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Apple's new AirPods Pro with USB-C add dust resistance but little else; an AirPods Pro software update alongside iOS 17 adds the useful Adaptive Audio and more (Chris Welch/The Verge) 18-09-2023

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple’s new AirPods Pro with USB-C add dust resistance but little else; an AirPods Pro software update alongside iOS 17 adds the useful Adaptive Audio and more  —  Last week, as predicted, Apple announced that the second-generation AirPods Pro would start shipping with a USB-C charging case instead … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Analysis: Arm's $5B IPO generated $84M in fees for services firms including Deloitte, the most a company spent on fees since Axa in 2018 and over 7x the average (Nicholas Megaw/Financial Times) 18-09-2023

Nicholas Megaw / Financial Times: Analysis: Arm’s $5B IPO generated $84M in fees for services firms including Deloitte, the most a company spent on fees since Axa in 2018 and over 7x the average  —  Non-underwriting costs of flotation are the highest Wall Street has seen for five years, according to FT analysis Lees verder op Tech Meme

AI writing startup Writer, used by L'Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) 18-09-2023

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: AI writing startup Writer, used by L’Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation  —  The company’s technology can write and summarize a wide range of text. … Led by Chief Executive Officer May Habib … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The US should not push to regulate most aspects of AI, letting the tech mature for positive uses, to avoid favoring incumbents and forcing the industry overseas (Elad Gil/Elad Blog) 18-09-2023

Elad Gil / Elad Blog: The US should not push to regulate most aspects of AI, letting the tech mature for positive uses, to avoid favoring incumbents and forcing the industry overseas  —  There have been multiple call to regulate AI.  It is too early to do so.  —  [While I was finalizing this post … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme

AI writing startup Writer, used by L'Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) 18-09-2023

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: AI writing startup Writer, used by L’Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation  —  The company’s technology can write and summarize a wide range of text. … Led by Chief Executive Officer May Habib … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK CMA outlines seven principles for regulating AI foundation models and plans to speak to Meta, Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, and others before a report in 2024 (Bloomberg) 18-09-2023

Bloomberg: The UK CMA outlines seven principles for regulating AI foundation models and plans to speak to Meta, Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, and others before a report in 2024  —  – CMA to develop AI regulation position in ‘significant program’  — CMA says ‘real risk’ that AI could undermine consumer trust Lees verder op Tech Meme

In a long X post, French President Macron backtracks on saying video games had “intoxicated” young rioters and declares games are an “integral part of France” (Associated Press) 18-09-2023

Associated Press: In a long X post, French President Macron backtracks on saying video games had “intoxicated” young rioters and declares games are an “integral part of France”  —  French President Emmanuel Macron is extending an olive branch to video gamers after previously linking computer games … Lees verder op Tech Meme

In Hong Kong IPOs, AI startup and US Entity List member Beijing Fourth Paradigm aims to raise $144M and cloud hospital firm Neusoft Xikang aims for $81M-$101M (Scott Murdoch/Reuters) 18-09-2023

Scott Murdoch / Reuters: In Hong Kong IPOs, AI startup and US Entity List member Beijing Fourth Paradigm aims to raise $144M and cloud hospital firm Neusoft Xikang aims for $81M-$101M  —  Three Chinese firms, led by AI software company Beijing Fourth Paradigm, are aiming to raise up to $280 million in Hong Kong initial public offerings launched on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme