|
November 13, 2023, 4:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Google pays Apple 36% of the revenue the internet giant earns from search ads through Safari, per the US v. Google testimony of Alphabet's main economics expert — Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor, disclosed the number during his testimony in Google's defense at the Justice Department's antitrust trial in Washington.
More: The Verge, Engadget, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, New York Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, iClarified, Supercharged, BNN Bloomberg, and BGR
Mastodon: @schizanon@mas.to. Bluesky: @epro.social. X: @lutherlowe, @jason_kint, @pranavdixit, and @leah_nylen
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Sam Altman expects “to raise a lot more over time” from Microsoft and other investors to keep up with the punishing costs of building more sophisticated LLMs — Sam Altman expects big tech group will back start-up's mission to create software as intelligent as humans
More: The Messenger, MSPoweruser, Tom's Guide, New York Post, The Decoder, PYMNTS.com, Cryptopolitan, Tech.co, Beyond Search, Neowin, Metaverse Post, and Insider
Bluesky: @cooperlund.bsky.social and @droid-boy.de
X: @johanjaveus, @starcourse, @garymarcus, @simeon_cps, @johnthornhillft, @rowancheung, and @fabiochiusi
LinkedIn: Clay Eltzroth, Michael Hobbs, Jose Hoyos, Pernille Tranberg, Aun Naqvi, and Simon Smith
Forums: r/singularity and Slashdot
| Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: |
A look at OpenAI's structure where a six-member non-profit board can decide if the company has achieved AGI, which would exclude Microsoft from some IP licenses — According to OpenAI, the six members of its nonprofit board of directors will determine when the company has “attained AGI” …
More: Gizmodo and PYMNTS.com
LinkedIn: Judah P., Alexander Wong, Maria Santacaterina, Pranab Ghosh, Matthew Small, Jason Bell, Bill Moore, and Sharon Goldman
| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Google sues unnamed individuals in India and Vietnam for tricking US-based SMB owners with Facebook accounts into clicking fake Bard ads that install malware — Lawsuit attributes the alleged scheme to hackers in India and Vietnam — Scammers are capitalizing on the rush of consumer interest …
More: The Keyword, The Verge, Axios, Hindustan Times, Android Headlines, Gizmodo, Mashable, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Forbes, PCMag, Neowin, Search Engine Journal, 9to5Google, Reuters, Bloomberg, Cybernews.com, MSPoweruser, Security Boulevard, The Messenger, and MediaPost. LinkedIn: Halimah DeLaine Prado
| Greg Bensinger / Reuters: |
In an email to employees, Amazon says it is restructuring its games unit to focus on free streaming games offered with Prime and is cutting about 180 jobs — Amazon.com (AMZN.O) has cut around 180 jobs in its Games division, at least the second round of cuts in under a week … | Maddie Stone / The Verge: |
After Apple voiced support for California's Right to Repair Act, a look at what's next for the movement, like tackling unsustainable designs and software locks — Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California's right-to-repair law. But software locks and other obstacles seem …
More: New York Times, 9to5Mac, mjtsai.com, iFixit News, AppleInsider, Tech Xplore, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
X: @themadstone, @repaircoalition, and @nproctor
Forums: r/gadgets, r/Anticonsumption, and r/apple
| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Nvidia announces the H200, an update to its standalone H100 accelerator that swaps 5.3Gbps/pin HBM3 memory for 6.5Gbps/pin HBM3E memory and ships in Q2 2024 — With faster and higher capacity HBM3E memory set to come online early in 2024, NVIDIA has been preparing its current-generation server GPU products to use the new memory.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
In a first, researchers show that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to full compromise — An error as small as a single flipped memory bit is all it takes to expose a private key. — For the first time …
More: eprint.iacr.org. Mastodon: @acdha@code4lib.social, @neurovagrant@masto.deoan.org, and @dangoodin@infosec.exchange. Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Michael Pak, Jason W., and Sebastian S.
Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches a Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups that is designed to be less disruptive than a group call, which rings every group member — WhatsApp is rolling out a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups, the Meta-owned company announced on Monday.
More: The Economic Times, The Verge, TechRadar, Thurrott, Pocket-lint, Social Media Today, Lifewire, Neowin, Metro.co.uk, and Daily Mail
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Salesforce names executive Denise Dresser as Slack's CEO, the unit's third leader in the past year; Dresser was Salesforce's president of accelerated industries — “Denise is an incredible business leader who has excelled at every level in her career at Salesforce,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff … | James Rundle / Wall Street Journal: |
New York regulators draft cybersecurity rules that require hospitals to assess risks and use tech like MFA, develop and test incident response plans, and more — String of hacks at medical facilities prompts focus on security — New York regulators Monday plan to issue cybersecurity regulations …
Forums: Slashdot
| Mark Matousek / The Information: |
Internal data: Brex had Q3 annualized net revenue of $283M, up 1% QoQ, and the company is far from profitable, as the growth spurt after SVB's collapse fizzles — Almost no startup benefited more from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank than Brex, which saw a surge in deposits from young companies … Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box 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 & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Grit:
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Potential, Google's Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence
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.
Hard Fork:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:35 PM ET, November 13, 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
Washington Post:CNN:
Hanna Duggal / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Todd Shields / Bloomberg: |
More: The White House, Reuters, Light Reading, U.S. Department of Commerce, Cord Cutters News, and Telecompetitor. Forums: Slashdot
| Will Greenwald / PCMag: |
More: The Verge, CNET, Engadget, TechRadar, Kotaku, Polygon, Digital Trends, GamingBolt, Tom's Guide, BGR, CNET, CNET, Push Square, T3, Video Games Chronicle, Kotaku, Push Square, and TechSpot
X: @pure_ps, @345triangle, @gadgetsboy, @tomwarren, @jordanmiddler, @jordanmiddler, @jetscott, and @marioprime
Forums: r/technology and r/PS5
| Axios: |
More: Unchained Crypto, Wall Street Journal, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, The Information, Cryptopolitan, Coinpedia Fintech News, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Bitcoin Insider, and CoinDesk
| Byron Kaye / Reuters: |
More: Bloomberg, ABC, Tech Monitor, DatacenterDynamics, iTnews, and Australian Financial Review
Earlier Picks
| Reuters: |
More: South China Morning Post, Global Times, DigiTimes, PCMag, The Register, Tom's Hardware, TechSpot, Barron's Online, and ChinaTechNews.com
Forums: r/Sino and r/hardware