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A look at the legal challenges of defining and prosecuting virtual crimes, after rising reports of attacks, harassment, and sexual assault in the metaverse (Naomi Nix/Washington Post) 05-02-2024

Naomi Nix / Washington Post: A look at the legal challenges of defining and prosecuting virtual crimes, after rising reports of attacks, harassment, and sexual assault in the metaverse  —  A growing cohort of activists are urging police forces to grapple with sexual attacks in virtual reality, but prosecuting digital abuse could be tricky Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta plans to deprecate its Facebook Groups API; developers say doing so will greatly impact companies offering tools to schedule and automate posts (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 05-02-2024

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta plans to deprecate its Facebook Groups API; developers say doing so will greatly impact companies offering tools to schedule and automate posts  —  The recent surprise announcement that Meta will soon be shutting down a Facebook Groups API is throwing some businesses and social media marketers into disarray. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Palantir reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $608.4M, vs. $602.4M est., net income $93.4M, up from $30.9M YoY, and its LLMs saw “unrelenting” demand; PLTR up 20%+ (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) 05-02-2024

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Palantir reports Q4 revenue up 20% YoY to $608.4M, vs. $602.4M est., net income $93.4M, up from $30.9M YoY, and its LLMs saw “unrelenting” demand; PLTR up 20%+  —  – Palantir reported fourth-quarter earnings after the bell Monday.  — The company’s revenue for the quarter increased 20% year over year to $608.4 million. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Reddit had over $800M in revenue in 2023, up 20%+ YoY, and was not profitable for the full year; a source says Reddit was profitable in Q4 (Amy Or/Bloomberg) 06-02-2024

Amy Or / Bloomberg: Sources: Reddit had over $800M in revenue in 2023, up 20%+ YoY, and was not profitable for the full year; a source says Reddit was profitable in Q4  —  – Social site posted over $800 million revenue last year  — Reddit may reveal public IPO filing as soon as this month Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple tells Vision Pro users who forget their passcode to bring the device to a store or mail the device to AppleCare customer support to reset the device (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 06-02-2024

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple tells Vision Pro users who forget their passcode to bring the device to a store or mail the device to AppleCare customer support to reset the device  —  Buyers of Apple Inc.’s new Vision Pro headset are finding it can be a major hassle if they lose their passcode. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK government plans to spend £100M+ to support AI innovation and regulation, including to launch nine research hubs and to help regulators address AI risks (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) 06-02-2024

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The UK government plans to spend £100M+ to support AI innovation and regulation, including to launch nine research hubs and to help regulators address AI risks  —  The UK government is finally publishing its response to an AI regulation consultation it kicked off last March … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Japan plans to extend ~$1.64B in subsidies for Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production, after merger talks between the two stalled in 2023 (Sam Nussey/Reuters) 06-02-2024

Sam Nussey / Reuters: Japan plans to extend ~$1.64B in subsidies for Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production, after merger talks between the two stalled in 2023  —  Japan’s industry ministry said on Tuesday it would extend subsidies worth as much as 242.9 billion yen ($1.64 billion) … Lees verder op Tech Meme