|
April 15, 2024, 7:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Adobe says it is in the early stages of developing a way to let Premiere Pro users tap AI models from OpenAI, Runway, and Pika Labs to generate video — Adobe (ADBE.O) on Monday said it is in the early stages of allowing the use of third-party generative artificial intelligence tools …
More: Adobe Video & Motion on YouTube, Adobe Press Releases, The Adobe Blog, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, MobileSyrup, Neowin, Maginative, CoinGape, AppleInsider, ZDNet, WinBuzzer, Tech.co, Engadget, The Decoder, Tech Monitor, Tom's Guide, and Lifewire
Threads: @jakevk, @life_with_benjamin, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @mathew@universeodon.com and @stooovie@mas.to
X: @icreatelife, @ericaddison, @tkexpress11, @beatlejase, @adobe, @adobevideo, @danbarbera, @adobevideo, @valentinavee, @markchristiansn, @bobodtech, @beatlejase, and @karinaanglada
LinkedIn: James Ratliff, Kyle Gesuelli, Ryan Sagare, and Todd Burke
| Artificial Intelligence Index: |
Stanford's AI Index report: training top AI models is way more expensive, AI still trails humans on complex tasks, people are more nervous about AI, and more — Welcome to the seventh edition of the AI Index report. The 2024 Index is our most comprehensive to date and arrives …
More: Artifical Intelligence Index, PYMNTS.com, The Register, Stanford HAI, The Decoder, EnterpriseAI, Stanford HAI, San Francisco Chronicle, IEEE Spectrum, SiliconANGLE, and New York Times
| Financial Times: |
The US awards Samsung up to $6.4B in CHIPS Act funding and says the company plans to make 2nm chips at its Taylor, Texas plant by 2026, two years ahead of TSMC — South Korean group set to outdo rival TSMC with cutting-edge 2nm chip production in US by 2026 as part of $40bn investment
More: Reuters, The White House, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bloomberg, Cryptopolitan, The Register, Washington Post, NPR, TechSpot, ExtremeTech, Benzinga, Android Headlines, Agence France-Presse, Axios, DatacenterDynamics, CCN.com, Wall Street Journal, SamMobile, PCMag, The Verge, New York Times, Nikkei Asia, Forbes, Sammy Fans, and DigiTimes
| Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios: |
Meta plans to launch a new education product for Quest that will let teachers access education apps for students ages 13+ and manage multiple headsets at once — - In time for the fall semester, it'll make available a suite of visually engrossing education apps that teachers can use with students ages 13+.
More: Meta, TechCrunch, Sky News, The Daily Upside, Deseret News, Cointelegraph, WHDH-TV, Pocket-lint, The Verge, Neowin, The Metaverse Insider, and The Crypto Times
X: @nickclegg, @nickclegg, @castrotech, and @metanewsroom
LinkedIn: Gustavo Madrigal, M.A. Ed., Carl Boel, Juan Bossicard, Michael Lin, and Michel Buchner
| Vittoria Elliott / Wired: |
ISD: fake footage of Iran's attack on Israel went viral on X, including AI-made videos and photos, with many posts from verified accounts and “OSINT experts” — Misleading posts including AI-generated videos, photos, and repurposed footage from other conflicts have been viewed millions of times.
More: ISD. X: @decodingfoxnews, @ghonchehazad, @merlynthomas, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @arsenkeklikoglu, @shayan86, @talhagin, @eliothiggins, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @vabvox, @shayan86, @shayan86, and @shayan86
| Peter Kafka / Business Insider: |
Impressions of Waymo's robotaxis after several rides: amazing tech that quickly feels “normal”, but it failed to understand a traffic cop's hand signals — An curved arrow pointing right. — Unlike other hyped-up tech, self-driving taxis look like they could be the real thing.
Threads: @emetelka, @joeypadge3, @nick_poitier, @motorcityadam, @pkafka, and @nemeseri
X: @noampomsky, @kazanjy, @alexia, and @pranay01
Forums: r/waymo and r/SelfDrivingCars
| IDC: |
Global smartphone shipments grew 7.8% YoY to 289.4M in Q1 2024; iPhone fell 9.6% YoY, more than all top brands, Xiaomi grew 33.8% YoY, and Samsung retook first — Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24).
More: Android Authority, Bloomberg, HotHardware, The Guardian, ZDNet, SamMobile, The Standard, Interesting Engineering, Fortune, Computerworld, ExtremeTech, The Hill, Sherwood News, TechRadar, PCMag, The Register, Proactive, BGR, Cult of Mac, SHINE, CNET, 9to5Google, RCR Wireless News, Thurrott, Tom's Guide, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Forbes, MacRumors, TechSpot, City A.M., iMore, Android Headlines, iMore, Reuters, Associated Press, Gizchina, PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, iClarified, Engadget, The National, MySmartPrice, 24/7 Wall St., Sam Lover, PhoneArena, Phandroid, GSMArena.com, MacDailyNews, Livemint, Business Insider, Sammy Fans, CNBC, Benzinga, Forexlive, Financial Times, and Yahoo Finance
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @patrickmoorhead, @metacriticcap, @aeyakovenko, @matthewstoller, @tomgara, @swarajk_, @nabilapopal, @jamessurowiecki, @thestalwart, @alvinfoo, @idc, @dividendmaster, and @gurgavin
Forums: r/Android, r/wallstreetbets, r/apple, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: |
How scammers, often from Nigeria, are using sextortion to target teenage boys on social media in the US, leading to at least 20 suicides over an 18-month period — One word from a stranger on social media was all it took. “Hey,” she said. — Jordan DeMay read the Instagram message at 10:19 p.m. on a Thursday night in March 2022.| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
CISA said locks from RealPage's Chirp Systems, reportedly on ~50K US dwellings, can be unlocked via a hack; Chirp was told in 2021 but is quiet about the flaw — The U.S. government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials …
More: The Register. Mastodon: @briankrebs@infosec.exchange, @lpar@infosec.exchange, @kurtseifried@infosec.exchange, and @briankrebs@infosec.exchange
LinkedIn: Dirk Anderson, Brian Krebs, and Art Cooper
| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI opens a Tokyo office, releases a Japanese language GPT-4 model, and taps former President of AWS Japan Tadao Nagasaki to woo enterprises in the country — OpenAI named the former president of Amazon Web Services's Japan arm to spearhead its push to woo enterprise clients in the world's fourth-largest economy.| Alexandra Sternlicht / Fortune: |
Sources detail how China-based ByteDance and US TikTok operations remain intertwined: some US staff effectively report to ByteDance, share user data, and more — In January, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced an intense grilling by skeptical U.S. lawmakers about his company's ties to Beijing and its alleged risk to national security.
More: The Information and The Daily Caller
Mastodon: @netblocks@mastodon.social. X: @drnealdunnfl2, @brendancarrfcc, @alexmacgregor__, and @gordongchang
| New York Times: |
Sources: Instagram is in the early stages of testing “Creator AI” chatbots for top influencers, which would automate DM responses to fans in a creator's “voice” — Instagram is testing a program that offers its top influencers the ability to interact with their followers over direct messages using a chatbot.
More: PYMNTS.com, Forbes, Social Media Today, Crowdfund Insider, and The Korea Herald
X: @sen_stackhouse, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @kateconger, @baekdal, @mikeisaac, and @baxiabhishek. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
EU antitrust regulators are questioning Broadcom about changes to VMware's licensing conditions, following complaints from EU business users and a trade group — U.S. chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO.O) is being asked by EU antitrust regulators about changes to newly acquired cloud computing company …
More: Benzinga and Constellation Research
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:
Digital signatures with Nafath: Secure and compliant for Saudi Arabian businesses — Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 focuses on growing digital-first businesses. Zoho Sign supports this goal with a simple way to send …
Digital signatures with Nafath: Secure and compliant for Saudi Arabian businesses — Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 focuses on growing digital-first businesses. Zoho Sign supports this goal with a simple way to send …
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
Invest Like the Best:
Alex Karnal - The Trillion-Dollar Health Revolution
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Big Technology Podcast:
Tim Cook Steps Down — With Joanna Stern
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.
Grit:
From Airbnb to Linear: How Karri Saarinen Redefined Product Design
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why half of product managers are in trouble | Nikhyl Singhal (Meta, Google)
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.
Hard Fork:
A.I. Backlash Turns Violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot Is Coming
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.
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 7:30 PM ET, April 15, 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
Jana Winter / Reuters:New York Times:
Matthew Gault / 404 Media:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
More: Tom's Guide, iMore, and Spyglass
Threads: @hi.nixson. Mastodon: @peter@thepit.social. Bluesky: @mikalfm.bsky.social. X: @erondu, @nickadobos, @petergyang, @dsiroker, @stammy, @stammy, @scobleizer, @dsiroker, @dsiroker, and @gartenberg. Forums: Hacker News
| Fred Lambert / Electrek: |
More: W Media Research, Forbes, Brad Ideas, Notebookcheck, and CCN.com
Earlier Picks
| Bloomberg: |
| Meta: |
More: TechCrunch, Engadget, Reuters, Android Headlines, Cryptopolitan, Benzinga, Neowin, Bloomberg, News.ng, Cybernews.com, 9to5Google, MSPoweruser, Turkish Minute, Balkan Insight, Duvar English, Daily Sabah, and Tech Xplore. Mastodon: @ahmetasabanci@mastodon.social
| David Pan / Bloomberg: |
More: Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, The Crypto Times, NewsBTC, The Block, Cybernews.com, crypto.news, CoinGape, Coinspeaker, and Cryptonews. LinkedIn: David Pan
| Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic: |
X: @chefboiyardie, @thedallas, @kristyt, @joshuaogundu, @abetterboulder, @itsneenzjeez, and @theatlantic
LinkedIn: Anika Collier Navaroli, Japhy Grant, and Tara Turk-Haynes
| Joseph Politano / Apricitas Economics: |
X: @sasboomstick, @makeabuck2, @__sangheetha__, @_giacomo_volpe_, @takisk, @soquelcreek, @josephpolitano, @josephpolitano, @jm_mcgrath, @josephpolitano, @binarybits, @josephpolitano, @arpitrage, @josephpolitano, and @josephpolitano. LinkedIn: Jeroen de Jong
Forums: Hacker News and r/Economics