Tech Meme

Sanne Wass / Bloomberg: The EU launches four “crash test” facilities for AI tools, funded by a €220M investment, which will let companies test AI and robotics in real-life settings  —  The Europe Union is introducing “crash test” systems for artificial intelligence to ensure new innovations are safe before they hit the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: US government official Kurt Campbell confronted Sequoia’s Don Vieira in DC over the VC firm’s ties to China, eventually leading to the three-way split  —  Scrutiny from Washington aggravated tensions within the venture-capital firm, fueling its decision to break up Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based NoTraffic, an AI-based traffic management service, raised a $50M Series B led by M&G Investments, following a $17.5M Series A in July 2021  —  AI-based traffic management platform NoTraffic has bagged $50 million in Series B funding as it picks up momentum in cities across … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: How routine drug use by Silicon Valley executives moved from an after-hours activity squarely into corporate culture, causing issues for boards and tech leaders  —  Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a drug movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: TikTok plans to close TikTok Now, its BeReal clone announced in September 2022, without giving a reason; usage estimates suggest BeReal’s popularity has faded  —  TikTok is killing off its BeReal clone TikTok Now, according to notifications being sent to users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anto Antony / Bloomberg: Sources: Byju’s is in advanced talks with new shareholders to raise $1B, seeking to stave off attempts by investors to reduce founder Byju Raveendran’s control  —  Byju’s is in advanced talks with prospective new shareholders for a $1 billion fundraising round, seeking to stave off attempts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: Meta launches parental controls for Messenger in the US, the UK, and Canada, letting parents view their child’s contacts and activity but not message contents  —  Meta is rolling out more child-safety features as government scrutiny heats up  —  Amid growing pressure from state … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Knight / Wired: A look at Amazon’s army of smaller AI-powered warehouse robots, including Proteus, which carries suitcase-sized bins of packages and works alongside humans  —  A wave of advanced machines is coming to the company’s facilities thanks to better AI and robots smart enough to work with—and without—humans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: Sam Altman told developers in London about plans to create a “supersmart personal assistant for work”; the move could put OpenAI at odds with Microsoft  —  In the span of half a year, ChatGPT has become one of the world’s best-known internet brands. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta says WhatsApp Business crossed 200M MAUs, up from 50M in 2020, adds a tool to let users create “click-to-WhatsApp” ads without a Facebook account, and more  —  Meta announced today that WhatsApp Business, its app designed specifically for small businesses … Lees verder op Tech Meme