Vitalik Buterin / Vitalik Buterin’s website: A deep dive into X’s Community Notes, including how the algorithm works, whether the feature actually fights polarization, and its use in high-stakes situations  —  Special thanks to Dennis Pourteaux and Jay Baxter for feedback and review.  —  The last two years of Twitter X have been tumultuous, to say the least. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Internal presentation: Alphabet’s Verily is planning more cost cuts after posting wider than expected operating losses on $280M revenue through June in 2023  —  Google’s parent is focusing on turning companies that are developing ambitious technology into commercial successes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Inside Def Con AI Village 2023, which attracted 2,200 people competing in a White House-backed challenge to find vulnerabilities in popular generative AI models  —  The hackers had the blessing of the White House and leading A.I. companies, which want to learn about vulnerabilities before those with nefarious intentions do. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Counterpoint: global smartphone shipments to drop 6% YoY to 1.15B units in 2023, the lowest level since 2013, due to worsening China economy and poor US demand  —  – Global smartphone shipments are expected to drop 6% from 2022  — Apple is better positioned than others to weather the storm Lees verder op Tech Meme

Helene Braun / CoinDesk: Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger partners with PayPal to let US users buy BTC, ETH, BCH, and LTC in its Ledger Live app through their PayPal accounts  —  Users of Ledger Live, the company’s feature that lets you buy crypto with fiat currency, will now be able to connect their PayPal account to the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vlad Turiceanu / Windows Report: Leaked images reveal Lenovo’s Legion Go, a Windows 11-based gaming handheld that appears to combine features of Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Nintendo Switch  —  Here’s a first look at Lenovo’s new gaming handheld, the Legion Go  —  Lenovo is working on a gaming handheld called Legion Go … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Cranz / The Verge: YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production amid accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and says it’ll hire an outside investigator  —  Linus Sebastian’s Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Garisto / Nature: A look at studies saying LK-99 is not a superconductor and that impurities in the material were responsible for its superconducting-like behaviors  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  Researchers seem to have solved the puzzle of LK-99. Lees verder op Tech Meme