Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok brings its STEM feed to all users in the US, the UK, and Ireland by default to help find educational content, after launching the feed to under-18 users  —  TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing its STEM feed to all users in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland by default. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Infinitus, which uses AI to automate health care tasks, raised $51.5M led by a16z, a source says at a $600M+ valuation, taking its total funding to $102.9M  —  The startup, valued at over $600 million, is seeking to automate health care communication. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: Privacy advocates leak hours of footage of Locate X, a global, warrantless phone tracking tool made by Babel Street and used by US agencies like ICE and CBP  —  This article was produced with support from the Capitol Forum.  —  On a computer screen a map shows the movements of smartphones around the globe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Adobe makes Fresco, its dedicated drawing and painting app, free to users, removing a subscription for premium features, to compete with Procreate and others  —  Adobe is attempting to lure illustrators to join its creative software platform by making its dedicated drawing and painting app entirely free for everyone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says a flaw in Blackwell AI chips that impacted production has been fixed with TSMC’s help and the issue was “100% Nvidia’s fault”  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday a design flaw with its latest Blackwell AI chips which impacted production … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Quentyn Kennemer / The Verge: Amazon begins testing a new shopping app homepage on Android and iOS with millions of US users, adding bigger graphics and an emphasis on horizontal scrolling  —  Not long after injecting more artificial intelligence into its shopping experience, Amazon is now testing a new homepage for its shopping app on Android and iOS. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Source: in mid-October, TSMC halted shipments to a client after it discovered that chips fabricated for that entity had found their way into Huawei products  —  – TSMC halted shipments immediately after discovery this month  — The company has notified Taipei, Washington as it investigates Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: China says Tim Cook said Apple would “continue to grow its investments in China” in a meeting with its top tech official, during his second visit in 2024  —  – Apple supports millions of jobs, many suppliers in China  — China has tightened control over flow of data in recent years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nduka Orjinmo / Bloomberg: Nigeria drops charges against Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, detained since February 2024; sources say the case was discontinued due to his ill health  —  – Charges against Tigran Gambaryan dropped on health grounds  — Gambaryan detained in February as Nigeria took aim at Binance Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal: Joseph Gordon-Levitt criticizes AI, calling Hollywood a “canary in the coal mine” for other industries, and says studios “own the IP and I don’t own any of it”  —  Actor says AI companies use movies and TV to make money without fairly compensating actors; industry should ‘get ahead of that flood’ Lees verder op Tech Meme