David Pierce / The Verge: Dropbox debuts two AI tools: one for summarizing documents, and Dash, an ambitious universal search engine that aims to be the “Google for your personal stuff” — Dropbox is launching two different but related AI-powered services into its platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sawdah Bhaimiya / Insider: In a tweet reply, Elon Musk says Twitter considers “cis” and “cisgender” slurs and “the contemptible creep” who “manufactured” the term “has serious problems” — – Elon Musk said terms like “cisgender” and “cis” are now considered “slurs” on Twitter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg: Intel agrees to sell a ~20% stake in IMS Nanofabrication to Bain in a deal that values IMS at $4.3B; Intel invested in IMS in 2009 before an acquisition in 2015 — Intel Corp. agreed to sell a roughly 20% stake in IMS Nanofabrication GmbH to Bain Capital in a deal that values the company at $4.3 billion. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Zosha Millman / Polygon: Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel’s Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mia Sato / The Verge: Patreon adds a free membership tier for the first time and plans to let creators sell one-off downloadable products such as videos and podcasts, taking a 5% cut — Patreon built a user base with creators who wanted to charge a fee for the content they create. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Zosha Millman / Polygon: Ali Selim, executive producer of Marvel’s Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to create the opening credits — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy. With thousands of shapeshifting Skrulls on Earth … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mia Sato / The Verge: Patreon adds free membership tiers for the first time and plans to let creators sell one-off digital products, including videos, podcasts, or downloadable files — Patreon built a user base with creators who wanted to charge a fee for the content they create. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Q&A with Jason Del Rey, the author of Winner Sells All, on how Walmart plays catch up to Amazon, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon’s tenure, Amazon’s missteps, and more — Jason Del Rey has spent the last 15 years reporting on e-commerce businesses, including Walmart and Amazon. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jody Godoy / Reuters: Months before the SEC’s lawsuit, Coinbase filed amicus briefs in two crypto-related SEC cases, aiming to aid its own defense, an unusual federal court strategy — Months before cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN.O) became the biggest target of the U.S. crackdown on digital assets … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix tweaks its weekly top 10 rankings to sort by “views”, calculated by dividing the time spent watching a film or a show in a week by its running time — The streamer’s weekly rankings will now show the most popular titles by number of accounts watching as well as total time. Lees verder op Tech Meme