Ethan Zuckerman: A study estimates that there are 13.3B+ videos on YouTube, of which 4B+ were posted to the platform in 2023, and the median YouTube video has 39 views  —  I got interested in this question a few years ago, when I started writing about the “denominator problem”. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Data.ai: puzzle app Royal Match has held the top spot for the biggest mobile game by monthly revenue globally since July, ahead of Candy Crush Saga  —  Istanbul-based developer Dream Games is on track to double revenue from its debut title despite a lacklustre year for mobile peers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Micron says it has reached a global settlement agreement to end all lawsuits, including claims of IP theft, with Chinese state-backed chipmaker Fujian Jinhua  —  Fujian Jinhua did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment outside of office hours.  —  The settlement comes months … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Oremus / Washington Post: Elon Musk is fielding complaints about Grok giving liberal responses on diversity, transgender rights, and inequality, despite promising an “anti-woke” chatbot  —  Grok, launched this month on X, has angered conservatives by endorsing diversity.  Musk says he’s trying to fix it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean O’Kane / TechCrunch: GM pauses Chevy Blazer EV sales as it works to fix software problems, including the infotainment screen going blank, which affect a “limited number” of vehicles  —  General Motors has temporarily halted sales of the brand new Chevy Blazer EV after some of the first vehicles shipped encountered a number of software problems. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Swetha Gopinath / Bloomberg: Buyout firm Leonard Green agrees to buy a stake in UK-based Iris Software, which makes payroll and HR tools, from Hg in a deal valuing Iris at ~£3.15B  —  Leonard Green will become a co-controlling shareholder of the UK firm alongside Hg, which is reinvesting in the business, according to a statement Saturday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Trei Brundrett / American Journalism Project: A look at the American Journalism Project’s Product & AI Studio, launched with OpenAI in summer 2023 to explore how to apply emerging tech in local journalism  —  This summer, the American Journalism Project launched our new Product & AI Studio, a new program to explore the smart application … Lees verder op Tech Meme