Tech Meme

Cecilia Kang / New York Times: Sources: in recent months, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with 100+ members of Congress, Vice President Harris, and cabinet members to discuss AI regulation  —  The chief executive of OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, has met with at least 100 U.S. lawmakers in recent months.  He has also taken his show abroad. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple releases a Game Porting Toolkit based on open-source platform Wine to translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming  —  One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Mojang launches Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Chromebook after an early access period, available on Chromebooks from the past three years and other models  —  It will run on any Chromebook from the last three years, as well as some other models.  —  Following an early access period … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: Luka, which developed Replika, launches Blush, an AI chatbot service to improve “relationship and intimacy skills” via the characters Klea, Aisha, and Theo  —  The team behind the AI friendship bot Replika is launching another AI companion — one that’s made to flirt. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple releases a Game Porting Toolkit based on open-source platform Wine to translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming  —  One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The US DOJ says Onur Aksoy pleaded guilty to importing and selling counterfeit Cisco equipment to various organizations, making $100M+ between 2014 and 2022  —  A Florida man has pleaded guilty to importing and selling counterfeit Cisco networking equipment to various organizations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paige Smith / Bloomberg: Amazon plans to let eligible US retailers using Amazon Pay offer Affirm’s buy now, pay later tool Adaptive Checkout to customers; AFRM jumps 17%+  —  Amazon.com Inc. will allow eligible US retailers using the online retail giant’s Amazon Pay service to offer Affirm Holdings Inc.’s buy now … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple releases a Game Porting Toolkit based on open-source platform Wine to translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming  —  One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brendan I. Koerner / Wired: A profile of Christopher Bouzy, the CEO of Twitter analytics company Bot Sentinel, and his attempts to build Twitter rival Spoutible, starting in November 2022  —  When Elon Musk’s reign of toxic chaos began, Christopher Bouzy didn’t just go looking for a rival place to post. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Athletic: Sources: MLS and Apple discussed offering Lionel Messi a revenue share generated by new Season Pass subscribers; on June 6, Apple announced a Messi docuseries  —  Major League Soccer and Inter Miami are solidifying details around the potential signing of Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. Lees verder op Tech Meme