Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Creator monetization platform Passes and CEO Lucy Guo are sued for allegedly distributing CSAM; the suit claims Guo intervened to override safety measures  —  Passes, a direct-to-fan monetization platform for creators backed by $40 million in Series A funding, has been sued … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ming-Chi Kuo: TSMC’s US investment is a win-win; dropping one advanced node protects its interests, while an advanced packaging plant and R&D center boost US chip prowess  —  TSMC’s newly announced US investment plan, unveiled on March 4, 2025, differs from the original by adding $100 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Geoffrey Bunting / The Guardian: The Xbox Kinect, released in 2010 and discontinued in 2017, has found applications beyond gaming, including in interactive art, pornography, and ghost hunting  —  Fifteen years since Microsoft’s motion-sensing gaming camera was released for the Xbox 360, artists, roboticists and more are still finding new ways to use it Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zvi Mowshowitz / Don’t Worry About the Vase: GPT-4.5 review: improved verbal intelligence, contextual adaptation, abstract writing, and better taste and aesthetics, but not ideal for reasoning or coding  —  It’s happening.  —  The question is, what is the it that is happening?  An impressive progression of intelligence? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amy Stillman / Bloomberg: Jalisco’s governor says Foxconn’s $900M Guadalajara plant, the largest Nvidia GB200 server assembly site, will be built in a year despite Trump’s tariff threat  —  – The Taiwanese company is investing nearly $1 billion  — Lemus welcomes Chinese investment in spite of Trump’s tariffs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dong Cao / Bloomberg: Sources: Didi Autonomous Driving is seeking to raise new funding at a $5B valuation; it raised a $298M Series C led by Guangzhou Automobile in October 2024  —  – Firm in talks with investors including Beijing-based fund  — Unit operates robotaxi services in some major Chinese cities Lees verder op Tech Meme