James Vincent / The Verge: Meta unveils ImageBind, an open-source AI model combining text, audio, visual, depth, thermal, and movement data, as rivals OpenAI and Google get more secretive  —  Meta has announced a new open-source AI model that links together multiple streams of data, including text, audio, visual data, temperature, and movement readings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: TSMC’s plan to build a German fab focusing on 28nm chips makes more sense than its US foray, as a way to meet automotive industry demand and political pressure  —  It looks increasingly likely that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will proceed with a factory in Europe … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia Kang / New York Times: Carriers in dozens of US states are tearing out Chinese equipment, a difficult process the FCC says has already cost $5B+, well over the $1.9B reimbursement pot  —  As China and the United States jockey for tech primacy, wireless carriers in dozens of states are tearing out Chinese equipment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI releases research and an open-source tool that uses GPT-4 to try to explain the behavior of GPT-2’s “neurons”  —  It’s often said that large language models (LLMs) along the lines of OpenAI’s ChatGPT are a black box, and certainly, there’s some truth to that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Finnish wearable maker Oura acquires Proxy, which makes digital identification tools, in an all-equity deal; Proxy was valued at $292M in 2020, per PitchBook  —  Finnish wearable-technology maker Oura Health Oy is acquiring a little-known tech startup, Proxy Inc., which makes digital identification tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Amazon announces Amazon Anywhere, which lets third-party app users buy related physical products while in the app, launching with Niantic’s new AR game Peridot  —  The so-called “everything store” is looking to go “anywhere.”  —  Amazon announced the launch Tuesday of “Amazon Anywhere,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta tests paying Facebook creators based on public Reels’ performance, instead of ad earnings, and plans to roll out payouts to Instagram in the coming weeks  —  Meta is testing a new payout model for its Ads on Reels monetization program that pays creators based on the performance of their public Reels … Lees verder op Tech Meme