Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: An interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on DeepMind restructuring, building and timeline for AGI, AI risks and regulations, Google Bard, and more  —  Google invented a lot of core AI technology, and now the company’s turning to Demis to get back in front of the AI race for AI breakthroughs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources: China plans to force companies to gain a license before releasing generative AI tools, tightening April’s draft rules and seeking to control content  —  Moves towards licensing system reflects Beijing’s struggle to encourage technology while censoring information Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Mark Lucovsky, former head of OS on Google’s AR team, leaves, saying leadership changes and “unstable commitment and vision” weighed heavily on his decision  —  Mark Lucovsky, the former head of operating systems on Google’s augmented reality team, has left the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Tata Group is close to an agreement to acquire Wistron’s iPhone plant near Bengaluru as soon as August; the deal is potentially valued at $600M+  —  Tata Group, India’s largest conglomerate, is close to an agreement to acquire an Apple Inc. supplier’s factory as soon as August … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Personal data of potentially tens of millions of HCA Healthcare patients was stolen from an “external storage location” and is for sale on a data breach forum  —  – HCA Healthcare patient data has been hacked and is now for sale, according to the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Uber CFO Nelson Chai plans to step down, the company’s most significant executive exit since its 2019 IPO, but a decision on timing hasn’t been made  —  Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai is planning to leave the ride-hailing company, according to people familiar … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times: A look at EV ride-hailing company BluSmart, which operates ~4,500 cabs in New Delhi and Bengaluru, and has raised $120M+ in equity and debt from BP and others  —  Start-up operates 4,500 cabs in New Delhi and tech hub Bengaluru in bid to electrify country’s taxi fleet Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Meta told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference that it plans to build “state-affiliated media” and “fact-checking” labels on Threads “expeditiously”  —  Social media giant Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Bangladesh’s Computer Incident Response Team took down citizens’ sensitive data exposed through a government site and says it “promptly” addressed the breach  —  The Bangladeshi government on Sunday took down the sensitive citizens’ data that it had left exposed online. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: PE firm TPG agrees to buy the government cybersecurity business of Francisco Partners-owned Forcepoint for $2.45B in a deal expected to close in Q4 2023  —  Buyout firm TPG Capital today said it will acquire the government business of cybersecurity company Forcepoint LLC for $2.45 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme