New York Times: Sources say concerns over Mark Zuckerberg’s efficiency drive, layoffs, Meta’s absentee leadership, and focus on the metaverse have devastated employee morale — Workers at Facebook’s parent have been increasingly alarmed by job cuts and the company’s direction. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal: Labor consultants say US companies, responding to labor shortages and rising wages, are outsourcing jobs overseas, expanding on pandemic remote work policies — Companies respond to labor shortages and rising wages by moving some positions abroad, labor consultants say Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other services to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs — Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material — Universal Music Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ezra Klein / New York Times: Q&A with Alondra Nelson, former deputy director of Biden’s OSTP who spearheaded the White House’s AI Bill of Rights effort, on the AI policy challenge and more — I’m Ezra Klein. This is “The Ezra Klein Show.” — [MUSIC PLAYING] — It would be easy, listening to the discourse about A.I. … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Michael D McDonald / Bloomberg: Despite bitcoin rallying to over $30K, El Salvador’s total holdings of 2,546 bitcoin, acquired for around $108M, are worth just $77M — Bitcoin may be at a nine-month high, but El Salvador’s total holdings are still worth 29% less than what the government paid for the world’s largest digital currency. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ryan Browne / CNBC: Raspberry Pi raised an undisclosed amount from Sony Semiconductor Solutions at a $500M valuation, the same valuation as its $45M raise in 2021, to work on AI — – Raspberry Pi has received fresh investment from Sony’s semiconductor unit, in a deal that will let users and developers make visual sensory applications using its AI chips. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kate Knibbs / Wired: A profile of Andy Hunter and his ecommerce platform Bookshop.org, which helps indie booksellers set up a digital storefront instead of selling through Amazon — Andy Hunter’s ecommerce platform was a pandemic hit. Now he’s on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other platforms to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs — Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material — Universal Music Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Sources: a16z, Tiger Global, IVP, and other VCs are touring Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar to build ties with sovereign wealth funds during the funding crunch — Liquidity crunch leads investors such as Andreessen Horowitz to sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE Lees verder op Tech Meme
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk said Twitter is roughly breaking even, the company will tweak the state-affiliated media tag, most advertisers are back, and more — The Twitter CEO provided a six month update on his takeover in a live interview with BBC. — SAN FRANCISCO … Lees verder op Tech Meme