Tech Meme

Matthew Gault / 404 Media: Framework stops selling its six lowest-priced laptops in the US, saying those models would sell at a loss due to tariffs that went into effect on April 5  —  The manufacturer says it would now have to sell its laptops at a loss.  —  Framework—a company that makes upgradeable and repairable laptops … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: In a memo to staff Shopify’s CEO says using AI is now a baseline expectation and that teams asking for more resources must first show why AI can’t do the job  —  Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke is changing his company’s approach to hiring in the age of artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: Google Search’s AI Mode feature, rolled out to millions more in the US, now gains multimodal capabilities, letting users ask complex questions about pictures  —  Google started cramming AI features into search in 2024, but last month marked an escalation.  With the release of AI Mode … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Meta VP of generative AI Ahmad Al-Dahle denies a rumor that the company trained its Llama 4 models on test sets, saying Meta “would never do that”  —  A Meta exec on Monday denied a rumor that the company trained its new AI models to present well on specific benchmarks while concealing the models’ weaknesses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple aims to send more iPhones to US from India, given new tariffs on China, but sees the situation as too uncertain to upend supply chain investments  —  Apple plans to send more iPhones to the U.S. from India to offset the high cost of China tariffs, people familiar with the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Del Rey / Fortune: The CEO of humanoid robot startup Figure AI, which has raised $700M+ to date, seemingly exaggerated its deployment of robots at BMW in interviews and posts  —  When Figure AI, a high-profile humanoid robot startup, announced a commercial agreement with automaker BMW early last year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: An unreleased version of a Waymo privacy policy found by Jane Manchun Wong says it may use interior camera data to train AI models and sell ads, with an opt out  —  Waymo is preparing to use data from its robotaxis, including video from interior cameras tied to rider identities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Krea, which helps creators generate AI content using the best available models, raised a $47M Series B and a $33M Series A; sources: Krea is valued at $500M  —  Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the different models you can now use to build your content using AI? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Berkowitz / Axios: President Trump posts that the US will impose additional tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9, unless China withdraws its 34% retaliatory tariffs  —  President Trump on Monday threatened to impose an extra 50% tariff on China, but opened the door to talks with other nations on a path to lowering their tariffs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Primack / Axios: Sources: the board of directors of clothing inventory monetization startup CaaStle let its CEO remain after fraud allegations and took months to warn investors  —  The most stunning part of the CaaStle fraud allegations isn’t that a huckster CEO burned through $530 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme