Tech Meme

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Baidu beats analyst estimates with Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$4.5B and ~$834M net income, up from a ~$13M net loss in Q1 2022, driven by its ad and cloud units  —  Baidu Inc.’s revenue rose a stronger-than-expected 10% after its advertising and cloud businesses benefited from China’s post-pandemic reopening. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple rolls out new concert discovery features in Apple Maps and Apple Music, including Guides to local venues in select cities and Set Lists for select artists  —  Apple is bringing concert discovery to two of its flagship apps, Apple Music and Apple Maps, the company announced today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: River, which offers Bitcoin brokerage, mining, wallet, and custody services, raised a $35M Series B led by Kingsway Capital, with Peter Thiel among investors  —  The Series B funding for the Bitcoin financial services provider was led by Kingsway Capital.  —  Bitcoin technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A live blog of testimony from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, IBM VP Christina Montgomery, and professor Gary Marcus before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee  —  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress on AI like ChatGPT as regulations and oversight are being considered. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal: Discord users are scouring servers to find any remaining US military documents from the recent leak, after prosecutors suggested more might still be online  —  The government secrets leaked on Discord have become fodder for users seeking fun and attention  —  WASHINGTON—Videogame enthusiasts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CoinDesk: EU states approve the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) rules, becoming the first major global jurisdiction with a crypto licensing regime, taking effect in 2024  —  The landmark Markets in Crypto Assets regulation was given final approval by the EU’s Council, which also agreed a new law for sharing data on crypto tax holdings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Apple announces a suite of features to improve cognitive, vision, and speech accessibility on iOS and iPadOS, rolling out later in 2023  —  Apple previewed a suite of new features today to improve cognitive, vision and speech accessibility.  These tools are slated to arrive on the iPhone, iPad and Mac later this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: As the European Central Bank prepares to pilot a digital euro in October, consumers, financiers, and politicians are questioning the project’s aims and benefits  —  Europe’s central bank is pushing ahead with the development of electronic currency even as politicians question its purpose Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to tell Congress that AI regulation is “essential”, stress the need for government flexibility, and recommend safety measures  —  OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman will tell US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulation of artificial intelligence must allow companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

James T. Areddy / Wall Street Journal: Futu and Tiger Brokers, two Nasdaq-listed online brokerages catering to clients in China, plan to remove apps from Chinese app stores and stop taking on users  —  The online brokerages earlier agreed to stop accepting new customers from mainland China  —  Two Nasdaq-listed online brokerages … Lees verder op Tech Meme