John Warnock, Inventor of the PDF, Dies at 82 25-08-2023
As a founder of Adobe Systems, he oversaw the development of software and systems that made modern personal computing possible.Lees verder op New York Times
As a founder of Adobe Systems, he oversaw the development of software and systems that made modern personal computing possible.Lees verder op New York Times
Julian Chokkattu / Wired: Citizen suspends sales of its $350 CZ Smart smartwatch, launched on May 1; review units had extensive issues, including freezing and inaccurate tracking data — The second-generation CZ Smart launched a few months ago. Both the company and reviewers have found serious technical issues. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ariel Bogle / The Guardian: NYT, CNN, and some other news outlets block OpenAI’s GPTBot web crawler from accessing their content; some have also blocked Common Crawl Foundation’s CCBot — Chicago Tribune and Australian newspapers the Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald also appear to have disallowed web crawler from maker of Chat GPT Lees verder op Tech Meme
12:39 Het Nationaal Crisiscentrum neemt de leiding in de aanpak van overlast en criminaliteit in het station Brussel-Zuid. Dat moet zo snel mogelijk concrete maatregelen opleveren.Lees verder op De Tijd
12:50 Hoezeer de Vlaamse liberalen ook kapot geregeerd lijken, voorzitter Tom Ongena twijfelt er niet aan dat hij het tij kan keren. En voor alle duidelijkheid: een oppositiekuur heeft hij niet in gedachten…Lees verder op De Tijd
13:03 Via de banken is donderdag voor ruim 2 miljard euro ingetekend op de fiscaal voordelige staatsbon. Samen met de rechtstreekse inschrijvingen bij de overheid komt het opgehaalde bedrag na anderhalve da…Lees verder op De Tijd
Timmy Shen / The Block: CoinGecko: Worldcoin’s WLD fell 9.1% in the past 24 hours to ~$1.33, down 43.6% since its launch a month ago, after scrutiny over data collection and privacy — – The controversial crypto project co-created by Sam Altman saw its WLD token drop 9.1% over the past 24 hours and 43.6% over the past 30 days. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Customs data: China’s chip production tool imports in June and July 2023 totaled nearly $5B, up 70% YoY from $2.9B, mostly from the Netherlands and Japan — Data shows surge in June and July purchases ahead of export curbs by Japan and the Netherlands — China’s imports of semiconductor equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian instant grocery startup Zepto raised a $200M Series E led by StepStone at a $1.4B valuation, taking its funding to $560M, India’s first unicorn of 2023 — Instant grocery delivery startup Zepto has raised $200 million in a new funding round at a valuation of $1.4 billion, it said Friday … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Josh Ye / Reuters: Source: Tencent Music, Cloud Music, and more scrap their virtual lucky draws and other features at a hefty cost, as China cracks down on online gambling — Chinese online content platforms including Tencent Music (1698.HK) and NetEase’s Cloud Music (9899.HK) have removed live streaming features … Lees verder op Tech Meme