Tech Meme

Milana Vinn / Reuters: Sources: data analytics software company Alteryx has been working with an investment bank to explore a sale after attracting takeover interest; AYX jumps 13%+  —  Alteryx Inc (AYX.N), a data analytics software company with a market value of $2.2 billion, has been working with an investment bank … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brad Stone / Bloomberg: California Gov. Newsom signs an EO on AI risks, instructing state agencies to examine AI threats and authorizing state employees to experiment with AI tools  —  Gavin Newsom touted Silicon Valley’s AI dominance, but warns of a “Pandora’s box.”  —  The state of California has entered … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: OpenAI announces its first developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, on November 6 in San Francisco, and plans to livestream a keynote presentation  —  OpenAI will host its first developer conference this fall, as the ChatGPT-maker looks to bolster interest in its products while facing growing competition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Microsoft says Chinese hackers who in June breached US government email accounts stole an MSA key from a crash dump after hacking a Microsoft engineer’s account  —  Microsoft says Storm-0558 Chinese hackers stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Filing: Google tentatively settles a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by 30+ states and representing 21M+ customers; the court must approve  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. Play Store … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Horace Dediu / Asymco: An analysis of the EU’s and other data on iOS and Android usage finds that Apple’s App Store generates $10.40 monthly revenue per user vs. $1.40 for Google Play  —  As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both iOS and Android about their economics. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alan Levin / Bloomberg: The FAA approves UPS, uAvionix, and Phoenix Air Unmanned to fly drones beyond operators’ line of sight, a key step toward enabling widespread package delivery  —  – UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight  — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Microsoft says Chinese hackers who recently breached US government email accounts stole a key from a crash dump after hacking a Microsoft engineer’s account  —  Microsoft says Storm-0558 Chinese hackers stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wayne Ma / The Information: Source: Apple’s budget for training AI is now millions of dollars per day; its conversational AI team Foundational Models has ~16 people led by Ruoming Pang  —  Apple has been expanding its computing budget for building artificial intelligence to millions of dollars a day. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: The UK pulls back from including encryption rules in its Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages in parliament  —  Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown Lees verder op Tech Meme