Tech Meme

Eugene Kim / Business Insider: Sources and documents detail headwinds slowing Amazon’s data center buildout: electricity and water supply issues, zoning problems, labor shortages, and more  —  – Electricity and labor headwinds slow Amazon’s data center buildout.  — The company’s predicament highlights challenges faced by the broader cloud industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google open sources SynthID Text, which lets developers watermark and detect text generated by AI models, available under the Apache 2.0 license  —  Google is making SynthID Text, its technology that lets developers watermark and detect text generated by generative AI models, generally available. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: UK-based Wayve, which develops AI software for vehicles, starts testing its driver-assistance system in San Francisco and opens a new office in California  —  – London-based startup opens new office in Sunnyvale, California  — Company will conduct first road trials outside UK in Bay area Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: IBM reports Q3 revenue up 1% YoY to $14.97B, vs. $15.07B est., and says bookings for AI consulting and software have exceeded $3B, up more than $1B QoQ  —  IBM shares moved 3% lower in extended trading on Wednesday after the hardware, software and services provider fell short of Wall Street’s revenue expectations for the third quarter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Microsoft: Russia, China, and Iran are stepping up cyber-influence efforts on the US election; China has focused on down-ballot candidates and Congress members  —  Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Roose / New York Times: A mother sues Character.AI after her 14-year-old son became obsessed with a chatbot before his suicide; Character.AI says it plans new safety features  —  The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.  —  THE SHIFT Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Sources: the US DOJ warned Elon Musk’s America PAC in recent days that his $1M sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states may violate federal law  —  The Justice Department warned Elon Musk’s America PAC in recent days that his $1 million sweepstakes to registered voters in swing states … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple nears production of MacBook Airs with M4 for release in early 2025, slightly delays M4 Mac Studio, and plans new entry-level iPads for the spring  —  – Company slightly delays next Mac Studio desktop with M4 chip  — Preparations in place to launch new MacBook Air early in 2025 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Chemistry, a new VC firm by Index, Bessemer, and a16z alums Mark Goldberg, Ethan Kurzweil, and Kristina Shen, raised $350M for its debut, Series A-focused fund  —  Mark Goldberg, Ethan Kurzweil and Kristina Shen left top jobs at blue chip VC firms to launch Chemistry, a new equal partnership focused on backing Series A startups. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Six Colors: Apple releases iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 developer betas, with features like Genmoji, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence, and ChatGPT integration  —  Apple Intelligence just keeps on coming.  —  The first batch of features in Apple’s much-hyped entry into the artificial intelligence boom … Lees verder op Tech Meme