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Nintendo says Switch 2 pre-orders will start in the US on April 24, with the price staying at the initially announced $450; prices of accessories will go up (The Verge) 18-04-2025

The Verge: Nintendo says Switch 2 pre-orders will start in the US on April 24, with the price staying at the initially announced $450; prices of accessories will go up  —  The company delayed its original preorder date in the US. … Nintendo has announced a new date for when Switch 2 preorders will kick off in the US; April 24th. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filing: Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters saw total compensation of about $61.9M and $60.3M in 2024, up from $49.8M and $40.1M in 2023, respectively (Jill Goldsmith/Deadline) 18-04-2025

Jill Goldsmith / Deadline: Filing: Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters saw total compensation of about $61.9M and $60.3M in 2024, up from $49.8M and $40.1M in 2023, respectively  —  Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters saw total compensation of, respectively, to about $61.9 million and $60.3 million in 2024, up sharply from the year before. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ted Sarandos says Netflix talent uses “AI tools to do set references, pre-vis, VFX sequence prep, shot planning” and AI can make movies “10% better” (Dade Hayes/Deadline) 18-04-2025

Dade Hayes / Deadline: Ted Sarandos says Netflix talent uses “AI tools to do set references, pre-vis, VFX sequence prep, shot planning” and AI can make movies “10% better”  —  Citing recent comments by James Cameron, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he hopes AI can make films “10% better,” not just “50% cheaper.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Exaforce, which lets cybersecurity teams work with AI agents to cut false positives and busywork, raised a $75M Series A led by Khosla, Mayfield, and Thomvest (Chris Metinko/Crunchbase News) 18-04-2025

Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: Exaforce, which lets cybersecurity teams work with AI agents to cut false positives and busywork, raised a $75M Series A led by Khosla, Mayfield, and Thomvest  —  Funding to venture-backed cybersecurity startups has trended up so far this year, and Thursday saw another sign of that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Insiders, including tech execs, say President Trump's trade war may hinder the US computing industry by raising costs for building chip fabs and AI data centers (Financial Times) 18-04-2025

Financial Times: Insiders, including tech execs, say President Trump’s trade war may hinder the US computing industry by raising costs for building chip fabs and AI data centers  —  Tariffs and threat of new duties on chips and computing infrastructure could frustrate American ambitions to lead artificial intelligence race Lees verder op Tech Meme

China's Q1 2025 smartphone shipments grew 3.3% YoY to 71.6M units; Xiaomi led with 18.6% market share, Apple was the only foreign brand in top 5 with 13.7% (IDC) 18-04-2025

IDC: China’s Q1 2025 smartphone shipments grew 3.3% YoY to 71.6M units; Xiaomi led with 18.6% market share, Apple was the only foreign brand in top 5 with 13.7%  —  Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s smartphone market shipped 71.6 million units in 1Q25, a 3.3% year-on-year (YoY) increase. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at ways AI is being used to cut carbon emissions: calculating fuel-efficient driving patterns, monitoring grid infrastructure, and more (Coco Liu/Bloomberg) 18-04-2025

Coco Liu / Bloomberg: A look at ways AI is being used to cut carbon emissions: calculating fuel-efficient driving patterns, monitoring grid infrastructure, and more  —  Shrinking the world’s carbon footprint will require poring over vast datasets to spot solutions — something computers do better and faster than humans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

ChatGPT users are figuring out the location of photos using o3's image-analyzing capabilities paired with its web search functionality, raising privacy concerns (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 18-04-2025

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: ChatGPT users are figuring out the location of photos using o3’s image-analyzing capabilities paired with its web search functionality, raising privacy concerns  —  There’s a somewhat concerning new trend going viral: people are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in pictures. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Memo: CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens Intel's leadership team, with important semiconductor groups reporting directly to him, and names Sachin Katti as CTO and AI chief (Stephen Nellis/Reuters) 18-04-2025

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Memo: CEO Lip-Bu Tan flattens Intel’s leadership team, with important semiconductor groups reporting directly to him, and names Sachin Katti as CTO and AI chief  —  Intel’s (INTC.O) new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly … Lees verder op Tech Meme

US consumers are flocking to Chinese shopping apps DHgate and Taobao, which let them buy direct from manufacturers, as Shein and Temu prices rise amid tariffs (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 18-04-2025

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: US consumers are flocking to Chinese shopping apps DHgate and Taobao, which let them buy direct from manufacturers, as Shein and Temu prices rise amid tariffs  —  The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn’t the only one that’s oddly benefiting … Lees verder op Tech Meme