Tech Meme

Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post: Dennis Austin, PowerPoint’s principal developer who continued to lead the presentation software’s team until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 at age 76  —  The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector.  It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: US chipmakers and companies, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a September 11 meeting in Hanoi as Biden visits to boost ties  —  Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brenda Goh / Reuters: Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba’s cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit  —  China’s Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Molly White / Web3 is Going Just Great: Vitalik Buterin’s X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes  —  The Twitter account belonging to Vitalik Buterin, inventor and effective leader of the Ethereum project, was hacked to promote a crypto scam. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy  —  Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods.  And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: How Lisbon’s quality of life, crypto-friendly tax laws, and government incentives for foreigners have made the city one of the crypto capitals of the world  —  – Quality of life, bitcoin-friendly tax laws and a huge influx of expats have made Lisbon one of the crypto capitals of the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Associated Press: Research: ChatGPT consumes up to an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft reported its water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20%  —  The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure.  But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: How Meta and Google held back their tech to recognize unknown people’s faces due to privacy worries, opening the door for startups like Clearview AI and PimEyes  —  Engineers at the tech giants built tools years ago that could put a name to any face but, for once, Silicon Valley did not want to move fast and break things. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post: Dennis Austin, the principal developer of PowerPoint who led development of the presentation software until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 aged 76  —  The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector.  It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: US chipmakers and tech firms, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a business meeting in Vietnam as Biden visits to boost ties  —  Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting … Lees verder op Tech Meme