Tech Meme

Justin Ling / Wired: The UN’s top internet governance body plans to hold its 2024 conference in Riyadh, despite Saudi Arabia’s surveillance, censorship, and extrajudicial killing  —  The United Nations’ top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ed Nightingale / Eurogamer.net: Hands-on with Sony’s PlayStation Access and a Q&A with PlayStation executive Alvin Daniel on designing the customizable accessibility controller, cost, and more  —  And the “upward trend” of accessibility across the industry.  —  I recently got to test out PlayStation Access at a hands … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rob Golum / Bloomberg: Antenna: YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket attracted an estimated 1.3M signups, vs. 1.2M reportedly under DirecTV; ~41% of the NFL subscribers are new to YouTube TV  —  Die-hard fans of live sports are migrating online in big numbers, responding to the multibillion-dollar investments by major technology companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: the Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to US AI chips through overseas subsidiaries  —  The Biden administration is considering closing a loophole that gives Chinese companies access to American artificial intelligence (AI) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: SpaceX plans to offer its Starlink Direct to Cell service to LTE phones, starting with texting in 2024, and adding voice, data, and IoT device support in 2025  —  The site reveals SpaceX is targeting next year to launch the service to power satellite-based text messaging. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Filing: Qualcomm plans to cut 1,258 jobs in California, including 750+ from its engineering ranks, starting in mid-December 2023; the company has ~50,000 staff  —  – Workforce reductions to come in mid-December chipmaker says  — Company not commenting on any actions outside of California Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justin Ling / Wired: The UN’s top internet governance body plans to hold its 2024 conference in Riyadh, despite Saudi Arabia engaging in digital surveillance and censorship  —  The United Nations’ top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive internet policies and human rights abuses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Flexport plans to cut ~20% of its global workforce as part of a new round of layoffs set to begin on October 13, and return to profitability by the end of 2024  —  – Supply chain software startup Flexport is laying off about 20% of its workforce, CNBC has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: Starlink plans to offer its satellite-based Direct to Cell service to LTE phones first for texting in 2024, and voice and data and IoT support in 2025  —  The site reveals SpaceX is targeting next year to launch the service to power satellite-based text messaging.  The company then plans on supporting voice and text in 2025. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Filing: Qualcomm plans to cut 1,258 jobs in California, including 750+ from its engineering ranks, starting in mid-December 2023; the company has ~50K employees  —  – Workforce reductions to come in mid-December chipmaker says  — Company not commenting on any actions outside of California Lees verder op Tech Meme