Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: AWS’ Center for Quantum Networking partners with De Beers’ Element Six division to grow artificial diamonds, hoping to revolutionize computer networks  —  Amazon.com Inc. is teaming up with a unit of De Beers Group to grow artificial diamonds, betting that custom-made gems could could help revolutionize computer networks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: MobileCoin Chief Product Officer Bob Lee, an ex-Square CTO who worked on CashApp and before that Android, dies after reportedly being stabbed in San Francisco  —  Bob Lee, the chief product officer at MobileCoin, was killed in a fatal stabbing in San Francisco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: Bob Lee, Former Square CTO and MobileCoin Executive, Has Died  —  Bob Lee, the chief product officer of crypto startup MobileCoin Inc., has died, the company said.  —  “Bob was a force of nature,” MobileCoin Chief Executive Officer Joshua Goldbard said in a statement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Megan Farokhmanesh / Wired: Nintendo and Sony embracing direct-to-audience streams, added to the pandemic, led to E3’s demise; fan conventions and networking events have survived the shift  —  These days, video game companies can just promote their hardware and new releases via prepackaged livestreams.  Why would they bother with a trade show? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: SimilarWeb: of the 2.6M people who visited the Twitter Blue web promo page in March, only 116,000 signed up; Blue is used by less than 1% of monthly users  —  Twitter Inc. is struggling to sell users on its new subscription product, Twitter Blue, according to a new report. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Novak / Forbes: Twitter adds a “state-affiliated media” label to NPR’s account, seemingly contradicting Twitter’s own policies, which used NPR as an example of an exception  —  Twitter added a warning to NPR’s Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Henderson / Insider Gaming: Source: Sony is developing a handheld, codenamed Q Lite, which will use Remote Play with the PS5 and feature an 8-inch 1080p touchscreen and adaptive triggers  —  Following days of speculation, Insider Gaming can report that there’s a new PlayStation Handheld in development. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources detail Apple’s efforts to shift production from China, including wooing other countries and assembling “tiger teams” to solve supply chain weaknesses  —  In late March, when Tim Cook made his first public appearance in China since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kazuyuki Okudaira / Nikkei Asia: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says the company plans to begin commercializing its generative AI in 2023 and remains at the “very forefront” of the LLM field  —  Facebook parent expects tech to help clients better reach audiences, reduce costs  —  TOKYO — Facebook owner Meta intends … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel More / Reuters: Germany’s Bundeskartellamt regulator designates Apple as “of paramount significance for competition across markets”, opening the door to antitrust curbs  —  Germany’s antitrust regulator has opened the door for measures to curb Apple (AAPL.O) after deciding that the U.S. tech … Lees verder op Tech Meme