|
December 23, 2024, 4:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks — Also: Company ramps up work on turning AirPods into a health device.
More: The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, BetaNews, Gizmochina, Gadgets 360, XDA Developers, Cult of Mac, Android Authority, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, SamMobile, Nairametrics, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, PYMNTS.com, AppleInsider, Benzinga, Supercharged, Wccftech, and Notebookcheck
Bluesky: @parkerortolani.com, @carnage4life, @thebennatan, and @jillfilipovic
Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith … and @raganwald@social.bau-ha.us
Threads: @stevesi, @stevesi, @stevesi, @andru, @markgurman, @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
X: @baxiabhishek, @markgurman, @stevesi, @markgurman, and @anxiousholly
Forums: r/technews, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP — Incoming president Donald Trump has confirmed reports that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January — Consortium likely to include Elon Musk's SpaceX in move to grab a bigger slice of $850bn US defence budget
More: TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, The Information, Investor's Business Daily, BIG by Matt Stoller, Benzinga, and Bloomberg
X: @billackman, @_rotimia, and @steven_strauss
Forums: r/SpaceXLounge, r/Raytheon, r/wallstreetbets, and r/technology
| Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing: |
Google and OpenAI's AI product announcements over the past month have transformed the state of AI and show the breadth and pace of change — The last month has transformed the state of AI, with the pace picking up dramatically in just the last week. AI labs have unleashed a flood of new products … | Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI details “deliberative alignment”, a new method it used to make o1 and o3 “think” about its safety policy before responding, to improve overall alignment — OpenAI announced a new family of AI reasoning models on Friday, o3, which the startup claims to be more advanced …
More: Forbes, Shelly Palmer, and MarkTechPost
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan says AI spending frenzy will continue until the decade's end, and downplays an Intel bid, saying he had his “hands very full” in AI chips — CEO said Big Tech groups are ‘investing full tilt’ as US chipmaker soars to more than $1tn valuation
More: Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, and Motley Fool
| Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword: |
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms — We will appeal the Court's decision but the process requires that we first file proposed remedies. This is a case about contracts.
More: Android Authority, Ghacks, The Verge, Google, Android Headlines, SiliconANGLE, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Search Engine Land, Semafor, Los Angeles Times, Android Police, Engadget, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, BBC, Thurrott, Search Engine Journal, PhoneArena, New York Times, 9to5Google, Business Insider, New York Times, Patently Apple, and The Information
Bluesky: @thecowboytester, @jj-unifil, @thecowboytester, @foolishhoomans, @joemayall, and @glenngabe
Threads: @timothybucksf and @carnage4life
X: @jason_kint, @matthewstoller, @mozilla, @khushitavasant, @khushitavasant, @khushitavasant, and @kamylbazbaz
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/Android
| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
| Michael Peel / Financial Times: |
A look at new tech-based mental health treatments like the Tetris method and Avatar therapy that are offering promising early results and possibilities — From video games to personal avatars, researchers are looking to develop a new generation of digital tools that do not involve taking a drug or therapy| The Linux Foundation: |
A survey of 501 organizations globally estimates organizations contribute $7.7B annually to open source software and 86% of contribution value is employee labor — We've long understood that people are the engine that powers open source. Prior research has found different ways to measure the value … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has recently become singularly obsessed with how to build the next Nvidia and wants competitive AI chips ready to ship by 2026 — The billionaire SoftBank founder promises to invest $100 billion in the US as part of a sweeping redemption plan.
Mastodon: @Kierkegaanks@beige.party
| Bloomberg: |
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime — Disney and Netflix are expanding in the popular Japanese cartoon genre — At first glance, Sony Group Corp.'s $1.2 billion acquisition …
More: Cautious Optimism. Bluesky: @unangbangkay. X: @real_kilometers, @real_kilometers, and @alephblog. LinkedIn: Jerome Mazandarani. Forums: r/Animedubs
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
A look at Amazon's revamped drone delivery program near Phoenix, Arizona, where the company's new MK-30 drones deliver dozens of packages a day to customers — A recent visit to the company's overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Zoho:
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box 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 & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Access:
Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Anthropic's quest to study the negative effects of AI is under pressure
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders" | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
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.
Great Chat:
Code red: our favorite tech rivalries
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Big Technology Podcast:
How An AI Model Learned To Be Bad — With Evan Hubinger And Monte MacDiarmid
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
PBS Lost a Billion Dollars. Now what? With CEO Paula Kerger
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:20 AM ET, December 23, 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
The Guardian:James Faris / Business Insider:
Max Tani / Semafor:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Esha Dey / Bloomberg: |
More: Yahoo Finance. Bluesky: @gerrishlisa and @hchoung92
X: @florian4gamers, @stanphylcap, @trappercreek, and @technology
| Wall Street Journal: |
More: Tom's Hardware, Forbes, and Bloomberg
X: @damienics, @pstasiatech, @dkaushik96, and @thetranscript_
Forums: r/neoliberal, r/technology, r/hardware, and r/China
| Satviki Sanjay / Bloomberg: |
More: PYMNTS.com, CNBC, India Dispatch, and Times of India
Earlier Picks
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
More: Towards Data Science and acecomments.mu.nu
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
More: CleanTechnica, TESLARATI, Boston Herald, TechCrunch, NHTSA, and Reuters
Bluesky: @vernster, @jasonemry, @chbsf, @brownejax2024, @wafglobal, and @infinitedly. X: @james_gross. Forums: r/technews
| Reuters: |
More: Associated Press, BBC, Wccftech, TechIssuesToday.com, PhoneArena, Agence France-Presse, The Hill, Le Monde, JURIST, Politico, Newser, Bloomberg, Mashable, Al Jazeera, and The Economic Times
X: @ediramaal, @anneapplebaum, @cszabla, and @elis_gj
Forums: r/worldnews, r/europe, r/news, r/technology, and r/InternationalNews