Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Utah-based Limble, which helps companies track “dumb” and unconnected physical assets, raised a $58M Series B from Goldman Sachs at a $450M post-money valuation  —  Advances in Internet of Things technologies promise to give organizations and us ordinary people an unprecedented view … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Razr Plus review: a useful large cover screen, all-day battery, and a fun form factor, but only splash-resistant and the cover screen setup is fiddly  —  June 22, 2023 … The Motorola Razr Plus is the first folding phone that makes me genuinely excited for what’s ahead. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Stability AI launches SDXL 0.9, a model that uses a higher number of parameters to produce more photorealistic images than its SDXL beta from April, on Clipdrop  —  Artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is releasing a new model for generating images that its says can produce pictures … Lees verder op Tech Meme

SemiAnalysis: A look at Intel’s history as the chip industry’s only major Integrated Design Manufacturer and why the position is both a structural advantage and disadvantage  —  Foundry Cost, Hot Lots, Steppings, Tool Utilization, Test & More: Path to Operational Efficiency?  —  ∙ Paid Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A look at TikTok’s effect on US small businesses, as the app has become “a billion-person focus group”, disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D  —  The social-media giant has become ‘a billion-person focus group,’ disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chavi Mehta / Reuters: Intel restructures its manufacturing business to work separately and says the unit will begin to generate a margin, but offers no clear scaling up timeframe  —  Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Wednesday its manufacturing business will work like a separate unit and will begin to generate a margin … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: EU antitrust regulators are expected to open a full-scale probe into Amazon’s $1.7B acquisition of iRobot following the end of a preliminary review  —  EU antitrust regulators are expected to open a full-scale investigation into Amazon’s (AMZN.O) $1.7 billion acquisition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Razr Plus review: useful large cover screen, all-day battery, and fun form factor, but only splash-resistant and cover screen setup is fiddly  —  June 22, 2023 … The Motorola Razr Plus is the first folding phone that makes me genuinely excited for what’s ahead. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Stability AI announces SDXL 0.9, a new model that produces more photorealistic images than SDXL due to a higher number of parameters, available via Clipdrop  —  Artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is releasing a new model for generating images that its says can produce pictures that look more photorealistic than past efforts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica: DuckDuckGo releases its privacy-focused browser on Windows in beta, one year after launching on macOS, offering Duck Player for YouTube without ads and more  —  No extensions yet, but it can fight spam, tracking, and YouTube’s algorithm.  —  Privacy-focused firm DuckDuckGo has released … Lees verder op Tech Meme