Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: News sharing app Artifact adds an AI tool to generate article summaries, while noting users should still read the full articles due to occasional errors  —  Artifact, the personalized news aggregator from Instagram’s founders is further embracing AI with the launch of a new feature that will now summarize news articles for you. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Nick Clegg says TikTok’s presence in the US, while China bars Meta, isn’t a level playing field, and new tech like AI shouldn’t be based on autocratic values  —  Meta Platforms Inc.’s head of global affairs, Nick Clegg, called into question the values of TikTok by invoking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Yelp announces a series of updates, including AI-powered search suggestions and review highlights, and the ability to upload short videos up to 12 seconds long  —  Yelp announced today that it’s introducing a series of new updates, including an enhanced AI-powered search experience and the ability to add videos to reviews. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Inside Meta’s scramble to catch up on AI: slow to adopt pricey AI-optimized systems, scrapping a custom AI chip for a more ambitious model in 2025, and more  —  As the summer of 2022 came to a close, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gathered his top lieutenants for a five-hour dissection … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Alphabet reports Q1 Google ad revenue of $54.55B, vs. $54.66B YoY, the second straight decline after a 3.6% drop in Q4 2022, and the third since going public  —  Search giant tries to jump-start growth amid volatile digital ad market and competition in AI  —  Google reported a second straight drop … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Alphabet’s board authorizes a $70B buyback of the company’s Class A and Class C shares, the same amount the board authorized for repurchase in April 2022  —  – Google parent company Alphabet said on Tuesday that its board of directors authorized $70 billion in share repurchases. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Alphabet reports Q1 Google ad revenue of $54.55B, vs. $54.66B YoY, the second straight drop following a 3.6% drop in Q4, and the third drop since it went public  —  Search giant tries to jump-start growth amid volatile digital ad market and competition in AI Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: YouTube’s advertising revenue declined for the third consecutive quarter, by 2.6% YoY to $6.69B in Q1 2023, slightly beating analyst estimates of $6.6B  —  Ad sales at YouTube declined 2.6% year over year in the first quarter of 2023, to $6.69 billion.  Analysts expected it to come in at $6.6 billion, per FactSet. Lees verder op Tech Meme