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Sources: OpenAI and Jony Ive's LoveFrom are in advanced talks with Masayoshi Son to raise $1B+ from SoftBank to build the “iPhone of artificial intelligence” (Financial Times) 28-09-2023

Financial Times: Sources: OpenAI and Jony Ive’s LoveFrom are in advanced talks with Masayoshi Son to raise $1B+ from SoftBank to build the “iPhone of artificial intelligence”  —  ChatGPT creator in early discussions to create the ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Raspberry Pi 5 launches with 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, two 4K HDMI ports with HDR, available in October for $60 for 4GB model (Emma Roth/The Verge) 28-09-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: Raspberry Pi 5 launches with 64-bit quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, two 4K HDMI ports with HDR, available in October for $60 for 4GB model  —  Despite doubts that the Raspberry Pi 5 would launch this year, the latest version of the microcomputer has arrived with some notable upgrades at a $60 starting price. Lees verder op Tech Meme

SoundThinking, which makes the sensor-based gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, acquires parts of Geolitica, which built the predictive policing tool PredPol (Wired) 28-09-2023

Wired: SoundThinking, which makes the sensor-based gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter, acquires parts of Geolitica, which built the predictive policing tool PredPol  —  SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol.  Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

At the center of Google's antitrust trial are a “remarkable” number of deleted employee chats, as chat backups show employees discussing going “off the record” (Alex Pasternack/Fast Company) 28-09-2023

Alex Pasternack / Fast Company: At the center of Google’s antitrust trial are a “remarkable” number of deleted employee chats, as chat backups show employees discussing going “off the record”  —  Chat records reveal employees at the search giant frequently discussing going “off the record,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Counterpoint: Pixel had a record 12% market share in Japan in Q2 2023, up from 2% YoY, while the iPhone's share fell from 58% to 46% during the same period (Min Jeong Lee/Bloomberg) 28-09-2023

Min Jeong Lee / Bloomberg: Counterpoint: Pixel had a record 12% market share in Japan in Q2 2023, up from 2% YoY, while the iPhone’s share fell from 58% to 46% during the same period  —  – iPhone’s share dropped below 50% for first time in two years  — The Pixel has grown to its largest market share to date Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nord Security, the Lithuania-based startup behind NordVPN, raised $100M led by Warburg Pincus at a $3B valuation, up from $1.6B valuation in April 2022 (Ivan Levingston/Financial Times) 28-09-2023

Ivan Levingston / Financial Times: Nord Security, the Lithuania-based startup behind NordVPN, raised $100M led by Warburg Pincus at a $3B valuation, up from $1.6B valuation in April 2022  —  Lithuanian tech company nearly doubles valuation in one year to $3bn after deal with private equity group Lees verder op Tech Meme

X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims 90% of the top 100 advertisers “returned to the platform in the past 12 weeks alone” and that X will be profitable by early 2024 (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) 28-09-2023

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims 90% of the top 100 advertisers “returned to the platform in the past 12 weeks alone” and that X will be profitable by early 2024  —  According to X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the company formerly known as Twitter will be profitable by early 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Indian fantasy sports and online gaming startups including Dream11 receive notices from tax authorities demanding hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes (Benjamin Parkin/Financial Times) 28-09-2023

Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times: Indian fantasy sports and online gaming startups including Dream11 receive notices from tax authorities demanding hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes  —  Gaming companies receive demands for hundreds of millions of dollars  —  Indian tax authorities have sent notices to fantasy sports … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta's celebrity AIs are generated AI animations built from filming the 28 people they represent; Meta would not comment on how the celebrities were compensated (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 28-09-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Meta’s celebrity AIs are generated AI animations built from filming the 28 people they represent; Meta would not comment on how the celebrities were compensated  —  Actors are in the middle of a major, protracted battle with Hollywood over what role AI will be playing in the future of entertainment … Lees verder op Tech Meme