Tech Meme

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: sleek charging case and better audio and camera, but feels like a novelty, Meta AI isn’t useful yet, and limited ecosystem  —  An accessory for your face and your social media accounts.  —  A lot has changed in the two years since Facebook released its Ray Ban-branded smart glasses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: A look at sexism in the video games industry; State of the Game Industry 2023 report: ~23% are women, up from 20% in 2022, 5% are non-binary, and 70% are men  —  Younger recruits to the industry might find not enough has changed  —  As soon as Karina* started work at one of the gaming … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority: Xiaomi unveils the Android-based HyperOS, set to debut with the Xiaomi 14 series and gradually replace the company’s 13-year-old MIUI OS for all Xiaomi devices  —  HyperOS will cater to Xiaomi’s wide range of products beyond just smartphones.  —  •  —  TL;DR Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justine Calma / The Verge: Stand.earth: Apple is ahead of Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Dell, and HP in climate initiatives and is the only one that has renewable targets for its suppliers  —  A new report compares climate initiatives by Apple, Dell, Google, HP, Microsoft, and Nvidia.  Apple’s far from perfect, but so far … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs and Pudgy Penguins creator LSLTTT are among the NFT makers boycotting Blur and OpenSea for recently slashed royalty rates  —  – Top NFT platforms slashed royalties in a bid to revive trading  — NFT projects are withholding collections to protest the change Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz: Analysts and developers weigh in on the impact of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, including the company’s cloud gaming, mobile, and Xbox Game Pass plans  —  Analysts and developers weigh in on the completion of gaming’s biggest M&A deal to date – and what happens next Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachyl Jones / Fortune: Marc Andreessen’s Techno-Optimist Manifesto lists trust and safety, sustainability, and tech ethics as “enemies”, says AI is “our Philosopher’s Stone”, and more  —  In a 5,200-word manifesto published by the venture capitalist and billionaire Marc Andreessen on Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: As Telegram lets Hamas use its service, CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram channels are “a unique source of first-hand information” for researchers and journalists  —  Hamas is barred from most social media platforms.  But its following has surged on popular messaging app Telegram since its October 7 terror attack on Israel. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Council / SFGATE: Music storefront Bandcamp lays off nearly 50% of its workforce, or 58 employees, as part of Songtradr’s acquisition of the company from Epic Games in September  —  Bandcamp built a unique music business: profitable and good for artists with a popular editorial arm. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Cisco says a zero-day flaw in its IOS XE software has been exploited in the wild since at least September 18; Shodan shows up to 80K devices could be affected  —  An unknown threat actor is exploiting the vulnerability to create admin accounts.  —  Cisco is urging customers to protect … Lees verder op Tech Meme