Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: TikTok appears to be working on a feature that will let users create AI-generated profile pictures similar to Prisma Labs’ Lensa app  —  TikTok is working on a feature that will create AI-generated profile pictures, according to social media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared images and video of the tool with The Verge. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: SK Hynix reports a ~$2.5B operating loss in Q1 2023, its biggest quarterly loss that surpasses ~$1.4B in Q4 2022, as revenue dropped 58.1% YoY to ~$3.8B  —  South Korean semiconductor manufacturer posts $2.5bn in red ink  —  SK Hynix and other semiconductor manufacturers are dealing with a slowdown in the industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Alibaba Cloud plans to cut its core product costs by up to 50% starting on May 7; the company has 200K+ requests to join the beta of its Tongyi Qianwen AI model  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is cutting the cost of its cloud services by as much as half, a move that could win users from rivals … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D  —  The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisyah Llewellyn / Rest of World: TikTok Shop is thriving in Indonesia, TikTok’s second-biggest market with an estimated 110M users; Data.ai: the Shop seller app has ~5.5M Indonesian downloads  —  TikTok Shop, the controversial app’s ambitious next phase, has caught fire in Indonesia.  “This is truly the year of TikTok,” says one seller. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: In the latest macOS Ventura beta, Apple removes the Virtual Scanner II app including Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper that shipped with macOS Mojave and up  —  A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Lees verder op Tech Meme