|
March 1, 2025, 3:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
DeepSeek says its V3 and R1 models' cost of inferencing relative to sales during a 24-hour-period on February 28 put “theoretical” profit margins at 545% — Chinese artificial intelligence phenomenon DeepSeek revealed some financial numbers on Saturday, saying its “theoretical” …
More: DeepSeek on GitHub, TechCrunch, Reuters, Hindustan Times, The Decoder, Analytics India Magazine, and Blockchain.News
Bluesky: @trashfirefurry and @sbyrnes
X: @deepseek_ai, @ns123abc, @junxian_he, @jobergum, @oyattia, @tariqrauf, @theahmadosman, @modestproposal1, @doodlestein, @ai_for_success, @adamlogs, @dorialexander, @tphuang, @jacquesthibs, @bindureddy, @mvvvqv, @zephyr_z9, @robinzhong42, @stuartreid1929, @bytebot, @jiayi_pirate, @hanchunglee, @kimmonismus, @dorialexander, @yuchenj_uw, @zephyr_z9, @hajekd, @bindureddy, @glennluk, @gavinsbaker, @vllm_project, @dl_insider, @niklas_sikorra, @nembal, @madiator, @longtonylian, @valmianski, and @oyattia. LinkedIn: Azeem Azhar
| Axios: |
President Trump plans to speak at the first-ever White House Crypto Summit on March 7, to be chaired by David Sacks, amid a global sell-off in cryptocurrencies — - The Trump family launched the Official Trump (TRUMP) and Melania Meme (MELANIA) coins Jan. 17 and Jan. 18 …
More: Reuters, Fox Business, BTC Times, The Coin Republic, Cointelegraph, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, The Crypto Times, Blockchain.News, Crypto Briefing, and CoinDesk
Bluesky: @max.is.a.cutie.fyi, @gartmartin9, @brandonshreve.dev, @biaggios, @arcticspan, @geezola, and @avielroshwald. X: @davidsacks47
| Om Malik / On my Om: |
Skype was an early harbinger of technology as culture, and its demise is a good lesson in how ineffective middle management can destroy great acquisitions — Microsoft is shutting down Skype. It will go offline in May 2025. … It makes me incredibly sad, but I am not surprised.
More: HotHardware, Moneycontrol, Windows Report, CNET, Hollywood Life, PhoneArena, Interesting Engineering, Financial Times, TechRepublic, mjtsai.com, PYMNTS.com, Pure Xbox, Phandroid, Redmond Pie, New Jersey Online, Pocket-lint, The Irish Times, The Hill, Nairametrics, ZDNET, Analytics India Magazine, PCWorld, GB News, Irish Independent, ISPreview UK, Android Headlines, Mirror, Business Insider, Digital Trends, TechRadar, 80 Level, and TechIssuesToday.com
Bluesky: @fallsdownstairs, @drdoofenschmirtz, @joeycoleman.ca, and @om.co
| Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: |
More: The Verge, Microsoft 365 Blog, Ars Technica, CNBC, CNN, PCMag, XDA Developers, Bloomberg, BBC, The Verge, AppleInsider, Reuters, Gizmodo, BleepingComputer, Windows Central, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Toronto Star, TidBITS, The Daily Wire, Daring Fireball, Cord Cutters News, RetailWire, Washington Examiner, Tech in Asia, MakeUseOf, New York Daily News, NPR, Inc, Consequence, UPI, Mashable, PC Gamer, The Shortcut, Newser, Liliputing, Wall Street Journal, The Register, MacRumors, GeekWire, The Wrap, Entrepreneur, CyberInsider, Financial Express, MobileSyrup, On my Om, Game Rant, Neowin, Deadline, iClarified, Global News, BetaNews, KBMT, 9to5Google, The Post Millennial, OMG! Ubuntu, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Metro.co.uk, Dexerto, IGN, WPXI-TV, Baltimore Sun, TechSpot, Tom's Hardware, USA Today, en.ain.ua, Semafor, Windows Latest, and Android Police
Bluesky: @comixace, @knoebel, @cheesemeister, @brianpenny, @johnvoelcker, @revenger210, @anabrandusescu, @nohillside.ch, @joshsternberg.com, @drmarkpbarry, @askbillmitchell, @campuscodi.risky.biz, @barb, @ariehkovler.com, @msipila, @sdp, @tcarmody, @lorak, @hedge36, @gdreid13, @trashpandaemoji, @ai-tech-news, @jeffreybigham.com, @davemark.com, @carnage4life, and @davidgerard.co.uk
Mastodon: @anthony@accioly.social, @corbin@toot.community, @therobburgessshow …, @jay@shirtless.gay, @zak@infosec.exchange, @chikorita157@sakurajima.moe, @obrhoff@chaos.social, @chartier@toot.cafe, @ryan@dads.cool, and @stefan@stefanbohacek.online
Threads: @benedictevans, @pkedrosky, and @tb_99999
X: @skype, @lessin, @danprimack, @sergimartorell, @om, @om, @artemr, @joshelman, @film_girl, @tomwarren, @mattmday, @jamesliamcook, and @tomwarren
| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: China instructs its top AI leaders to avoid visiting the US over fears they could divulge confidential info or be detained and used as bargaining chips — Beijing increasingly views cutting-edge technology through national-security lens, putting executives on tighter leash
More: WinBuzzer and Reuters
Bluesky: @eleshplays, @sensehofstede.nl, @notum, and @chicagomike. X: @byron_wan. Forums: r/technology
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Alphabet's X lab moonshot project Taara unveils a silicon photonic chip that can deliver high-speed internet through the air using light instead of radio waves — The Alphabet “moonshot” project is launching a new chip to deliver high-speed internet with light instead of radio waves.
More: X, Tom's Hardware, WinBuzzer, Engadget, PhoneArena, Gizmodo, and PCMag
| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Despite breakthroughs from Amazon and Microsoft, quantum computing is struggling to reach its silicon moment, with no consensus on the best way to build qubits — Despite breakthroughs from Amazon and Microsoft, the industry is still a long way from building practical machines| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Sesame, headed by Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, exits stealth with an undisclosed amount of funding, unveiling an AI speech model and plans for AI glasses — Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe's next act: AI glasses that carry a conversation. … I tell Amazon's Alexa to shut up on a near daily basis.
More: Andreessen Horowitz, ZDNET, and Sesame
Bluesky: @mikeelgan, @ericflo, and @seanhollister
X: @sesame, @nikunj, @kimmonismus, @linuz90, @rauchg, @zachweinberg, @tobi, @tobi, @zachtratar, @joshdance, and @a16z. LinkedIn: Jenny He
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/aipromptprogramming, r/ChatGPT, r/singularity, r/artificial, and r/LocalLLaMA
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Amnesty International says Google has fixed three zero-day Android vulnerabilities developed by Cellebrite and used by Serbian authorities to unlock phones — Amnesty International said that Google fixed previously unknown flaws in Android that allowed authorities to unlock phones using forensic tools.
More: Amnesty International …, Ars Technica, Cyber Security News, Digital Trends, The Hacker News, BleepingComputer, CyberInsider, and Risky Business
X: @donnchac, @dinodaizovi, @grapheneos, @donnchac, @donnchac, @donnchac, @billmarczak, @billmarczak, @andreyknvl, @grapheneos, @lorenzofb, and @grapheneos
Forums: r/technews, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| The Information: |
Source: SoftBank plans to borrow $16B to invest in AI, and might borrow another $8B in early 2026, which could strain its already debt-heavy balance sheet — The biggest risk-taker in tech investing is back to his old playbook, loading up on debt to fund his latest obsession: artificial intelligence.
More: Reuters. Bluesky: @zero-gravitas, @scottdracula, @afhstewart, @edzitron.com, @ig.ht, @edzitron.com, and @elkmovie. Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige.party. X: @amir
| Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Larry Ellison's Sensei Ag, a venture backed by his $500M+ investment to change farming with AI, robotics, and software, has mostly been a bust, so far — His Sensei Ag company hasn't succeeded in boosting output and nutrition in its greenhouses with AI, robotics and software
More: The Rural Blog. Bluesky: @jerryjohnson, @mgallagher, @llarian.net, and @tamarhaspel. Mastodon: @shriramk@mastodon.social
| Maggie Harrison / Futurism: |
Pinterest says it is building tools to label AI-generated or AI-altered content, amid an AI slop onslaught from SEO spammers that is making the site less useful — “Is this platform dead?” — Pinterest, the web's de facto mood board, has long been one of the best places for finding … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Spamhaus: Prospero, a notorious provider of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals, is routing its operations via Kaspersky Lab's networks — One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing … Sponsor Posts
Airtable:
The central nervous system of your business — Used by 80% of Fortune 100 companies, Airtable combines AI with the scale of an infinitely flexible, no-code system. With all your data in one place, it's like mission control for your company.
The central nervous system of your business — Used by 80% of Fortune 100 companies, Airtable combines AI with the scale of an infinitely flexible, no-code system. With all your data in one place, it's like mission control for your company.
Intel:
5G's most deployed platform — Powering live networks with built-in Inference across Core and RAN. That's the power of Intel Inside®
5G's most deployed platform — Powering live networks with built-in Inference across Core and RAN. That's the power of Intel Inside®
Zoho:
App Spotlight: HostMyText Pro for Zoho CRM — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
App Spotlight: HostMyText Pro for Zoho CRM — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
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:
AI Revenue Explodes, Dario's Memo, McDonald's CEO's Baby Burger Bite
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:
OpenAI's Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop
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:
What happens to Google when AI answers everything? with Google's Liz Reid
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Cheeky Pint:
Garrett Langley of Flock Safety on building technology to solve crime
Stripe cofounder John Collison interviews founders, builders, and leaders over a pint.
Subscribe to Cheeky Pint.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Flexport's Ryan Petersen: tech's trade expert on solving tariff chaos with AI agents & winning again
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak: Investing in an AI-Driven World
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 3:20 PM ET, March 1, 2025.
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
Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal:Wall Street Journal:
Jennifer Orsi / Poynter:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Teresa Xie / Bloomberg: |
| Steven Church / Bloomberg: |
| Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian: |
More: Wired, emptywheel, Wait - what ?, and The Record
Bluesky: @michellekinney.com, @andreachalupa, @rop.gonggri.jp, @mikejjensen, @chicagomike, @drdoofenschmirtz, @edgeoforever, @metacurity.com, @lucatrenta, @mattburgess1, @samsabin, @uppityblackwoman, and @zubrin
Mastodon: @hacks4pancakes@infosec …, @rauschma@fosstodon.org, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, and @ghostrodeo@infosec.exchange
X: @nicoleperlroth, @davemcclure, @anders_aslund, @ericgeller, and @dalrymplewill. LinkedIn: Lesley Carhart
Forums: r/politics, r/europe, r/lazerpig, r/technology, r/skeptic, r/suppressed_news, r/somethingiswrong2024, r/news, r/JoeRogan, r/behindthebastards, r/fednews, r/Quebec, r/inthenews, r/centrist, r/AntiTrumpAlliance, r/PrepperIntel, r/cybersecurity, r/cybersecurity, r/portugueses, r/geopolitics, r/worldnews, r/neoliberal, r/NewsOfTheStupid, and Beehaw