Tech Meme

Qianer Liu / The Information: Sources: the US is probing if TSMC has been making AI or smartphone chips for Huawei in breach of US sanctions, including Huawei buying chips via intermediaries  —  The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has been making artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nate Raymond / Reuters: X updates its ToS to steer any disputes by users to the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, whose judges often favor conservative litigants  —  Elon Musk’s X has updated its terms of service to steer any disputes by users of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: X updates its Privacy Policy to allow third-party “collaborators” to train their AI models on X user data, unless the user opts out, effective November 15, 2024  —  On Wednesday, social network X (formerly Twitter) updated its Privacy Policy to indicate that it would allow third-party … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: Memo: Google will block US election ads after the polls close on November 5 to prevent voting misinformation, including candidates prematurely claiming victory  —  – Google is implementing the policy “out of an abundance of caution and to limit the potential for confusion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Shanklin / Engadget: The FCC issues new rules that will require all mobile phones sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids, “after a transition period”  —  With the number of Americans 65 and older expected to balloon by nearly 50 percent by 2050, the rules will ensure those with hearing loss … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix forecasts 2025 revenue of $43B-$44B, which would be 11%-13% higher than its 2024 guidance, and targets a 2025 operating margin of 28% vs. 27% in 2024  —  Netflix is expecting to keep growing revenue at double-digit percentages in 2025.  —  In reporting Q3 2024 results that beat analyst forecasts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Forbes: Sources: Stripe is in talks to acquire startup Bridge, a provider of infrastructure for crypto stablecoins, for $1B; Bridge raised $58M  —  The acquisition, potentially Stripe’s largest to date, would come as the $70 billion fintech high-flyer makes a bigger push into stablecoin payments. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Whitten / CNBC: Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.83B, vs. $9.76B est., paid memberships up 14% to 282.72M, vs. 282.15M est., and net income of $2.4B  —  LOS ANGELES — Netflix reported earnings after the bell.  Here are the results.  — Earnings per share: $5.40.  That may not compare with the $5.12 expected by LSEG. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rich Woods / XDA Developers: Qualcomm cancels the Snapdragon Dev Kit, which was supposed to ship in June, and will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its “standards of excellence”  —  – Qualcomm canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit & will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its “standards of excellence”. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Margaux MacColl / TechCrunch: Abel, founded by Daniel Francis, or @growing_daniel on X, to build AI that uses body cam footage and other data to fill out police reports, raised a $5M seed  —  Earlier this year, Abel founder Daniel Francis was in a car going 135 miles per hour down a highway in Oakland, California. Lees verder op Tech Meme