Tech Meme

Financial Times: Investigation: of 14 laptops with trackers given to UK retailers to recycle, 10 were recycled correctly; others were sold, likely stolen, or took long journeys  —  Every year about 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste is illegally shipped out of Britain.  Much is destined for developing countries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at the fundamental limits on making ever-smaller chips, which could finally end Moore’s Law  —  For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress.  Not for much longer, warn experts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta: Meta teases $499 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, which is 40% thinner and has 2x graphics performance; more details on Sept. 27  —  Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: Some IT executives say generative AI lowers the barrier for code creation, which could result in growing levels of complexity, technical debt, and confusion  —  Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: BeReal plans to launch a chat feature, initially testing in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji  —  BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland.  —  At launch, users will be able … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, twice that of Intel, a look at the fundamental limits on making ever-smaller chips, which could finally end Moore’s Law  —  For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress.  Not for much longer, warn experts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Bursztynsky / Fast Company: Match Group plans to launch gay dating app Archer in NYC, LA, and DC in the coming months, the company’s first gay-specific app for men  —  Dating giant Match Group announced its latest app, called Archer.  —  The app, initially launching in the New York City area, is a “social-first” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: After Microsoft paid $7.5B for ZeniMax in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of the worst-reviewed games in 2023 and Xbox’s latest misfire  —  Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: LA- and Bengaluru-based hyperspectral imagery startup Pixxel raised a $36M Series B led by Google, after launching three demonstration satellites in 2022  —  Hyperspectral imagery startup Pixxel has closed $36 million in funding as it prepares to roll out new remote sensing and analytics capabilities to customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Elon Musk sent no tweets during his visit to China, the longest hiatus from the platform since June 2022; once his jet left Shanghai, Musk tweeted about SpaceX  —  Elon Musk, a prolific presence on Twitter and owner of the social media platform, didn’t send any tweets while he was in China for his first visit since the pandemic. Lees verder op Tech Meme