Tech Meme

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: At the UN Summit of the Future, Sundar Pichai says Google is creating a $120M fund to give AI education globally, calls for “smart product regulation”, and more  —  Speaking Saturday at the UN Summit of the Future, Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as “the most transformative technology yet” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lionel Barber / Financial Times: A profile of SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, who transformed the Japanese tech conglomerate into a global investment group and is criticized for high-risk investments  —  He has won and lost fortunes with his bets on technology.  So is the investor a visionary — or a gambler who got lucky? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Umar Shakir / The Verge: What to expect from the Meta Connect 2024 keynote on September 25 at 1pm ET: new AI features powered by Llama 3.1, the cheaper Quest 3S headset, and more  —  Meta is holding its annual Connect developers conference next week, and it’s going to showcase a bunch of expected and perhaps … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: The US Commerce Department plans to reveal proposed rules that would ban Chinese and Russian smart car hardware and software as soon as September 23  —  – Bans stem from an investigation into cybersecurity risks  — Restrictions would be enforced by the Commerce Department Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: A look at Jony Ive’s work at LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF’s Jackson Square and could raise up to $1B with Sam Altman by 2024’s end for an AI device  —  Many people have wondered what Jony Ive has been up to since he left Apple five years ago.Carolyn Fong for The New York Times Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Law enforcement agencies shut down a phishing-as-a-service platform offered by iServer since 2018 that was used to unlock 1.2M+ stolen or lost mobile phones  —  iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones.  —  A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Thoughts on Apple’s slowing pace of iPhone hardware innovation, a closer look at its Apple Intelligence rollout plans, and iPhone 16 Pro Max first impressions  —  The new iPhone has tantalizing camera improvements, but the device is emblematic of Apple’s slower pace of hardware innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Docs: under Perplexity’s new ad model, brands will be able to bid for a “sponsored” question, which features an AI-generated answer approved by the advertiser  —  AI search start-up develops ‘sponsored’ question system in effort to gain share of $300bn digital ads industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Law enforcement agencies shut down a service offered by iServer, a phishing-as-a-service platform, which was used to unlock 1.2M+ stolen or lost mobile phones  —  iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones.  —  A coalition of law-enforcement agencies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Thoughts on the iPhone’s slowing pace of hardware innovation, first impressions of the iPhone 16 Pro Max, and a closer look at Apple Intelligence roll out plans  —  The new iPhone has tantalizing camera improvements, but the device is emblematic of Apple’s slower pace of hardware innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme