Bloomberg: Kraken plans to offer US-listed stocks and ETFs trading, a source says through a new division called Kraken Securities in the US and UK, targeting a 2024 launch — – Kraken targeting 2024 launch for stock trading: person — Move comes almost two years after Bitcoin’s $69,000 peak Lees verder op Tech Meme
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: Microsoft says it’s been trying for years to displace Google as the iPhone’s default search engine, but Apple never seriously considered switching — – Executive testifies Microsoft sought browser switch for years — ‘Apple is making more money on Bing existing than Bing does’ Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: DOJ sues eBay, saying it broke environmental laws by allowing the sale of harmful products including 343K+ “defeat” devices that skirt vehicle emission controls — The U.S. government on Wednesday sued eBay (EBAY.O), accusing the online platform of violating the Clean Air Act … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company: Bard conversations turn up in Google search results; Google says Bard lets users share chats, but they shouldn’t be indexed, and the company is working on a fix — Conversations with the Google chatbot turned up in search results for common queries—an issue the company says was an error. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Victoria Song / The Verge: Hands-on with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses: classic look, better camera makes a big difference, some audio leakage, and a promising tool for content creators — Unlike the original, I kind of see where Meta’s going with its second-gen smart glasses. … Smart glasses that can discreetly … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Meta debuts the $500 Quest 3, featuring a 30% higher resolution than the Quest 2, double the processing power, new lenses, a thinner design, and new controllers — – New mixed-reality headset to start at $500, a $200 increase — Apple to launch rival device, Vision Pro, early next year Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Sources: Meta VP of Infrastructure Alexis Black Bjorlin, who oversees the company’s efforts to develop AI chips, plans to step down at the end of September 2023 — A Meta Platforms (META.O) executive overseeing the company’s efforts to develop its own chips for artificial intelligence work … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Adi Robertson / The Verge: Hands-on with Meta Quest 3: an iterative update, but its mixed reality pass through video is less grainy than the Quest Pro and offers color, unlike the Quest 2 — An upgraded VR game console with an extra feature. … I can’t tell if Meta is trying too hard to make me look at the world through … Lees verder op Tech Meme
David Pierce / The Verge: Meta announces the $299 Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, featuring a 12MP camera, speakers, five mics, Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor, and more, on sale October 17 — Meta’s smart glasses are not called “Stories” anymore. They’re just called smart glasses now. Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Verge: Interview with Mark Zuckerberg on Threads, the future of AI, Quest 3, his rivalry with Elon Musk, decentralization, “open source” AI tools, and more — In a rare interview, Meta’s CEO dives into where AI is going next, the new Quest 3 headset, and his ongoing rivalry with Elon Musk. Lees verder op Tech Meme