Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: TikTok opens its first European data center, in Ireland, after announcing the project in August 2020, and plans to complete data migration by Q4 2024  —  It has been a long time coming, but TikTok says that its first European data center is finally operational — partially, at least … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft rolls out a new Xbox dashboard that lets users stream Xbox gameplay to anyone on Discord one-way, a new way to report Xbox audio clips, and more  —  Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox dashboard for September that includes the ability to stream your Xbox gameplay to Discord friends … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Tokyo- and Atlanta-based Mujin, which sells AI tools for industrial automation, raised an $85M Series C led by SBI Investment, taking its total funding to $150M  —  An increasing number of companies are looking to automate as a shortage of skilled workers is expected to take a toll on manufacturers through 2030. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Dutch chipmaker NXP alerts customers to a July 11 breach involving their personal data, discovered on July 14; NXP declines to say how many had been impacted  —  Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has alerted customers to a data breach involving their personal information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Intel and Tower Semiconductor say the Israeli contract chipmaker plans to invest $300M in Intel’s New Mexico factory, after their $5.4B deal collapsed in August  —  Intel (INTC.O) will offer foundry services to Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA) in a new deal that will see the Israeli contract … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Mujin, which develops AI software for industrial automation, raised a $85M Series C led by SBI Investment, bringing its total funding to $150M  —  An increasing number of companies are looking to automate as a shortage of skilled workers is expected to take a toll on manufacturers through 2030. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Antenna: MLS Season Pass had 110K US signups on July 21, the day of Messi’s first MLS match, up from 6,143 on July 20; July was TV+’s best signup month in 2023  —  Soccer superstar attracts over 110,000 sign-ups to MLS Season Pass on day of first game  —  Soccer superstar Lionel Messi helped drive a surge in U.S. subscriptions to Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Dutch chipmaker NXP alerts customers to a breach involving their personal data, discovered on July 14; NXP declines to say how many customers had been impacted  —  Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has alerted customers to a data breach involving their personal information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Meta plans to eliminate the Facebook News tab in the UK, France, and Germany in early December 2023 and won’t sign new deals for news content in those countries  —  The company will “deprecate” the news tab — a Facebook feature to prominently display news material — for users in the UK, Germany and France. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Levy / Wired: An in-depth profile of OpenAI, Sam Altman, CTO Greg Brockman, and others, who all see ChatGPT and GPT-4 as stepping stones along the way to building an AGI  —  The young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT.  But that was just the start.  The ultimate goal: Change everything. Lees verder op Tech Meme