Tech Meme

Ann Cao / South China Morning Post: Chinese local media: Chinese video surveillance tech supplier Hikvision plans to lay off 1,000+ R&D staff; Hikvision denied any “large-scale lay-offs”  —  The Hangzhou-based company says it is optimising its research manpower, while denying large-scale lay-offs Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine: Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Woodcock / Financial Times: How some architects and designers are creating photorealistic virtual spaces in the metaverse; a study shows 41% of architectural practices use AI in some way  —  The metaverse is changing the face of contemporary design  —  In 2020, artist and designer Charlotte Taylor and architect Riccardo Fornoni unveiled Villa Saraceni. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine: Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine: Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A profile of Ben Nimmo, OpenAI’s principal threat investigator who found evidence that Russia and China were using ChatGPT to sway political discourse online  —  Ben Nimmo brings a literary bent to the serious business of keeping ChatGPT from being an engine of misinformation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine: Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Pavlus / Quanta Magazine: Q&A with physicist Lenka Zdeborová on how the physics of phase transitions in matter can help model the behavior of algorithms, understanding LLMs, and more  —  Quanta spoke with Zdeborová about the similarities between water and algorithms, using physics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s plans for a lower-end headset in 2025, Vision Pro 2 in 2026, and Ray-Ban Meta-like glasses in 2027, as Apple readies its response to Meta  —  Apple is finally preparing to compete for the smart home market after falling behind Amazon and Google. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Sources: China’s Instagram-like Xiaohongshu had $200M in net profit on $1B+ revenue in Q1 2024, up from $40M in net profit on ~$600M revenue in Q1 2023  —  Shanghai-based start-up has been a rare success story in a sector hit by bankruptcies and falling valuations Lees verder op Tech Meme