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YouTube adds Premium features, including enhanced bitrate 1080p videos on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” content and support for Apple's SharePlay (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 10-04-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube adds Premium features, including enhanced bitrate 1080p videos on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” content and support for Apple’s SharePlay  —  YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Memo: Digital Currency Group's Foundry plans to begin levying a pool fee for its bitcoin mining service, which had been free since Foundry's 2019 launch (David Pan/Bloomberg) 10-04-2023

David Pan / Bloomberg: Memo: Digital Currency Group’s Foundry plans to begin levying a pool fee for its bitcoin mining service, which had been free since Foundry’s 2019 launch  —  Crypto-mining firm Foundry, which is owned by embattled conglomerate Digital Currency Group, is going to start charging users a fee for its Bitcoin mining services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the impact of 34 US bitcoin mines and their extreme demand for energy, as the cost of electricity for locals increases in Texas and other areas (New York Times) 10-04-2023

New York Times: A look at the impact of 34 US bitcoin mines and their extreme demand for energy, as the cost of electricity for locals increases in Texas and other areas  —  Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Raspberry Pi launches the browser-based Raspberry Pi Code Editor in beta, initially supporting Python, aiming to help young people learn to code (Avram Piltch/Tom's Hardware) 10-04-2023

Avram Piltch / Tom’s Hardware: Raspberry Pi launches the browser-based Raspberry Pi Code Editor in beta, initially supporting Python, aiming to help young people learn to code  —  New editor is integrated with Python lessons.  —  When we think about Raspberry Pi, we normally picture single-board computers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emirates Telecom plans to buy a 50.03% stake in Careem, the super app owned by Uber's Middle East unit, for $400M; Uber will own Careem's ride-hailing business (Nicolas Parasie/Bloomberg) 10-04-2023

Nicolas Parasie / Bloomberg: Emirates Telecom plans to buy a 50.03% stake in Careem, the super app owned by Uber’s Middle East unit, for $400M; Uber will own Careem’s ride-hailing business  —  Emirates Telecommunications Group will buy a $400 million stake in the super app developed by Uber Technologies Inc.’s Middle Eastern subsidiary … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Experts say Micron was an obvious first target for China after US sanctions, but Beijing is unlikely to retaliate further due to its reliance on US chips (Financial Times) 10-04-2023

Financial Times: Experts say Micron was an obvious first target for China after US sanctions, but Beijing is unlikely to retaliate further due to its reliance on US chips  —  Analysts see memory-chip maker Micron as obvious first choice but say China will tread cautiously on further retaliation Lees verder op Tech Meme

TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 3.6% YoY to ~$16.7B, below analysts forecasts, and March revenue down 15% YoY to ~$4.8B as electronics demand continues to fall (Debby Wu/Bloomberg) 10-04-2023

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: TSMC reports Q1 revenue up 3.6% YoY to ~$16.7B, below analysts forecasts, and March revenue down 15% YoY to ~$4.8B as electronics demand continues to fall  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. missed sales estimates for the second consecutive quarter in a sign of continued weakness in global electronics demand. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple's Mac shipments fell 40.5% YoY globally in Q1 2023, the largest drop among PC makers, as combined PC shipments fell 29% YoY to 56.9M units (IDC) 10-04-2023

IDC: Apple’s Mac shipments fell 40.5% YoY globally in Q1 2023, the largest drop among PC makers, as combined PC shipments fell 29% YoY to 56.9M units  —  Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for the precipitous drop in shipments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shanghai-based SenseTime demos chatbot SenseChat, available in Chinese and English, image tool Miaohua, and video tool Ruying, powered by its SenseNova LLM (Bloomberg) 10-04-2023

Bloomberg: Shanghai-based SenseTime demos chatbot SenseChat, available in Chinese and English, image tool Miaohua, and video tool Ruying, powered by its SenseNova LLM  —  SenseTime Group Inc. showed off a suite of new artificial-intelligence services developed with the company’s access to vast troves … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shanghai-based SenseTime announces AI model SenseNova and chatbot SenseChat, available in Chinese and English, following Baidu's Ernie Bot (Bloomberg) 10-04-2023

Bloomberg: Shanghai-based SenseTime announces AI model SenseNova and chatbot SenseChat, available in Chinese and English, following Baidu’s Ernie Bot  —  SenseTime Group Inc. showed off a suite of new artificial-intelligence services developed with the company’s access to vast troves of data and deep computing power … Lees verder op Tech Meme