles  —  Honda Motor said on Thursday that it aims to set up a joint venture with General Motors (GM.N) and Cruise to begin a driverless ride service in Japan in early 2026. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Clearview AI wins an appeal against the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, which imposed a ~£7.5M fine in May 2022 for alleged breaches of local privacy laws  —  Controversial US facial recognition company, Clearview AI, has won an appeal against a privacy sanction issued by the U.K. last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Mustafa Suleyman, Eric Schmidt, and others propose an IPCC-like International Panel on AI Safety, an objective advisory body to help shape protocols and norms  —  An International Panel on AI Safety could offer an objective body to help shape protocols and norms Lees verder op Tech Meme