Tech Meme

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: Report: OpenAI sees a clause in its Microsoft contract, which cuts off Microsoft’s access to OpenAI tech if OpenAI develops AGI, as a path to a better contract  —  The New York Times on Thursday published a look at the “fraying” relationship between OpenAI and its investor, partner, and … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: A judge grants Google a temporary stay on the Epic ruling while Google appeals, which means Google might not have to change Play Store practices for years  —  Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle.  Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patrick Van Oosterom / Bloomberg: Netherlands unveils new rules requiring an export permit to sell quantum computers, quantum measurement equipment and chipmaking tech, and more outside the EU  —  – Measure taking effect Dec. 1 includes chipmaking processes  — Cabinet took step for national security reasons, minister says Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: A look at Greg Brockman’s role at OpenAI, as his return from a sabbatical nears; sources: OpenAI CFO thinks Apple pulled out of fundraising due to Murati’s exit  —  When Greg Brockman returns to OpenAI in the next month or so, as senior leaders expect him to, the artificial intelligence startup’s co-founder … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mia Sato / The Verge: Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day this week after X announced plans for controversial changes, including basically getting rid of the block feature  —  A handful of changes coming to X may be pushing users to its competitor.  Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, says it added 500,000 new users in a day this week. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sahil Patel / The Information: LinkedIn woos publishers, testing a “News Banner” on its mobile app feed and a video ad program that sources say will earn Bloomberg and WSJ $2M+ each in 2024  —  As Facebook owner Meta Platforms has backed away from news, Microsoft’s LinkedIn has leaned into it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: Verizon will buy some of US Cellular’s spectrum licenses for $1B, contingent on closing a deal announced in May to sell some US Cellular assets to T-Mobile  —  The announcement came amid a push for US wireless companies to focus more on their core business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI are negotiating how much equity Microsoft gets when OpenAI becomes a for-profit company, for which OpenAI has two years  —  The two companies have hired investment banks to help negotiate how much equity Microsoft gets when OpenAI becomes a for-profit company Lees verder op Tech Meme

Akash Sriram / Reuters: NHTSA opens a probe into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving, covering 2.4M vehicles, after four reported crashes in low-visibility situations, including one fatal crash  —  The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software after reports … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emilia David / VentureBeat: Perplexity launches Internal Knowledge Search, to search the web or internal files, and Spaces, a way to organize research, for its Pro and Enterprise customers  —  Enterprises can use their Perplexity dashboards to search for internal information and combine it with knowledge from the internet … Lees verder op Tech Meme