Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Cisco launches the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium, joined by Google, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, SAP and Accenture, to research AI’s impact on 56 ICT job roles  —  AI might not be coming for all jobs, but it might be coming for some.  —  UPS’s largest layoff in its 116-year history was the result of … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: A profile of hacker P4x, aka Alejandro Caceres, who took down North Korea’s internet in 2022 and says the US needs to wield its hacking powers more aggressively  —  As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country.  Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: US rock band Kiss sells rights to its music, name, image, and likeness to Swedish entertainment company Pophouse to create a live show, a source says for ~$300M  —  Sale to Swedish entertainment group Pophouse set to ‘fulfil the band’s vision to become immortal’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg: AI chip startup SiMa.ai raised $70M led by Maverick Capital to develop chips for cameras, cars, and other consumer devices, taking its total funding to $270M  —  – Maverick Capital leads funding round, Point72 participates  — SiMa.ai’s board includes directors from Intel and TSMC Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: Some Amazon merchants complain of scam returns, where buyers ship junk back to sellers and claim they are returns, and say Amazon’s policies favor customers  —  Merchants receive junk instead of returned purchases, a sore point as they say Amazon’s policies favor customers Lees verder op Tech Meme