Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted victims’ stolen data; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June  —  The Portuguese-language app WebDetetive was used to compromise over 76,000 phones to date  —  A Portuguese-language spyware … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gillian Tett / Financial Times: How LLMs are impacting computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some comedians begin using AI chatbots for improv and roasts  —  Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benedict Evans: A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, which makes things that were previously only possible on a small scale practical at a massive scale  —  We’ve been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is planning a new iPad Pro for 2024, the device’s first major overhaul since 2018, featuring an M3, OLED display, and a revamped Magic Keyboard  —  Apple is working on a revamped iPad Pro for next year, aiming to shake up a tablet market that’s deep in the doldrums. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: A look at the UK’s new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: A look at the UK’s new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gillian Tett / Financial Times: How LLMs are transforming computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some artists begin using AI chatbots for improv comedy  —  Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: A look at the UK’s new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: A look at the UK’s new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: A look at the UK’s new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI  —  Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects Lees verder op Tech Meme