Keith Stuart / The Guardian: An interview with Apple Arcade Senior Director Alex Rofman: the service hit record highs on all “critical metrics” in 2023 and will feature Vision Pro games  —  The head of the company’s gaming subscription service explains its priorities as it anticipates the Vision Pro revolution … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joanna Nelius / The Verge: Qualcomm details its Snapdragon X Plus and X Elite chips; benchmarks from a demo suggest the chips match Apple’s M3, Intel’s Core Ultra 9, and AMD’s Ryzen 9  —  On Wednesday, Qualcomm announced the impending arrival of its Snapdragon X Plus laptop processor alongside more information … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US companies racing to build data centers to serve AI demand is causing a shortage of parts, property, and power; cooling system lead times are now 5x longer  —  Supply bottlenecks slow the scramble to build bigger, more powerful facilities Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: How a tiny group of US lawmakers and aides wrote the TikTok ban bill, concealing their efforts to avoid TikTok’s lobbying, alongside the DOJ and White House  —  A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlie Demerjian / SemiAccurate: Sources: Qualcomm is cheating on Snapdragon X Plus and Elite benchmarks given to OEMs and the press; the numbers are not achievable with the settings they claim  —  Opinion: Why do they keep digging?  —  Qualcomm is cheating on the Snapdragon X Plus/Elite benchmarks given to OEMs and the press. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meir Orbach / CTech: Nvidia acquires AI infrastructure orchestration and management platform Run:ai, a source says for ~$700M; Run:ai, founded in 2018, raised $118M in total  —  Run:ai enables enterprise customers to manage and optimize their compute infrastructure, whether on premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joanna Nelius / The Verge: Qualcomm details its Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite chips; benchmarks suggest the chips match Apple’s M3, Intel’s Core Ultra 9, and AMD’s Ryzen 9  —  On Wednesday, Qualcomm announced the impending arrival of its Snapdragon X Plus laptop processor alongside more information … Lees verder op Tech Meme