Tech Meme

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money from their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do  —  Some customers said it has taken weeks to withdraw their money, and that the bank’s instructions have differed Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Meta cuts the Quest 2’s price to $350 for 256GB and to $300 for 128GB, and plans a software update to boost the Quest 2 and Quest Pro’s CPU and GPU performance  —  Starting June 4th, the 128GB version of the Quest 2 will cost $299.99 while the 256GB version will cost $349.99, Meta announced today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: The Daily Wire says Twitter canceled a deal to release “What Is a Woman” and claims Twitter threatened to “throttle” the documentary due to “misgendering”  —  Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta: Meta unveils the $500 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, slimmer and over 2x the GPU performance vs. the Quest 2, coming this fall  —  Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Survey: Android owners mostly switched to iPhone because of prior phone problems and new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime  —  Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Meta cuts the price of 256GB Quest 2 to $350 and 128GB version to $300, and plans a software update to improve Quest 2 and Quest Pro’s CPU and GPU performances  —  Starting June 4th, the 128GB version of the Quest 2 will cost $299.99 while the 256GB version will cost $349.99, Meta announced today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: The Daily Wire says Twitter canceled a deal to release its What Is a Woman doc on Thursday and said it would “throttle” it due to “instances of ‘misgendering’”  —  Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at the fundamental limits on making ever-smaller chips, which could finally end Moore’s Law  —  For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress.  Not for much longer, warn experts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Investigation: of 14 laptops with trackers given to UK retailers to recycle, 10 were recycled correctly; others were sold, likely stolen, or took long journeys  —  Every year about 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste is illegally shipped out of Britain.  Much is destined for developing countries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at the fundamental limits on making ever-smaller chips, which could finally end Moore’s Law  —  For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress.  Not for much longer, warn experts Lees verder op Tech Meme