Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Sources: Microsoft agrees to spend potentially billions of dollars on CoreWeave’s products; the GPU cloud provider raised $200M, bringing its Series B to $421M  —  – Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Knight / Wired: A look at Voyager, a Minecraft bot created by an Nvidia team using GPT-4, which obtains over 3x as many items and builds tools 15x quicker than other AI bots  —  The bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills, suggesting that the tech behind ChatGPT could automate many workplace tasks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft updates Windows 11’s built-in Teams app with Discord-like communities, available on mobile since December 2022, and AI art tool Designer in preview  —  Microsoft is greatly improving its free version of Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 today.  The built-in Teams app will now include support … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ginger Adams Otis / Wall Street Journal: Meta updates its policy to require employees assigned to an office to start coming in three days per week starting September 5; remote workers are exempt  —  Change will take effect Sept. 5 for employees already assigned to an office; remote workers’ status won’t change Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is planning 53 new, relocated, or remodeled retail stores worldwide through 2027, including 15 new stores across the Asia-Pacific region  —  Apple Inc. is working on plans to expand and revitalize its retail chain, aiming to push deeper into China and other parts of Asia … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: The US Defense Department says it’s buying Starlink satellite terminals and services for Ukraine military use, after a funding dispute with SpaceX  —  The Pentagon is buying Starlink satellite communications terminals and services from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX for use by the Ukraine military, the Defense Department said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheila Dang / Reuters: Twitter’s VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company  —  Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company.  — Apps- Newsletters- Advertise with Us- Advertising Guidelines- Cookies- Terms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Sources: Microsoft has agreed to spend potentially billions of dollars on CoreWeave; the GPU cloud provider raised $200M, bringing its Series B round to $421M  —  – Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Doyinsola Oladipo / Reuters: Airbnb sues New York City over a new law the company calls a “de facto ban against short-term rentals”; the city plans to begin enforcing the law in July 2023  —  Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: Dell Q1: revenue down 20% YoY to $20.92B, vs. $20.12B est., Client Solutions revenue down 23% YoY to $11.98B, vs. $11.41B est., net income down 46% YoY to $578M  —  PC manufacturer releases quarterly results earlier than expected, stock gains after brief halt Lees verder op Tech Meme