Tech Meme

Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz: A look at why AI will “save the world”, such as by augmenting human intelligence, a case against the moral panic about AI, and the China risk of not pursuing AI  —  The era of Artificial Intelligence is here, and boy are people freaking out.  —  Fortunately, I am here to bring … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: The Apple Vision Pro may take at least five years to supplant the iPhone, highlighted by Tim Cook not wearing one at WWDC; the UI is the most impressive part  —  Hey everyone, it’s Mark.  Apple introduced the Vision Pro on Monday at WWDC, looking to an era beyond the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: 1Password launches a passkey public beta for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and Brave but not its mobile apps, after announcing passkey support in November 2022  —  After several months of teasing, password manager 1Password has now launched its public beta for passkeys … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Apple acquires Los Angeles-based Mira, which makes AR headsets for companies and the US military; the startup had raised ~$17M and was once advised by Jony Ive  —  Apple has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the US military … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Email: Reddit lays off ~90 employees, or ~5% of its workforce, and slows hiring, as the company restructures key parts of its business to break even in 2024  —  Moves aim to help social-media company break even next year  —  Social-media company Reddit is laying off roughly 90 employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: GitLab reports Q1 revenue up 45% YoY to $126.9M, vs. $117.8M est., FY 2024 revenue guidance above estimates, and unveils generative AI plans; GTLB jumps 30%+  —  – GitLab beat on the top and bottom lines and increased its full-year guidance.  — The company plans to sell a generative artificial intelligence add-on. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sabrina Ortiz / ZDNet: Instagram appears to be testing an AI chatbot feature, similar to Snapchat’s My AI, that offers 30 AI personalities for answering questions and giving advice  —  Meta rapidly adopted generative AI technology and incorporated it into various features across its platforms, including ads. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Goodbody / RTÉ: Massachusetts-based human resources company UKG acquires Dublin-based payroll software developer Immedis; source: the deal is worth well in excess of €500M  —  Irish payroll management platform Immedis has been bought by the US human resources, payroll and workforce solutions business … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Email: Reddit lays off ~90 staffers, or ~5% of its workforce, and slows hiring, as it restructures key parts of its business, aiming to break even in 2024  —  Moves aim to help social-media company break even next year  —  Social-media company Reddit is laying off roughly 90 employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: GitLab reports Q1 revenue up 45% YoY to $126.9M vs. $117.8M est., 2024 revenue guidance above estimates, and unveils generative AI plans; GTLB jumps 30%+  —  – GitLab beat on the top and bottom lines and increased its full-year guidance.  — The company plans to sell a generative artificial intelligence add-on. Lees verder op Tech Meme