Tech Meme

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Intel agrees in principle to build a $25B chip manufacturing plant in Israel, which is slated to begin operations by 2027 and remain active until at least 2035  —  Intel Corp. has agreed in principle to build a new manufacturing plant in Israel in the latest move by the US semiconductor giant to diversify its production sources. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stanford CRFM: Researchers find that major foundation model providers can feasibly comply with the EU’s draft AI Act, which would improve transparency in the entire ecosystem  —  Stanford researchers evaluate foundation model providers like OpenAI and Google for their compliance with proposed EU law on AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takahiro Shibuya / Nikkei Asia: Sources: Huawei is seeking licensing fees from ~30 small to midsize Japanese firms over the use of its patented tech, an unusual move for a major manufacturer  —  Chinese telecom giant turns to patent fees to offset sales decline  —  China’s Huawei to trying to forge a path forward amid U.S. sanctions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: WhatsApp keeps banning Taliban officials’ accounts due to US sanctions, causing disruptions at the nascent government, which relies on the app for communication  —  The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frank Bajak / Associated Press: Microsoft says hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan’ DDoS attacks “temporarily impacted availability” of Azure, Teams, Outlook, and more services in early June 2023  —  In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Similarweb: Reddit had 52M+ visitors on Tuesday, June 13, vs. 57M+ on the day before the blackouts began; the average session was 7.2 minutes, a three-year low  —  The protest appears to have had a small but noticeable effect on the platform.  —  When more than 8,000 subreddits went dark … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Throuvalas / Decrypt: Block announces an open beta program for Bitkey, its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, offering Coinbase and CashApp integrations; Block plans to add BTC trading  —  Bitkey will allow beta users to withdraw Bitcoin from Coinbase and Cashapp using “copy and paste.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Boone Ashworth / Wired: Reddit’s management risks putting the company in a death spiral as users revolt, dedicated moderators quit, and its vibrant discussions move to other platforms  —  When the user revolt ends—if it ever does—Reddit’s community won’t ever be the same.  —  It’s pretty easy to piss people off on Reddit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Investors of Bengaluru-based Mojocare say they found “financial irregularities” at the healthtech startup, which has raised ~$23M from Sequoia India and others  —  Mojocare investors have found “financial irregularities” at the Indian health and wellness startup and are moving … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Holden / Reuters: The UK names Ian Hogarth to lead its AI Foundation Model Taskforce; Hogarth co-founded concert discovery service Songkick, which sold to Warner Music in 2017  —  The British government said on Sunday that tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth would head its new taskforce to look at the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme