Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, about half from the US, to Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities boosts local economies, but locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans a smart-home display-like mode in iOS 17, with notifications and information like weather, when an iPhone is locked and in landscape mode  —  Apple Inc. is planning a new interface for iPhones that shows information such as calendar appointments, the weather and notifications … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Xiaomi reports Q1 revenue down 19% YoY to ~$8.4B and a ~$596M net income, up from a ~$75M net loss in Q1 2022, both above estimates, due in part to cost cutting  —  Xiaomi Corp. quarterly revenue slid 19% in a reflection of crumbling demand for electronics and internet services in a sputtering Chinese economy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, about half from the US, to Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities boosts local economies, but locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Logitech unveils the $699 Logi Dock Flex, a docking station with an 8 touchscreen, USB-C ports, USB-A ports, and dual 4K monitor support, coming in fall 2023  —  Logitech has announced the Logi Dock Flex, its latest all-in-one USB-C docking station designed to alleviate some of the frustrations of hot desking and hybrid working. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: The EU General Court dismisses Meta’s challenge to EU regulators seeking vast amounts of data to build an antitrust case; Meta first opposed the request in 2020  —  Meta Platforms Inc. lost a court fight with European Union regulators who demanded vast amounts of data to help build an antitrust case against the social-network giant. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Witt / Rest of World: An influx of digital nomads, mostly from the US, in Medellín, Mexico City, and other cities is boosting local economies, as locals complain of being priced out  —  Cities from Canggu to Medellín are welcoming tech workers, but locals complain they’re being priced out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Six weeks after Amazon demoed its generative AI tools with an unusually vague announcement and just one testimonial, many cloud customers do not have access  —  Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud customers are clamoring to get their hands on the ChatGPT-style technology the company unveiled six weeks ago. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft Surface Pro X owners say the cameras stopped working this week; a workaround suggests the problem could be related to an expired security certificate  —  Surface Pro X owners are reporting that the cameras on their devices have stopped working this week. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources and documents: TikTok employees have regularly posted user data on messaging tool Lark, used by ByteDance, leading some staff to raise privacy concerns  —  Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a messaging and collaboration tool called Lark, according to internal documents. Lees verder op Tech Meme