Tech Meme

New York Times: Drone shows are increasingly replacing fireworks displays; research projects the global drone light show market to grow from $1.3B in 2021 to $2.2B in 2031  —  The light displays are quieter, safer and better for the environment.  —  Like many in the fireworks industry, Stephen Vitale is in the family business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julian Lucas / New Yorker: A look at MoMA’s “Never Alone” exhibit, featuring a collection of 35 video games, making MoMA one of very few art museums to have a permanent games collection  —  After years of neglect, art institutions are coming around to games.  Can they master the controls? Lees verder op Tech Meme

McKenna Oxenden / New York Times: A profile of Rachel Griffin Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel on social media, whose YouTube channel for educational children’s videos has over 4.8M subscribers  —  The YouTube star of “Songs for Littles,” an online video series that pulls millions of views, says she’s found her calling in encouraging children to speak. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Apple has cut Vision Pro production plans from 1M to less than 400K units in 2024 due to manufacturing problems  —  Initial hopes of 1mn shipments in 2024 launch year dashed by manufacturing problems  —  Apple has been forced to make drastic cuts to production forecasts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Apple is forced to make major cuts to its plans of making 1M Vision Pro headsets during the first 12 months of launch due to manufacturing problems  —  Initial hopes of 1mn shipments in 2024 launch year dashed by manufacturing problems  —  Apple has been forced to make drastic cuts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Bluesky resumes new sign-ups after a temporary pause to resolve performance issues caused by “record high-traffic”  —  / ‘We will temporarily be pausing Bluesky sign-ups while our team continues to resolve the existing performance issues.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benedict Evans: Analysis of whether in the coming years AI will destroy, displace, create, and accelerate jobs like other waves of automation, or if this time it’s different  —  Pretty much everyone in tech agrees that generative AI, Large Language Models and ChatGPT are a generational change … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: A look at uncensored and loosely moderated AI chatbots like WizardLM-Uncensored and Open Assistant setting off a polarizing debate about free-speech and risks  —  A new generation of chatbots doesn’t have many of the guardrails put in place by companies like Google and OpenAI, presenting new possibilities — and risks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Report: Apple is working on new external display for Macs that can double as a smart home display in low-power mode, to release next year “at the earliest”  —  In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman writes that he understands Apple is working on a new Mac external display option … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is exploring hearing health and body-temperature features for AirPods, while planning cheaper models and a shift to a USB-C port for the case  —  Apple is working on a slew of changes for its popular AirPods earbuds, seeking to expand its wearables business. Lees verder op Tech Meme