Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: USPTO suspended xAI’s Grok trademark application, saying the name could be confused with companies Groq and Grokstream; startup Bizly claims rights to “Grok”  —  Elon Musk said he borrowed the name from a 1960s science fiction novel, but another AI startup applied to trademark it before xAI launched its chatbot. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: OpenAI’s new image generator, powered by GPT-4o, is now available to all users; Altman last week mentioned a limit of three images per day for free-tier users  —  OpenAI’s new image generator, powered by its GPT-4o model, is now available to all users, CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Xavier / The Hindu: A survey of 1,450 verified Indian IT professionals by Blind: 83% reported experiencing burnout, with 72% saying they routinely exceed the 48-hour workweek limit  —  Organisations like Confluent, Intuit, UiPath, Adobe, Uber, InMobi, Salesforce, Walmart, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft lead the list … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marcus Hutchins / MalwareTech: The US needs a new cybersecurity strategy, but offensive cyber operations are unlikely to deter Chinese state-sponsored hacking and come with significant risk  —  Ever since China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ hacking operations against US telecom networks was uncovered, there’s been a lot of discussion about “hacking back”. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: in recent weeks, Meta executives including Mark Zuckerberg have pressed US trade officials to oppose an impending EU fine and cease-and-desist order  —  Facebook owner presses trade officials to push back against European law that could undermine its ad business Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: PayPal’s Honey extension for Chrome has lost ~4M users from its peak of 20M after a viral December 2024 YouTube video accused Honey of employing shady tactics  —  Late last year the popular Chrome extension Honey (owned by PayPal) was revealed for employing a few shady tactics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank is seeking a bridge loan of as much as $16.5B to help fund AI investments in the US; the loan may help SoftBank lead a $40B round in OpenAI  —  The bridge loan under discussion has a tenor of about 12 months, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private matters. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Tinder unveils “The Game Game”, a free in-app voice-based game that invites users to flirt with AI chatbots powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini models  —  Match Group Inc.’s Tinder unveiled an in-app game that invites users to flirt with artificially intelligent chatbots … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Current and former Google DeepMind scientists say a tougher vetting process and more bureaucracy at Google’s AI arm have made it harder to publish AI research  —  Google’s AI arm led by Demis Hassabis makes it harder for its researchers to publish studies in major change in approach Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Economic Times: Industry executives say Rapido has a 20% share in India’s four-wheeler ride-hailing segment; Uber has a ~50% share, while Ola holds most of the remaining 30%  —  Happy Tuesday!  India’s ride-hailing sector is experiencing significant disruption, with newer challengers entering the fray. Lees verder op Tech Meme