Tech Meme

Miranda S. Spivack / New York Times: Experts say there is a growing need to build data centers in the US, which Statista says had 2,701 data centers in 2022, but finding land may be a challenge  —  The need for data centers has soared, fueled by remote work and the growth of high-speed streaming.  But finding the necessary land and energy can be a challenge. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app adds Bing for ChatGPT Plus subscribers, drawing on information that extends beyond ChatGPT’s original training data to answer questions  —  ChatGPT on mobile can now surf the web.  But only via Bing.  —  Today, OpenAI announced that subscribers to ChatGPT Plus … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: TikTok admits to funding the TikTok creators’ lawsuit in Montana challenging the state’s ban of the app, but says the company is not paying creators directly  —  The popular video service had deflected questions about its involvement in the creators’ lawsuit for more than a month. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Analysis: the Clop ransomware group has breached 122 organizations and obtained the data of ~15M people to date by exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in MOVEit  —  The dramatic fallout continues, with as many as 122 organizations now breached.  —  The dramatic fallout continues … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: FTX abruptly halted the sale of its $500M stake in AI startup Anthropic; FTX’s bankers had reportedly been shopping its Anthropic stake in early June  —  Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has abruptly halted the sale of one of its most sought-after assets: a stake in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Kynge / Financial Times: Nigerian officials raise concerns as Chinese-owned super apps PalmPay and OPay gain popularity and Huawei dominates installation of 5G equipment in the country  —  Activities give sense of the importance Chinese companies in several sectors attach to country’s potential Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra Sternlicht / Fortune: How Shein’s influencer tour of its Guangzhou factory, potentially aimed at fostering goodwill and improving the company’s image before a rumored IPO, backfired  —  In recent days, Chinese fast fashion giant Shein took a handful of influencers on a tour of its Guangzhou factory. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jesse Coghlan / Cointelegraph: FTX sues former compliance officer Daniel Friedberg, alleging he was Sam Bankman-Fried’s “fixer” who made “hush money” payments to two potential whistleblowers  —  The lawsuit claims the former compliance officer paid whistleblowers to stop them from exposing the “true fraudulent nature” of the exchange. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on the company adding experiences for people aged 17+, its aging users, its social graph, young developers, Robux, and more  —  Roblox, the virtual world and game platform, has 66 million daily users who spent 14 billion collective hours on it in just Q1 of 2023. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: China is racing to catch the US in AI, but demos show China has far to go; Preqin: AI investments in the US were $26.6B in the year to mid-June vs. China’s $4B  —  China’s tech sector has a new obsession: competing with US titans like Google and Microsoft Corp. in the breakneck global artificial intelligence race. Lees verder op Tech Meme