|
April 29, 2024, 7:45 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The European Commission designates iPadOS under the DMA, giving Apple six months to comply; iOS, the App Store, and Safari are already DMA designated — The move means Apple has six months to make sure its tablet ecosystem complies with a raft of preemptive measures under the EU's flagship Digital Markets Act.
More: European Commission, MacRumors, RTÉ, Euractiv, TechCrunch, The Information, AppleInsider, Silicon Republic, Reuters, 9to5Mac, iMore, MacStories, Spyglass, and Investing.com
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tesla partners with Baidu for mapping and navigation functions to clear a key hurdle to launch Full-Self Driving in China, after Elon Musk's visit — - Tesla to partner with tech giant Baidu on mapping, navigation — Elon Musk met with Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Sunday
More: Reuters, The Guardian, Financial Times, Barron's Online, CNBC, Forbes, Silicon Republic, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Xinhua, Fortune, Proactive, Benzinga, Pandaily, CnEVPost, Analytics India Magazine, Tech in Asia, CarNewsChina.com, CoinGape, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, DigiTimes, Notebookcheck, and Hindustan Times
X: @junheng_li and @raywangtaiwan
| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
China removes restrictions on Tesla cars after its China-made vehicles passed the country's data security requirements; five other local brands also got cleared — Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated … | Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback — Apple's top rivals are revamping their strategies for smartphones and headsets in a sign they smell an opportunity.
More: Disconnect, Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Dexerto, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Engadget, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Spyglass, T3, iMore, Forbes, MySmartPrice, Stuff, BGR, Root-Nation.com, PhoneArena, Business Standard, Appleosophy, Digital Trends, Lowyat.NET, iThinkDifferent, Gizchina, MIXED Reality News, iPhone in Canada Blog, nextpit, Wccftech, Business Today, Benzinga, Neowin, Android Authority, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, SlashGear, The Apple Post, The Verge, AppleInsider, Supercharged, 9to5Mac, iClarified, and NewsBytes
X: @markgurman, @parismarx, @lukemiani, @tgod34748, @bzamayo, @dylanmcd8, @tailosivetech, @maxwinebach, @icave_dave, @tgod34748, @parkerortolani, @parkerortolani, @saranbyte, @stephenrobles, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @ishanagarwal24
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/hardware, and MacRumors Forums
| Scott Nover / Fast Company: |
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram — Meta has flooded its social media platforms with artificial intelligence. Soon enough, Meta AI will be everywhere …
More: Forbes, MakeUseOf, BGR, and TMZ.com
Threads: @quillmatiq, @hunterwalk, @paul_rietschka, @paul_rietschka, @ridsdalek, @egodeathiez, @renee.diresta, @emmaknitty, @richardlawler, @jbillinson, @katienotopoulos, @mikeuptonphoto, and @bermudahillsco. Bluesky: @mhwilliams.bsky.social
X: @scottnover and @_alialkhatib
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on its archived content, and to let ChatGPT respond with short summaries of FT articles — Agreement comes as Microsoft-backed start-up seeks data from reliable sources to train latest artificial intelligence models
More: The Verge, Reuters, TechCrunch, Analytics India Magazine, and Press Gazette
| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
Sources: Meta's Oversight Board told some staff last week that their jobs were at risk, likely adding to its challenges after criticism for moving too slowly — The Oversight Board, which Meta started in 2019 as an experiment in content moderation, has faced criticism for moving too slowly and cautiously| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Privacy nonprofit noyb files a GDPR complaint against OpenAI in Austria on behalf of an unnamed public figure, who found ChatGPT gave his incorrect birth date — OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in the European Union. This one, which has been filed by privacy rights nonprofit noyb …
More: noyb, Forbes, Euractiv, Silicon Republic, CoinGape, Neowin, AI News, Cointelegraph, and Reuters
X: @enriconardelli, @1br0wn, @lukolejnik, @robertjbateman, and @noybeu
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Akamai: US Post Office phishing sites got significantly more DNS queries, cumulatively, than the legitimate website during some weeks of the 2023 holiday season — Security researchers analyzing phishing campaigns that target United States Postal Service (USPS) saw that the traffic … | Wall Street Journal: |
US lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill — Combination of coordinated efforts by its critics and missteps by the company led to the law forcing a sale or ban of the popular app
More: Politico and AFK Gaming
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
More: Forbes, NBC News, masslive.com, Polygon, Livemint, Bloomberg Law, and KBTX-TV
| New York Times: |
PitchBook: investors have poured $330B into ~26,000 AI and ML startups over the past three years, up 66% on funding to 20,350 AI companies from 2018 to 2020 — The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.
X: @_iainmartin
| Bloomberg: |
France makes a non-binding offer to buy some of Atos' operations, including its supercomputer and cyber products, for €700M to €1B, as Atos seeks to raise €1.7B — - State made non-binding bid for supercomputer, other businesses — Atos is now seeking €1.7 billion in cash to avoid insolvency
More: Tech Monitor, Atos, Fortune, Reuters, and Tech Xplore
| Financial Times: |
An interview with Grindr CEO George Arison on online safety, a mass data protection lawsuit against the app in the UK, plans for increasing ad revenue, and more — George Arison says users should be careful after Tory MP who shared intimate images was caught in ‘honeytrap’Sponsor Posts
Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Summer '26 release: Zoho SalesIQ enters the era of Agentic Intelligence — Empathy has never been able to scale. Until now.You probably wouldn't have expected a release announcement that has Agentic Intelligence in the title to start with “Empathy.”
Summer '26 release: Zoho SalesIQ enters the era of Agentic Intelligence — Empathy has never been able to scale. Until now.You probably wouldn't have expected a release announcement that has Agentic Intelligence in the title to start with “Empathy.”
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.Featured Podcasts
Training Data:
LIVE: Jensen Huang on Building the Dynamo of the Intelligence Age
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Mike Volpi from Hanabi Capital
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Brian Stelter on the 60 Minutes Mess; Nilay Patel on Apple's AI Problem
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:
Alex Sacerdote - How to Invest Through Technology Cycles
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
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 7:45 AM ET, April 29, 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.
From Mediagazer
Axios:Peter Chapman / Bloomberg:
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
More: Business Insider. Threads: @richardlawler, @richardlawler, and @technicallymims
X: @shantharmohan, @abhishekn, @gregoates, @wsj, @emollick, @emollick, and @emollick. LinkedIn: Will Healy III