Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: AMD unveils the Ryzen Pro 8040 series for business laptops and mobile workstations and the Ryzen Pro 8000 series for desktops, adding an NPU for AI processing  —  AMD is the first with a Pro desktop PC chip with an NPU for AI workloads.  —  AMD announced its Ryzen Pro portfolio today … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Guardian: The UK announces legislation to outlaw making sexually explicit deepfake photos without consent, regardless of whether the creator intended to share the image  —  Offenders could face jail if image is widely shared under proposed amendment to criminal justice bill Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Andreessen Horowitz raised $7.2B, with $600M for American Dynamism, $3.75B for late-stage startups, and $600M for gaming, exceeding its target by ~4%  —  Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, has raised $7.2 billion in new funding — a sizable haul after a rocky period for the startup world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs: Resecurity: in Q1, malicious cyber activities targeting the Philippines, including cyberattacks and misinfo campaigns, were up 300%+ YoY, as China tensions rise  —  Amidst rising tensions with China in the SCS, Resecurity observed a spike in malicious cyber activity targeting the Philippines in Q1 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme