Techmeme
June 26, 2023, 10:15 AM

Top News

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
How Apple is readying the Vision Pro to ship in 2024 and a look at its Mac plans, including upgrading its lineup to M3 and early work on a 30"-or-larger iMac  —  After debuting the Vision Pro, Apple is working on finishing up the device's software, expanding testing and finalizing the rollout strategy.
Wall Street Journal:
Databricks agrees to acquire generative AI startup MosaicML in a ~$1.3B deal closing in Q2; MosaicML launched in 2021, raised $64M, and has 62 employees  —  The deal aims at connecting businesses' data with services to help them build their own, cheaper language models, Databricks CEO says
New York Times:
As the use of AI-generated ads in political campaigns increases globally, consultants, election researchers, and lawmakers push for setting up new guardrails  —  Gaps in campaign rules allow politicians to spread images and messaging generated by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology.
Yuval Mann / Ynetnews:
An interview with early Waze investors Yahal Zilka and Ehud Levy on why they invested, the impact of Google's acquisition on Israel's tech industry, and more  —  The disregard for map companies, the dilemma between BlackBerry and iPhone, the indifference on the part of Tim Cook …
Financial Times:
A profile of Korean chip engineer Choi Jin-seok, who embarked on a quixotic mission to lead China's industry after his career stalled and faces IP theft charges  —  In 2006, a Korean engineer called Choi Jin-seok achieved a feat that earned him the nickname “master of semiconductor yield”.
Nina Jankowicz / The Atlantic:
While there are effective laws outlawing the sharing of nonconsensual deepfake porn in some states, such as Virginia and California, the US needs a federal law  —  Because I was in the public eye, somebody synthesized explicit videos of me.  —  Recently, a Google Alert informed me that I am the subject of deepfake pornography.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
IBM plans to acquire cloud IT management startup Apptio for $4.6B in cash from Vista Equity Partners, which paid $1.94B to take Apptio private in 2018  —  As cloud architecture continues to more ubiquitous among organizations, increasingly what is more apparent is that many organizations …
Phoebe Liu / Forbes:
A profile of Christina Cacioppo, the co-founder and CEO of data security compliance startup Vanta, which has an ~$80M ARR, a $1.6B valuation, and raised $203M  —  The Stanford graduate built a fast-growing software company to automate what had previously been a manual process.

Sponsor Posts

Tribe AI:
Build AI that works  —  Tribe builds tech for top AI companies.  Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Kulkan Security:
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner  —  Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Zoho:
Case studies: The marketing goldmine you've been underutilizing  —  If you are a product reseller or a channel partner, a case study is one of the better marketing tools you can use to draw attention towards your business and what you offer.
Mastodon:
Donate to Mastodon  —  Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you.  Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.
The Kevin Rose Show:
How to Cultivate Everyday Dharma, Suneel Gupta (#54)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 04/26 - Net Neutrality Is Back
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:15 AM ET, June 26, 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.

More News

Earlier Picks

Maria Heeter / The Information:
Julie Kim / MIT Technology Review: