Tech Meme

Dylan Patel / SemiAnalysis: An overview of the ML software development industry over the past decade: a decline of Nvidia’s CUDA monopoly, PyTorch overtaking Google’s TensorFlow, and more  —  Over the last decade, the landscape of machine learning software development has undergone significant changes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s electrical grid are straining its mobile network, leading to a global hunt for equipment like batteries to keep the system online  —  Telecom operators and internet providers scour suppliers for better batteries, generators  —  Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s electrical grid … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: Some US universities, including Alabama’s Auburn University and the University of Oklahoma, are banning TikTok on their Wi-Fi networks, annoying some students  —  The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Forbes: A look at Deltec, an obscure Bahamian bank that got a $50M loan from an FTX-tied entity in October 2021, and chairman Jean Chalopin, who has ties to FTX leaders  —  The loan was among several deals struck with Jean Chalopin, the head of Deltec and Moonstone banks — and co-creator of Inspector Gadget … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Experts raise concerns about Germany’s plan to heat homes with heat expelled by data centers as the warm air isn’t hot enough for most district heating networks  —  Germany wants to force its power-hungry data centers to harness excess heat for warming residential homes — an effort which the industry warns is likely to fall flat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company plans to integrate OpenAI’s tools into all of its products and make them available for other businesses to build on  —  Offering for businesses and end users to be transformed by incorporating tools like ChatGPT, CEO Satya Nadella says Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researcher: firmware for 290+ MSI motherboards has a default UEFI Secure Boot setting that lets any OS run, even those lacking a signature  —  Over 290 MSI motherboards are reportedly affected by an insecure default UEFI Secure Boot setting settings that allows any operating system image … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at Elon Musk’s options to meet his $13B debt obligations after the Twitter buyout; sources say the first interest installment could be due by January-end  —  Billionaire faces tough choices to meet financial obligations of takeover financed by $13bn debt Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Rooney / CNBC: Coinbase plans to lay off a further ~950 employees, or ~20% of its workforce, seeking to reduce its operating expense by 25% QoQ; Coinbase laid off 18% in June  —  – Coinbase is cutting a fifth of its workforce following an 18% staff reduction in June.  — CEO Brian Armstrong pointed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: VaynerMedia: in 2022, buying 1K video ad impressions on TikTok cost around 50% less than Instagram’s Reels, ~33% less than Twitter, and 62% less than Snapchat  —  Advertisers and brands say an increasing amount of digital ads spend is moving away from Meta, YouTube and Twitter Lees verder op Tech Meme