Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: The UN creates a 39-member advisory body of tech executives, government officials, and academics to examine issues in the international governance of AI  —  The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced the creation of a 39-member advisory body to address issues … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: What to expect from Apple’s “Scary Fast” event on October 30: high-end MacBook Pros with M3 Pro and M3 Max, a new 24-inch iMac with an M3, and USB-C accessories  —  The company is poised to introduce computers with speedier chips.  —  Apple Inc.’s last product unveiling … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Source: during an all-hands, Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino referenced ambitions to create XWire, a press release service that would rival Cision’s PR Newswire  —  Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Payments Dive: Payments processor Wex plans to acquire Payzer, which offers field services software to plumbers, roofers, and other contractors, for about $250M  —  The purchase of the field services software business will allow for cross-selling an expanded set of services, CEO Melissa Smith said.  —  Dive Brief: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julia Black / The Information: Sources: Humane set its ~$1K Ai Pin launch for Oct. 14, during the solar eclipse, but moved it to Nov. 9 as reports of Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s device surfaced  —  In late September, a stakeholder in Humane received a humbled message from the startup.  The Information had just broken … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: US v. Google: Google’s search head testifies that the company spent $26.3B in 2021 to be the default search engine over multiple browsers, phones, and platforms  —  Even if it’s easy to switch browsers or platforms or search engines, the one that appears when you turn it on matters a lot. Lees verder op Tech Meme