Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Sources: Microsoft is experimenting with new AI capabilities in Windows 11 apps, including generating a canvas from text in Paint and OCR in Snipping Tool  —  Microsoft wants to enhance Windows with AI in more ways than one.  —  What you need to know  — Microsoft is experimenting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew E. Freedman / Tom’s Hardware: Qualcomm updates its lineup of processors for gaming handhelds, adding the G1 and G2 chips for cheaper devices and unveiling its flagship Snapdragon G3x Gen 2  —  Three tiers of chips, anchored by the new G3x Gen 2  —  Qualcomm is updating its lineup of processors designed for dedicated gaming handhelds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katherine Ross / Blockworks: The US DOJ charges Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm, of Washington, and Roman Semenov, a Russian national, with money laundering and sanctions violations  —  The inclusion of the Tornado Cash co-founder on the list marks an escalation of the US government’s previous investigations into the crypto mixer Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify introduces new podcaster tools, including customized pages, new impression analytics, preview editing controls, and a dashboard for Megaphone publishers  —  Following Apple’s announcement of podcast creator tools for subscriptions on Monday, Spotify today also introduced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Tidy / BBC: A UK court finds that 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj and a 17-year-old were part of Lapsus$, which hacked many companies, including Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar in 2022  —  A court has found an 18-year-old from Oxford was a part of an international cyber-crime gang responsible for a hacking spree against major tech firms Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: despite scaling back in Russia in 2022, Binance still handles substantial ruble trading volumes, helping clients evade US sanctions via intermediaries  —  Binance is helping Russians move money abroad, potentially adding to its sprawling legal problems in the U.S. The cryptocurrency giant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Twilio announces AI-powered tools to let clients generate suggestions about marketing strategy and use internal data to build automated contact support services  —  Twilio Inc. is launching new AI-powered features in its suite of data management services, responding to customer demand … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew E. Freedman / Tom’s Hardware: Qualcomm updates its lineup of processors designed for gaming handhelds, adding the G1 and G2 chips for cheaper devices and the flagship Snapdragon G3x Gen 2  —  Three tiers of chips, anchored by the new G3x Gen 2  —  Qualcomm is updating its lineup of processors designed for dedicated gaming handhelds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: A decade after data analytics promised to revolutionize US agriculture, many farmers are still waiting for the tech to pay off and are swamped in a data deluge  —  Uptake of agtech tools has been tepid, and even many farmers who do use them struggle with the software and a flood of data from their farms Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Antenna: Netflix added ~2.6M new US users in July, more than any other paid streaming service but down 26% from June 2023; ~23% signed up for Netflix’s ad tier  —  – The streaming service had more sign-ups than any other in July  — Netflix user growth in the US had stopped in recent years Lees verder op Tech Meme