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Sources: US chipmakers and companies, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a September 11 meeting in Hanoi as Biden visits to boost ties (Reuters) 10-09-2023

Reuters: Sources: US chipmakers and companies, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a September 11 meeting in Hanoi as Biden visits to boost ties  —  Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba's cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit (Brenda Goh/Reuters) 10-09-2023

Brenda Goh / Reuters: Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba’s cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit  —  China’s Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vitalik Buterin's X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes (Molly White/Web3 is Going Just Great) 10-09-2023

Molly White / Web3 is Going Just Great: Vitalik Buterin’s X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes  —  The Twitter account belonging to Vitalik Buterin, inventor and effective leader of the Ethereum project, was hacked to promote a crypto scam. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 10-09-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy  —  Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods.  And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Lisbon's quality of life, crypto-friendly tax laws, and government incentives for foreigners have made the city one of the crypto capitals of the world (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) 10-09-2023

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: How Lisbon’s quality of life, crypto-friendly tax laws, and government incentives for foreigners have made the city one of the crypto capitals of the world  —  – Quality of life, bitcoin-friendly tax laws and a huge influx of expats have made Lisbon one of the crypto capitals of the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Research: ChatGPT consumes up to an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft reported its water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20% (Associated Press) 10-09-2023

Associated Press: Research: ChatGPT consumes up to an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft reported its water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20%  —  The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure.  But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Meta and Google held back their tech to recognize unknown people's faces due to privacy worries, opening the door for startups like Clearview AI and PimEyes (Kashmir Hill/New York Times) 10-09-2023

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: How Meta and Google held back their tech to recognize unknown people’s faces due to privacy worries, opening the door for startups like Clearview AI and PimEyes  —  Engineers at the tech giants built tools years ago that could put a name to any face but, for once, Silicon Valley did not want to move fast and break things. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dennis Austin, the principal developer of PowerPoint who led development of the presentation software until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 aged 76 (Michael S. Rosenwald/Washington Post) 10-09-2023

Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post: Dennis Austin, the principal developer of PowerPoint who led development of the presentation software until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 aged 76  —  The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector.  It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: US chipmakers and tech firms, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a business meeting in Vietnam as Biden visits to boost ties (Reuters) 10-09-2023

Reuters: Sources: US chipmakers and tech firms, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a business meeting in Vietnam as Biden visits to boost ties  —  Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Rene Haas, who Arm appointed as CEO in February 2022 after Nvidia's Arm acquisition was scrapped and SoftBank shared plans to pursue an IPO instead (Wall Street Journal) 10-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: A profile of Rene Haas, who Arm appointed as CEO in February 2022 after Nvidia’s Arm acquisition was scrapped and SoftBank shared plans to pursue an IPO instead  —  The American CEO of Arm, a British company owned by a Japanese tech conglomerate, must juggle the needs of chip-making customers who are battling each other Lees verder op Tech Meme