Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok opens up its revamped Creativity Program creator fund to all US-based creators with over 10K followers and over 100K views in the past 30 days  —  TikTok announced today that it’s opening up its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” to all eligible creators in the United States. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Newman / Financial Times: Apple’s deep ties to China should worry investors given Beijing controls the factories, workforces, and market access, all of which could be quickly taken away  —  What happens when the SEC, auditors and investors wake up?  —  Jay Newman was a senior portfolio manager at Elliott Management. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Tobin / Reuters: The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rejects the CMA’s appeal to a ruling that the regulator cannot investigate Apple’s mobile browser and gaming services  —  Britain’s antitrust regulator was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal against a ruling that it had no power to open an investigation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: TSMC is in talks to spend between €7B and €10B to build a chip plant in Saxony, Germany, working with NXP, Bosch, Infineon, and the German government  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in talks with partners to spend as much as €10 billion ($11 billion) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces the Ryzen Mobile 7040U series, offering up to 8-cores with RDNA 3 graphics and claiming better performance than Apple’s M2; price and release TBC  —  Back at CES 2023, AMD announced the first wave of Ryzen Mobile parts based on its Zen 4 architecture, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: TSMC is in talks to spend between €7B and €10B to build a chip plant in Saxony, Germany, working with NXP, Bosch, Infineon, and the German government  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in talks with partners to spend as much as €10 billion ($11 billion) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google releases passkeys, a new FIDO Alliance-developed cryptographic keys solution that requires a preauthenticated device, to all accounts on major platforms  —  Google’s next step into a passwordless future is here with the announcement that passkeys — a new cryptographic keys solution … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Meta warns that malware actors are spreading their infrastructure across multiple platforms and blocks 1K+ links using generative AI-themed lures since March  —  The company is adding new tools as bad actors use ChatGPT-themed lures and mask their infrastructure in an attempt to trick victims and elude defenders. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bryce Baschuk / Bloomberg: Microsoft Chief Economist Michael Schwarz says AI will be used by “bad actors”, such as spammers, to cause “real damage” and “clearly” must be regulated  —  Artificial intelligence will be dangerous in the hands of unscrupulous people, according to Microsoft Corp. Chief Economist Michael Schwarz. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Jeong / The Verge: Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes  —  Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky.  On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying … Lees verder op Tech Meme