Techmeme
January 22, 2024, 6:25 AM

Top News

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Four reasons for the less-than-expected developer enthusiasm for Apple's Vision Pro, including an uncertain ROI and anger at Apple for its App Store policies  —  Apple's new Vision Pro will lack some key apps when it debuts, renewing concerns about an already-tense relationship with certain developers.
Ming-Chi Kuo:
Apple sold an estimated 160K-180K Vision Pro units during the first pre-order weekend; unchanged shipping times after first 48 hours suggest demand tapered off  —  Conclusion: The immediate sold-out when pre-orders opened confirms earlier predictions.  However, the inability to sustain …
Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Filing: Terraform Labs, co-founded by Do Kwon, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, listing assets and liabilities both between $100M and $500M  —  - Singapore-based Terraform files for bankruptcy in Delaware  — Kwon's lawyer has said he may soon be extradited to the US
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
OpenAI bans the developer of a chatbot mimicking presidential hopeful Dean Phillips, the company's first action against use of its tech in a political campaign  —  It's the ChatGPT maker's first known action against the use of its technology in a political campaign
Bloomberg:
Source: in a low-key tour, Jensen Huang visited Nvidia's offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing earlier in January, as the US curbs Nvidia's China exports  —  - Company's chips have become central to US-China tech race  — Huang kept a low profile during his visit to the country
Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Nightshade, a free tool that lets artists “poison” AI models being trained on their artwork without permission, is now available to download for Mac and PC  —  It's here: months after it was first announced, Nightshade, a new, free software tool allowing artists to “poison” …
Ciaran Martin / Ciaran's Crispy Cogitations:
British Library hack lessons for the UK: ransomware is a national security issue, a national response is required, policy mitigations are available, and more  —  The most important lesson to figure out is why it is taking so long to restore services.  That will tell us how to prevent …

Sponsor Posts

Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter  —  Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact.  We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Prospect:
A running list of the best startups to join  —  We've analyzed thousands of startups using the same data VCs use and distilled our list down to the top 2%.  Discover and join the next Stripe, Airbnb, or Coinbase today.
Zoho:
The evolution of remote support in telecommunications  —  Remote support, once a novel concept, has now become an indispensable tool in the telecom industry.  It offers a way to troubleshoot issues …
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more  —  We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics.  Download reports immediately for just $100.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Big Week, Did Google Kill The Web, AWS CEO Resigns
The Big Technology Podcast, hosted by journalist Alex Kantrowitz, takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 05/17 - Reddit Embraces Its AI Role
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 6:25 AM ET, January 22, 2024.

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

Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Juliette Perreard / Nikkei Asia:
Sean Hollister / The Verge:

Earlier Picks

Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios:
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Eric Benjamin Seufert / Mobile Dev Memo:
Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Bloomberg: