|
June 12, 2024, 7:45 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
Elon Musk withdraws his lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman, filed in California in February 2024 over breach of contract and fiduciary duty — Elon Musk on Tuesday withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of the company's co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, in California state court.
More: Reuters, CNN, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, The Register, Financial Express, The Guardian, PYMNTS.com, Silicon Republic, Engadget, Business Insider, The Rundown AI, Silicon UK, Coinspeaker, Blockonomi, Mashable, Bloomberg, The Decoder, MSPoweruser, The Crypto Times, Benzinga, Business Today, Decrypt, Tech Xplore, New York Times, Axios, Financial Times, Silicon Valley Business …, Bloomberg Law, The Hollywood Reporter, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, NewsBytes, Coinpedia Fintech News, and Newser
Threads: @crumbler. X: @elonmusk, @rmac18, @eriqgardner, @lynnmdoan, @apollozac, and @meghanbobrowsky
Forums: Hacker News, r/TheAllinPodcasts, r/singularity, r/NewsOfTheStupid, r/news, r/musked, r/RealTesla, and r/OpenAI
| Verne Kopytoff / Fortune: |
In an interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati responded to Elon Musk's denouncement of Apple's OpenAI deal, saying OpenAI cares deeply about user privacy and security — A top OpenAI executive defended her company against Elon Musk, a day after the billionaire CEO described the integration …
More: International Business Times, Deadline, The Verge, Ars Technica, The Daily Beast, and CBS News
X: @elonmusk, @kyliebytes, @fortunempw, @fortunempw, @fortunempw, @fortunempw, @fortunempw, and @lexnfx
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
IBM and Xerox PARC engineer Lynn Conway, who helped shape the way chips are designed and undertook a gender transition in 1968, died last weekend at age 86 — - In the 1970s, Conway helped author “Introduction to VLSI Systems,” a seminal book in the field of chip design that became …
More: Michigan Engineering News, Los Angeles Times, (en)gender, and Andrea James
Threads: @dana.rasmussen.co, @nixcraft, @gwendoesscience, @jokestress, @fallon_fox, and @metamutator
| Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: |
Apple shares closed up 7.3% at $207.15 in their biggest one-day jump since November 2022, giving the company a $3.18T market cap, just under Microsoft's $3.22T — - The return to all-time high comes after Monday conference — Shares have underperformed most other big tech names this year
More: Silicon Republic, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MarketWatch, Reuters, The Information, Benzinga, Irish Examiner, Axios, CNBC, Benzinga, Benzinga, The Economic Times, and BNN Bloomberg
X: @rachelmetz, @seyitaylor, @markgurman, @benbajarin, @stevesi, @markgurman, and @munster_gene. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Samsung is combining its AI-focused research centers in Toronto and Mountain View to improve operations; ex-Apple exec Murat Akbacak will run the group — - Company is combining Toronto and California research centers — Apple's Murat Akbacak will be leading the new division
More: SamMobile, Android Headlines, Benzinga, NewsBytes, and Sammy Fans
X: @yoolimleenews and @markgurman
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
YouTube plans to roll out its Thumbnail Test & Compare tool to all creators “in the coming weeks”, letting them test video thumbnails “evenly” across audiences — YouTube is preparing to roll out a new thumbnail testing feature to creators, which means you'll … | Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Apple developer documentation: macOS 15 Sequoia will let virtual machine users sign into iCloud and Apple ID-related services, which was previously not possible — It only works for macOS 15 guests on macOS 15 hosts, but it's a big improvement. — We've written before about Apple's handy …
More: Apple Developer, Apple Developer Documentation, and iMore
Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith … and @chockenberry@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/MacOSBeta, and Ars OpenForum
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
More: Engadget, Business Today, 9to5Mac, iMore, AppleInsider, BGR, CNBC, The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, CNET, and The Verge
Forums: r/apple, r/AppleMusic, and MacRumors Forums
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
X says the platform will make Likes private for everyone this week, meaning users will no longer be able to see who liked someone else's post — Likes on the website will no longer cause PR crises for public figures. — Thanks to X showing what its users “like” on its platform … | Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Dutch agencies: 20K+ FortiGate systems were hacked in a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign in 2022 and 2023, at least two months before FortiGate noted the flaw — The Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) warned today that the impact of a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign unveiled earlier …
More: Ars Technica, TechRadar, Help Net Security, The Record, Tech Times, Infosecurity, The Hacker News, DeviceSecurity.io, CRN, CyberScoop, and The Stack
X: @arekfurt, @arekfurt, @arekfurt, and @jackson5_sec
Forums: r/privacy, r/hacking, and r/technology
| Usama Jawad / XDA Developers: |
Microsoft is removing the Custom GPT Builder feature from the consumer version of Copilot Pro on July 10, just three months after launching the feature — Microsoft has decided to retire GPT Builder in Copilot Pro for consumers, just three months after it began rolling out the service broadly.| Tobias Mann / The Register: |
UAE Minister of AI and Digital Economy Omar Al Olama says fears over China using Middle Eastern countries to overcome US sanctions on AI chips are “valid” — But we're America's friends, insists Omar Al Olama — Fears that China could be using Middle East countries as a proxy … | Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
China's Ministry of Commerce issues a policy for expanding the nation's cross-border e-commerce industry and to promote the construction of offshore warehouses — Calls for massive cross-border e-commerce expansion at home and abroad — China's Ministry of Commerce has issued a policy calling …
More: Reuters and PYMNTS.com
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez on co-authoring the “Attention is all you need” paper at Google, focusing on enterprise, whether there's an AI bubble, and more — Enterprise is the pathway to profit, Gomez says, but maybe don't ask it to do medicine quite yet.| Max A. Cherney / Reuters: |
Sources: MediaTek is designing an Arm-based chip for Windows laptops, slated to launch late in 2025 after Qualcomm's exclusive deal expires — Taiwanese chip design giant MediaTek (2454.TW) is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft's (MSFT.O) Windows operating system …
More: PC Gamer, MSPoweruser, WinBuzzer, Wccftech, Neowin, Patently Apple, Thurrott, How-To Geek, and CCS Insight
| Diana Li / Bloomberg: |
Filings: Michael Dell plans to sell 10M Dell shares worth $1.3B, after selling $1.6B in shares earlier in 2024; Dell sold $1.7B in 1999 before the bubble burst — - Dell filed to sell 10 million shares now worth $1.3 billion — His hardware company surged this year on AI optimism
More: Finbold
| Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg: |
GameStop raised ~$2.14B from a share sale program capitalizing on a stock rally fueled by Keith Gill's YouTube return, selling 75M shares for ~$28.49 on average — - Company has raised more than $3 billion over the past month — Stock staged a mid-afternoon rally on Tuesday as volume rose
More: Barron's Online, Proactive, Blockonomi, BBC, and Benzinga
| Joyce Lee / Reuters: |
SK Telecom says South Korean AI chip developers Rebellions and Sapeon Korea are pursuing a merger, in a bid to boost chip share in the next two to three years — South Korean AI chip developers Rebellions Inc and Sapeon Korea Inc are pursuing a merger, Sapeon parent SK Telecom Co (017670.KS) …
More: TechCrunch, Bloomberg, and The Korea Herald
| Reuters: |
Brazil's government hires OpenAI to expedite the screening and analysis of thousands of lawsuits using AI, providing insights to the solicitor general's office — Brazil's government is hiring OpenAI to expedite the screening and analysis of thousands of lawsuits using artificial intelligence … | Arno Schuetze / Bloomberg: |
German startup Black Semiconductor raised €254M, comprising €229M in public grants and €26M in equity, to build chips using graphene for mass production in 2031 — - Black Semiconductor raises funds from state, venture backers — Graphene seen as promising but yet to see wide commercial use
More: TechCrunch, eeNews Europe, Sifted, EU-Startups, and Silicon Canals. LinkedIn: Black Semiconductor
| Charles Gorrivan / Bloomberg: |
Rubrik reports Q1 revenue up 38% YoY to $187.3M, above $171.5M est., and ARR up 46% YoY to $856.1M, in the cybersecurity company's inaugural post-IPO earnings — - Rubrik's revenue and subscription revenue both beat forecasts — Firm went public at a volatile time for cybersecurity firms
More: Investor's Business Daily, Investing.com, Rubrik, and SiliconANGLE
| Varsha Bansal / Rest of World: |
Sources detail struggles at Koo, an Indian rival to X, including laying off ~80% of its workforce in recent months and being unable to raise more funds — The microblogging platform — India's first in over 10 languages — went from booming international expansion to near closure in just four years.Sponsor Posts
ElevenLabs:
ElevenAgents by ElevenLabs — You know us for voice. Now meet ElevenAgents — featuring Expressive Mode, our most human-sounding AI voice technology in 70+ languages with ultra-low latency. Hear it for yourself.
ElevenAgents by ElevenLabs — You know us for voice. Now meet ElevenAgents — featuring Expressive Mode, our most human-sounding AI voice technology in 70+ languages with ultra-low latency. Hear it for yourself.
Niantic Spatial:
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
Zoho:
ETL tool evaluation checklist: 6 things to look for before you choose — Your data is only as valuable as your ability to move, prepare, and access it efficiently. Choosing the wrong ETL tool can lead to months of rework …
ETL tool evaluation checklist: 6 things to look for before you choose — Your data is only as valuable as your ability to move, prepare, and access it efficiently. Choosing the wrong ETL tool can lead to months of rework …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
Apple After Tim Cook, OpenAI's New Mojo, Meta's Internal Tracking Escapade
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:
Tim Cook's Legacy + The Future of U.B.I. With Andrew Yang + HatGPT
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.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Chapter's Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz: From Palantir To $3B Medicare Disruptor
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.
Lenny's Podcast:
How Anthropic's product team moves faster than anyone else | Cat Wu (Head of Product, Claude Code)
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.
Access:
Silicon Valley finally has its "Succession"
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:
Ryan Roslansky: Turning AI Anxiety into Skills for the Future of Work
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, June 12, 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
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:Bloomberg:
Calista Wong / The Straits Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Wall Street Journal: |
More: The Verge, Dexerto, and Benzinga
Threads: @rschmied_66. X: @nick_field90, @rebeccaballhaus, @silvermanjacob, @silvermanjacob, @silvermanjacob, @lopezlinette, @goldengateblond, and @wsjbusiness
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/news, r/inthenews, r/RealTesla, and r/NewsOfTheStupid
Earlier Picks
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More: Windows Report, Oracle, Oracle, WinBuzzer, Oracle, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Constellation Research, and Benzinga
X: @oracle, @ericjhonsa, @googlecloudtech, @thomasortk, @quinnypig, and @oracle. LinkedIn: Mahesh Thiagarajan
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
X: @alex, @garrisonlovely, @tolgabilge_, @haydenfield, @chehendriksen, @kelseytuoc, @michhuan, and @ravisparikh. Forums: r/OpenAI
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
| Financial Times: |
More: Voodoo, The Verge, Silicon Republic, Social Media Today, The Information, PetaPixel, Business Insider, VentureBeat, NFTgators, Game Developer, Mobilegamer.biz, TechCrunch, and Pocket Gamer.biz
Threads: @kalihays1 and @karissabe
| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
More: TechCrunch, Raspberry Pi, Bloomberg, The Register, Neowin, Hackster.io, SiliconANGLE, Sky News, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Tech Xplore, and Bloomberg
X: @rossiadam, @ryan_browne_, and @iankingsky
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/LinusTechTips, r/wallstreetbets, and r/raspberry_pi
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
More: Cybernews.com, Apple Security Research, Disconnect, Politico, PCMag, Decrypt, Computerworld, WinBuzzer, Apple Machine Learning …, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, and Simon Willison's Weblog
Threads: @gwestr. Mastodon: @drahardja@sfba.social, @bitinn@mastodon.gamedev.place, @jbigham@hci.social, and @megmac@social.treehouse …. Bluesky: @filippo.abyssdomain.expert
X: @matthew_d_green, @radian, @sweis, @bilawalsidhu, @matthew_d_green, @mysk_co, @elonmusk, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @justindross, @simonw, and @matthew_d_green
LinkedIn: Chris McNeill, Clint Gibler, Bryant Courtney, and Val Bercovici
Forums: r/privacy, r/apple, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More: AppleInsider, TechRadar, O'Grady's PowerPage, Gizchina, MacRumors, Apple, Bloomberg, Neowin, iOS & iPhone, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, The Verge, ZDNet, MacRumors, and The Verge
X: @strnmn, @ostynhyss, @mkbhd, @sentry, @ayushswrites, @r3h8t, @sekachov, @uwukko, @aleksliving, @imsh4yy, @ikeadrift, @ronamadeo, @concept_central, @ceauxrt, @lauriewired, @sdw, @gartenberg, @sdw, @gregsarafian, @halidecamera, @rjeytech, @sondesix, @rsgnl, @growing_daniel, @iupdate, @shantinix, @zachsilberberg, @parismartineau, @nikitabier, @nikitabier, @stevemoser, @notyourboycam, @petersterne, @mkbhd, @benbajarin, @maxwinebach, @maxwinebach, @benbajarin, @alex, @richlightshed, @elonmusk, @sdw, @film_girl, @joannastern, @mkbhd, @munster_gene, @mkbhd, @mkbhd, @maxwinebach, @maxwinebach, @durvidimel, @sdw, @minimaxir, @mkbhd, @alex, @maxwinebach, @eric_seufert, @mgsiegler, @durvidimel, and @durvidimel