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Dennis Austin, PowerPoint's principal developer who continued to lead the presentation software's team until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 at age 76 (Michael S. Rosenwald/Washington Post) 10-09-2023

Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post: Dennis Austin, PowerPoint’s principal developer who continued to lead the presentation software’s team until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 at age 76  —  The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector.  It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Research: ChatGPT uses an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft disclosed the company's water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20% (Associated Press) 10-09-2023

Associated Press: Research: ChatGPT uses an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft disclosed the company’s water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20%  —  The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure.  But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An expected high-end iPhone price increase and features like iPhone 15 Pro Max's periscope lens show Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 10-09-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: An expected high-end iPhone price increase and features like iPhone 15 Pro Max’s periscope lens show Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy  —  Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods.  And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba's cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit (Brenda Goh/Reuters) 10-09-2023

Brenda Goh / Reuters: Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba’s cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit  —  China’s Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 10-09-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy  —  Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods.  And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vitalik Buterin's X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes (Molly White/Web3 is Going Just Great) 10-09-2023

Molly White / Web3 is Going Just Great: Vitalik Buterin’s X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes  —  The Twitter account belonging to Vitalik Buterin, inventor and effective leader of the Ethereum project, was hacked to promote a crypto scam. Lees verder op Tech Meme