Tech Meme

New York Times: More than half of the testimony given in the Google antitrust trial so far has been behind closed doors, due to a secrecy push from Google, Microsoft, and Apple  —  Efforts to seal testimony have increasingly raised questions as the federal antitrust case enters its third week in court. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to keep its prices artificially high, push sellers to pay fees, and harm its rivals  —  – Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging Illegal Online-Marketplace Monopoly  —  High-stakes case puts e-commerce giant in sights of agency chair Lina Khan’s aggressive antitrust stance  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states on Tuesday sued  —  , alleging the online retailer illegally … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google Messages has been installed 5B+ times, after crossing 1B installations in May 2020 and becoming the default messaging app on most new Android devices  —  In the midst of Google’s “#GetTheMessage” campaign, the company’s own RCS/SMS/MMS app for Android, Google Messages, has now been installed over five billion times. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: Microsoft is developing “distilled”, smaller AI models for features like Bing Chat that cost less to operate and mimic OpenAI’s more advanced models  —  Microsoft’s push to put artificial intelligence into its software has hinged almost entirely on OpenAI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources detail how Microsoft aims to cut costs behind running AI features like Bing Chat by developing efficient AI models that mimic OpenAI’s more capable ones  —  Microsoft’s push to put artificial intelligence into its software has hinged almost entirely on OpenAI, the startup Microsoft funded … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Series, which offers ERP-like tools, including for managing payroll and benefits, contract lifecycles, and treasuries, raised $25M across a Series A and a seed  —  As companies grow, they create legal entities and organizational structures to support their lines of business — each with their respective governance and compliance needs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US SEC objects to Coinbase’s role in Celsius’ plan to emerge from bankruptcy, saying the proposal goes “far beyond the services of a distribution agent”  —  – Regulator objects to Coinbase distribution agreements  — Coinbase, Celsius each face separate lawsuits from the SEC Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters: Sources: French authorities received and are reviewing an iPhone 12 software update from Apple that is meant to defuse a row over the device’s radiation levels  —  French authorities have received a software update from Apple (AAPL.O) for its iPhone 12 and are reviewing it … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: San Diego-based edge AI chipmaker Kneron raised a $49M Series B extension, after raising a $48M Series B in October 2022, bringing its total funding to $190M  —  Kneron, which is developing AI chips to power self-driving cars, among other autonomous machines, today announced that it raised $49 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme