|
March 21, 2023, 12:15 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Google's Bard, available via waitlist in the US and UK: quick and fluid, more constrained than Bing, three responses/query, disclaimers, and more — Today, Google is opening up limited access to Bard, its ChatGPT rival, a major step in the company's attempt to reclaim …
More:
The Keyword, New York Times, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Wired, CNBC, Washington Post, XDA Developers, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, Silicon Valley Business …, Thurrott, MIT Technology Review, CNN, Reuters, Insider, The Guardian, Associated Press, Washington Post, BBC, Engadget, The Guardian, Barron's Online, Fast Company, Financial Times, Neowin, TechRadar, TechCircle, Wall Street Journal, Android Central, Tom's Guide, CoinGape, WRAL TechWire, John Battelle's Search Blog, BigTechWire, TweakTown, PhoneArena, and Android Police
LinkedIn:
Corey duBrowa. Tweets:
@sundarpichai, @daveyalba, @geoffreyfowler, @geoffreyfowler, @bfriedmandc, @parkerortolani, @nixcraft, @nixcraft, @daveyalba, @rustybrick, @hughlangley, @its_kachi, @devindra, @tomwarren, @kantrowitz, @jeffdean, @marie_haynes, @thiojoe, @mgsiegler, @mcwm, @jjvincent, @jjvincent, @parkerortolani, @jjvincent, and @jjvincent
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft begins rolling out Bing Image Creator to Edge, powered by OpenAI's DALL-E and accessible via Bing Chat, letting users create images from text prompts — Microsoft today announced that its new AI-enabled Bing will now allow users to generate images with Bing Chat.
More:
The Official Microsoft Blog, Windows Central, PCMag, BetaNews, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Dexerto, Search Engine Land, The Verge, Reuters, CNBC, Neowin, Pureinfotech, PetaPixel, OnMSFT.com, gHacks Technology News, Search Engine Journal, BigTechWire, Digital Trends, and Search Engine Roundtable
LinkedIn:
Ashish Jaiman. Tweets:
@jordirib1, @aleyda, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @bing, @maryjofoley, and @jordirib1
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
More:
The Official Microsoft Blog, gHacks Technology News, WinBuzzer, GeekWire, TechRadar, BigTechWire, Voicebot.ai, Tech Startups, Neowin, and STAT
LinkedIn:
Amer Mohammed, Diana L. Nole, Mathias Ekman, Prerak G., and Chris Salvatore
Tweets:
@bradsmi, @purviparwani, @rustybrick, and @tom_mcguinness
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
OpenAI temporarily shut down ChatGPT after a bug let some users see the titles of other users' chat histories; some chat histories are still missing — OpenAI temporarily shut down its popular ChatGPT service on Monday morning after receiving reports of a bug that allowed some users to see the titles of other users' chat histories.
More:
reddit, VICE, The Verge, Engadget, The Information, Gizmodo, PCMag, Dexerto, MobileSyrup, TechSpot, BGR, TechCircle, Mashable, and KnowTechie
Tweets:
@iamvarung, @jordanlwheeler, @jhollak, @pordede, @pordede, and @jordanlwheeler
| Karl Bode / Techdirt: |
Instead of myopically fixating on TikTok, the US should pass a real privacy law to regulate data brokers, who offer anyone info on US citizens, including China — from the you're-not-actually-fixing-the- problem dept — We've noted for a while now how the great TikTok moral panic of 2023 is largely a distraction.
More:
New York Times, Adweek, Axios, and CPO Magazine
Tweets:
@evacide, @adamkovac, @yaqiu, @adamkovac, @karlbode, and @joetidy
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
TikTok refreshes its Community Guidelines, expanding a section to cover “synthetic and manipulated media”, or deepfakes, as pressure from the US increases — As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies.
More:
PCMag, TikTok, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Associated Press, Variety, Engadget, Android Central, gHacks Technology News, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets:
@tiktokcomms, @jjvincent, @mattnavarra, and @mattnavarra
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
More:
The Verge, TechCrunch, CNN, CNN, Vox, Fortune, Gizmodo, Washington Times, CNBC, Tech Xplore, The Hollywood Reporter, The Hill, Marketing Brew, Music Ally, Tubefilter, iPhone in Canada Blog, Livemint, Neowin, and Bloomberg
Tweets:
@juliaangwin, @juliaangwin, @tiktokcomms, @arekfurt, @eric_seufert, @matthewstoller, @chronotope, @hackylawyer, @juliaangwin, and @karissabe
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Adobe announces Firefly, a “family” of creative generative AI models, and releases a DALL-E-like image generator and a WordArt-like stylized text generator — Adobe is finally launching its own AI image generator. The company is announcing a “family of creative generative AI models” …
More:
VentureBeat, Latest Blog & Updates, TechCrunch, Adobe Blog, AppleInsider, AdExchanger, CNET, Thurrott, Adobe Blog, The Verge, TechCrunch, Barron's Online, Adobe Press Releases, CNBC, PetaPixel, Digital Trends, Fast Company, TechRadar, Forrester, and Creative Bloq
Tweets:
@stevesi, @martinnebelong, @adobe, and @jjvincent
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Google suspends Pinduoduo's app on the Play Store over “security concerns” and flags several Pinduoduo apps as malware, alerting users who had installed them — On Monday, Google announced that it had flagged several apps made by a Chinese e-commerce giant as malware …
More:
CNN, Reuters, TechRadar, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, Associated Press, Tom's Guide, Barron's Online, Nikkei Asia, International Business Times, Tech in Asia, Press Association, Wall Street Journal, The Register, Android Police, ExchangeWire.com, WRAL TechWire, Coinspeaker, and gHacks Technology News
Tweets:
@lorenzofb, @lorenzofb, and @sino_market
| Bloomberg: |
How Elon Musk acquiring and running Twitter, adding to SpaceX and Tesla, became a headache for the Biden administration, which worries over foreign influence — Argentina was headed toward its thrilling victory over France at the World Cup in Qatar, and Elon Musk, the Tesla Inc. CEO and Twitter owner …
More:
Insider, The Verge, and MakeUseOf
Tweets:
@chafkin, @lalehkhalili, @aawayne, and @danielpflatley
| Mandiant: |
An overview of 55 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in 2022, mostly in products from Apple, Microsoft, and Google; Chinese groups exploited more than others — - Mandiant tracked 55 zero-day vulnerabilities that we judge were exploited in 2022. Although this count is lower …
More:
BleepingComputer, SecurityWeek, CyberScoop, Neowin, Help Net Security, SC Media, TechRadar, The Hacker News, Cybersecurity Dive, and BankInfoSecurity.com
Tweets:
@johnhultquist and @shashj
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
eToro secures $250M at a $3.5B valuation via an Advanced Investment Agreement signed in 2021, after scrapping its SPAC plans in 2022 amid slowing growth — After calling off its plans to go public via a SPAC at a $10.4 billion valuation in 2022, trading platform eToro has secured $250 million in funding at a $3.5 billion valuation.
More:
Globes Online, Tech.eu, and Crowdfund Insider
| Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research: |
Global premium smartphone sales rose 1% YoY in 2022, taking 50%+ of the smartphone market's revenue for the first time; Apple took 75% of the premium market — Although overall global smartphone sales in 2022 fell 12% YoY due to macroeconomic difficulties, global premium (≥$600 wholesale price) …
More:
The Mac Observer, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Apple Must, Gizchina, iMore, Silicon Republic, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, Android Authority, and iClarified. Tweets:
@aaronwall
| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Study: GPT models and related technologies could seriously affect ~19% of workers in the US, with higher-income jobs potentially facing greater exposure — Researchers examine how OpenAI's GPT technology could affect the workforce, and find 'the influence spans all wage levels … | Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
OP3N, which develops the blockchain chat app Superapp and aims to be the “Web3 version of WhatsApp meets Amazon”, raised a $28M Series A at a $100M valuation — OP3N, a web3 AI-powered platform, raised a $28 million Series A round that values the company at $100 million, the startup shared exclusively with TechCrunch.| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
NVIDIA unveils a cuLitho software library for computational lithography, or creating patterns for silicon wafers, and says TSMC, ASML, and others signed on — Faster masks, less power. — Nvidia announced its new cuLitho software library for speeding up a critical process in the semiconductor manufacturing workflow.| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
Unlearn.AI, which creates “digital twin” profiles of patients in clinical trials, raised $15M at a $265M valuation and adds OpenAI CTO Mira Murati to its board — Unlearn.AI, which has built a machine learning platform that creates “digital twin” profiles of patients in clinical trials …
More:
Tech Startups
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Roblox rolls out AI tools, including Code Assist to let creators use simple text prompts to create usable code and Material Generator for in-game 2D surfaces — New initiative aims to take game development past “the hands of the skilled few.” — SAN FRANCISCO—At the Game Developers Conference Monday …
More:
DevForum | Roblox and The Verge
| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
A year after its Staten Island win, the Amazon Labor Union has endured setbacks and conflicts, including between president Chris Smalls and longtime organizers — Nearly a year after its victory on Staten Island, the Amazon Labor Union is grappling with election losses and internal conflict.
Tweets:
@josheidelson, @marketurbanism, @noamscheiber, @michelleimiller, @_grendan, @jacremes, @lfelizleon, and @jamieson
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
Zoho:
Planned India Data Center Maintenance on 14th and 15th November 2026 from 06.00 AM to 07:00 AM IST for Zoho Payments — Dear customers,Our bi-annual infrastructure maintenance for our India Data Center is scheduled …
Planned India Data Center Maintenance on 14th and 15th November 2026 from 06.00 AM to 07:00 AM IST for Zoho Payments — Dear customers,Our bi-annual infrastructure maintenance for our India Data Center is scheduled …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
WebBrain:
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.Featured Podcasts
The Upstarts Podcast:
The $1.4B Startup Deciding What You See When You Shop Online | Sequen's Zoë Weil
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Great Chat:
Too soon to call it a vibe shift?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Big Technology Podcast:
Storm Clouds Ahead For Apple?, Debating Amazon's Bee Frontier, AI as UI
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Machine Gods:
Jensen Huang's Nvidiotic Spy Scandal + Can Dems Pass AI Regulation?
The official podcast of the singularity, from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Twice-weekly news, analysis, and interviews with the people who are building the future.
Subscribe to Machine Gods.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Encore: Chuck Klosterman on Why Football Owns TV (and Why It Won't Forever)
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Invest Like the Best:
Zach Reitano - Building Ro and Why Healthcare Should Be 50% of GDP
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:15 PM ET, March 21, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Rajeev Syal / The Guardian:Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
More:
SiliconANGLE, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Engadget, Tom's Hardware, Nvidia Newsroom, VICE, The Next Platform, Digital Trends, HPCwire, and Forbes
Tweets:
@stockmktnewz and @anshelsag
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Earlier Picks
| Qianer Liu / Financial Times: |
More:
Bloomberg, Neowin, Tech Monitor, and Reuters
Tweets:
@scottlincicome, @sino_market, @ludovicameacci, and @jimpethokoukis
| Christine Hall / TechCrunch: |
More:
PR Newswire, DealStreetAsia, and FinSMEs
LinkedIn:
Fridtjof Berge, Antoine Poirson, Jussi Salovaara, Philip Franta, and Rastouil Fabien
Tweets:
@cathayinnov and @cpa_trendlines
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
More:
About Amazon, The Verge, Twitch Blog, CNBC, Bloomberg, Phandroid, Ars Technica, Slashdot, Business Post, TechCircle, CIO.com, New York Times, Coinspeaker, Music Ally, Watcher Guru, TechCrunch, Insider, Gamereactor UK, Wall Street Journal, BBC, Digital Trends, Mashable, AppleInsider, TechRadar, TheGamer, CNN, The Register, Game Developer, Variety, TweakTown, PC Gamer, Crunchbase News, SlashGear, BetaKit, Axios, Tech Xplore, Android Central, SiliconANGLE, Dexerto, Tech Monitor, MobileSyrup, ComputerWeekly.com, Neowin, Silicon Republic, USA Today, PYMNTS.com, New York Post, RTÉ, Thurrott, WebProNews, CRN, The Information, The Economic Times, Engadget, WRAL TechWire, Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter, Gizmodo, NBC News, OnMSFT.com, and Livemint
LinkedIn:
Dave Morgan and Becky Brownlee
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
More:
About Netflix, GamesIndustry.biz, TheGamer, TechSpot, Axios, The Verge, PhoneArena, Techlusive, MarketWatch, gHacks Technology News, KitGuru, Game Developer, The Verge, SlashGear, AppAdvice, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Google, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, PCMag, CNET, The Streamable, BGR, Mobilegamer.biz, Neowin, TouchArcade, Video Games Chronicle, GameSpot, Variety, VentureBeat, and Engadget
Tweets:
@stephentotilo, @jetscott, and @ncksmmrs
| Pete Schroeder / Reuters: |
More:
TechCrunch, FDIC, PYMNTS.com, Bitcoin News, crypto.news, Wall Street Journal, Glenbrook Partners, LLC, Trustnodes, Crowdfund Insider, Quartz, CryptoSlate, Bitcoinist.com, Cryptopolitan, and CryptoPotato
LinkedIn:
Kelvin Low and Michael Farrell
Tweets:
@fdicgov, @mattgoldstein26, @collins_belton, @jcoviedo6, @frances_coppola, @josephpolitano, @jcoviedo6, @josephpolitano, @eddyelfenbein, @tphillips, @mikeburgersburg, @davecbenoit, @rachelensignwsj, @kfile, @iron_man_actual, @panekkkk, @adamscochran, @davidfbailey, @mayazi, and @jasoncoombsceo