|
March 12, 2025, 5:45 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bhanvi Satija / Reuters: |
Intel appoints former board member Lip-Bu Tan as CEO, effective March 18; INTC jumps 11%+ after hours — Struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) on Wednesday named former board member Lip-Bu Tan as its CEO effective March 18, more than two months after the it ousted company veteran Pat Gelsinger.
More: TechCrunch, CNBC, Your source for all news Intel, CNN, Phoenix Business Journal, Tom's Hardware, Engadget, Portland Business Journal, Reuters, The Verge, PCWorld, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Register, PC Gamer, Yahoo Finance, Oregonian, Quartz, Financial Times, ServeTheHome, Sharecafe, and Constellation Research
Bluesky: @jamesaltonsanders.com. X: @intelnews, @intel, @benbajarin, @jaygoldberg, @mgsiegler, and @benbajarin
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Niantic Labs says it is selling its video game division, including Pokémon Go, to Saudi Arabia-owned developer Scopely for $3.5B, subject to regulatory approval — The $3.5 billion Scopely deal could bring Niantic's AR gaming catalog under Saudi ownership.
More: 404 Media, Scopely, Niantic Labs, Pokémon GO, Scopely, GamesIndustry.biz, How-To Geek, TechCrunch, The Information, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Polygon, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Hollywood Reporter, BBC, Eurogamer.net, Neowin, Tech Xplore, Engadget, MobileSyrup, San Francisco Business Times, Forbes, Game Rant, IGN, TechSpot, Shacknews, GameSpot, Tech Startups, Advanced Television, Game World Observer, Mobilegamer.biz, Game Developer, en.ain.ua, TechRaptor, Crunchbase News, Droid Life, Dot Esports, Dexerto, Kotaku, BGR, The Shortcut, My Nintendo News, PocketGamer.biz, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Deadline, and TheGamer
Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @roryreckons, @calbucci, and @grahamdavidhughes. Mastodon: @cR0w@infosec.exchange
X: @mgsiegler, @msquinn, @cecianasta, @lewchube, @joemerrick, @mgsiegler, @nianticlabs, and @scopely
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils Gemma 3, the “world's best single-accelerator model”, running on a single GPU, in 1B, 4B, 12B, and 27B sizes, and says it outperforms Llama-405B — Following version 1 in February 2024 and 2 in May, Google today announced Gemma 3 as its latest open model for developers.
More: The Keyword, Google Developers Blog, Google for Developers on YouTube, Ars Technica, Google Developers Blog, ZDNET, PC Guide, Hugging Face, Tech Startups, Forexlive, Google DeepMind, Android Police, Maginative, WinBuzzer, The Decoder, TipRanks Financial, BGR, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, MarkTechPost, Analytics India Magazine, Capacity Media, The Verge, and SiliconANGLE
X: @sundarpichai, @googledevs, @sam_paech, @levie, @willhawkins3, @btibor91, @flavioad, @thexeophon, @steren, @_philschmid, @googledevs, @legit_api, @film_girl, @lmarena_ai, @googledevs, @osanseviero, @deliprao, @reach_vb, @shiels_ai, @clmt, and @gm8xx8. LinkedIn: Will Hawkins
Forums: r/singularity, r/LocalLLM, and r/Bard
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google DeepMind launches two AI models, Gemini 2.0-based Robotics and Robotics-ER, to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before” — Gemini Robotics also makes robots more dexterous, allowing them to perform more precise tasks, like folding a piece of paper.
More: Google DeepMind, Ars Technica, The Information, TechCrunch, Android Police, The Decoder, Neowin, Shacknews, Research & Development World, The Robot Report, Trusted Reviews, Moneycontrol, Maginative, CNBC, TipRanks Financial, Nature, WinBuzzer, Financial Times, IEEE Spectrum, MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, Wired, and Digital Trends
X: @sundarpichai, @tdavchev, @googledeepmind, and @googledeepmind
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sources: Sonos has abandoned plans to release a streaming video player, which was set to be the company's major hardware launch in 2025 — The device, codenamed Pinewood, was set to be the company's major hardware launch in 2025. … Sonos has abandoned plans to release a streaming video player …
More: Android Police, PCWorld, MacRumors, Engadget, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, The Desk, MacDailyNews, and Streaming Better
Bluesky: @marypcbuk and @welch
Forums: r/sonos and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
Roomba maker iRobot warns of “substantial doubt” over its ability to continue operating, after Amazon abandoned a $1B+ takeover in January 2024; IRBT drops 35%+ — IRobot Corp., the consumer robotics company that Amazon.com Inc. once planned to buy for more than $1 billion … | Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog: |
Thoughts on using LLMs for coding, which can often be difficult and unintuitive, and why “vibe coding” is a fantastic way to explore the capabilities of LLMs — Online discussions about using Large Language Models to help write code inevitably produce comments from developers who's experiences have been disappointing.
More: Pulse 2.0 and Pivot to AI
Bluesky: @mandithran and @simonwillison.net
Mastodon: @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org and @vaurora@mstdn.social
X: @dksf, @jeyffre, @vineetwts, @jarrodwattsdev, @dennisonbertram, @notionhq, @alexisgauba, @bigboxswe, @thekitze, @din0s_, @skooookum, and @jonhearty. Forums: Lobsters
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
The US FTC asks a judge to delay its case accusing Amazon of deceptive practices with Amazon Prime, citing staffing shortfalls — The Federal Trade Commission said it will meet the deadlines for its Amazon Prime deceptive practices case, hours after requesting a delay due to resource constraints.
More: Ars Technica, Bloomberg, The Information, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Associated Press, Federal Trade Commission, Reuters, MediaPost, Silicon UK, and NBC News
Bluesky: @emoltzen, @owillis, and @stevekovach
Forums: r/politics, r/technology, Beehaw, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: an Xbox-branded Asus handheld may debut this year as part of Microsoft's effort to unify Windows and Xbox into a universal library of Xbox and PC games — Microsoft's next-gen Xbox platform is shaping up. — Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer warned in November … | Reuters: |
Sources: TSMC has pitched Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, and Qualcomm about taking stakes in a JV to run Intel Foundry; TSMC would hold no more than a 50% stake — TSMC (2330.TW) has pitched U.S. chip designers Nvidia (NVDA.O), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) and Broadcom (AVGO.O) …
More: SiliconANGLE, DatacenterDynamics, Yahoo Finance, TechRepublic, Wall Street Pit, Benzinga, PC Gamer, CTech, Quartz, ZeroHedge News, The Decoder, Barron's Online, Tom's Hardware, TipRanks Financial, Taiwan News, Silicon UK, TechSpot, Verdict, TechPowerUp, DigiTimes, and The Information
X: @mingchikuo and @rwang07
Forums: r/intel, r/hardware, r/NVDA_Stock, and r/wallstreetbets
| Financial Times: |
Amazon, Google, and Meta join a World Nuclear Association statement, alongside Occidental, Dow, and others, to triple capacity by 2050; Microsoft didn't sign — Tech giants join banks in calling for new power stations to meet growing energy demands and combat climate change| Associated Press: |
Investigation: AI-powered student monitoring tool Gaggle, used to track ~6M US students, isn't always secure, and there's no research showing it boosts safety — One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love.| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
Adobe reports Q1 revenue up 10% YoY to $5.71B, vs. $5.66B est., Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.23B, and issues a disappointing outlook for Q2 revenue growth — Sales in the period ending in May will be $5.77 billion to $5.82 billion, the company said Wednesday in a statement.| TechCrunch: |
Indian police arrest Aleksej Besciokov, the co-founder of Garantex, a Russian crypto exchange sanctioned by the EU and the US, at the request of US authorities — Indian police have arrested the co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the European Union … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: the FTC moves ahead with an antitrust probe of Microsoft opened by Lina Khan, signaling that new Chair Andrew Ferguson prioritizes Big Tech scrutiny — FTC staff in recent weeks have continued to work on the investigation, meeting with companies and other groups to gather information … | Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: |
Food delivery startup Wonder acquires the media company Tastemade, sources say for around $90M, the latest step in its effort to create a mealtime “super app” — Wonder CEO Marc Lore hopes the company will one day offer AI-powered autonomous food ordering for all three meals of the day
More: TechCrunch, The Information, Adweek, The Desk, Eater, Restaurant Business, Variety, and Media Play News
X: @pkafka, @baincapvc, @joeguszkowski, and @pkafka
| Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: |
Spotify says it paid $10B+ in royalties in 2024, “the largest in music history”, making up 60%+ of its $17.13B+ 2024 revenue, with ~1,500 artists earning $1M+ — Company has long drawn ire from musicians who say streaming model does not remunerate them enough| Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: |
French publishers and authors sue Meta for allegedly training AI models on their books without consent, say they have evidence of “massive” copyright breaches — SNE, the trade association representing major French publishers including Hachette and Editis, along … | Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Binance says Abu Dhabi's MGX acquired a minority stake for $2B, the first institutional investment in the exchange and MGX's first entry into the crypto — Binance said Abu Dhabi's MGX has acquired a minority stake for $2 billion, the first institutional investment in the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.
More: The Block, The Information, PYMNTS.com, DL News, Finextra, Blockchain News, Reuters, Blockchain.News, The Block, Watcher Guru, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, Crypto Briefing, CoinGape, crypto.news, The Crypto Times, Cryptopolitan, Coinpedia Fintech News, Fortune, CryptoSlate, and CoinJournal
X: @cz_binance and @binance
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat introduces AI video Lenses, powered by Snap's in-house generative video model, available to subscribers of the $16/month Snapchat Platinum tier — Snapchat is introducing its first ever video generative AI Lenses, the company told TechCrunch exclusively.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google updates Chrome's extension rules to ban affiliate link injection without user action or benefit, after Honey allegedly stole creators' affiliate revenue — Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that.
More: Chrome for Developers, About Chromebooks, Mashable, How-To Geek, TechRadar, TechIssuesToday.com, Neowin, Android Authority, crypto.news, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, and Android Police
Forums: r/technology and Beehaw
| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
The FCC is creating a security council to bolster US defenses against cyberattacks and help it stay ahead of China in critical technologies, such as AI and 5G — Move comes as FCC's remit has broadened in face of hostile acts by Beijing — The Federal Communications Commission is creating …
X: @dimi
Sponsor Posts
TELUS Digital:
The brand supporting the biggest brands in tech — Deliver memorable experiences throughout the customer journey with customer experience support from TELUS Digital. Scale quickly, automate efficiently and win decisively.
The brand supporting the biggest brands in tech — Deliver memorable experiences throughout the customer journey with customer experience support from TELUS Digital. Scale quickly, automate efficiently and win decisively.
Intel:
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Zoho:
8 must-have assets in every recruiter's work folder — Car mechanics can teach us an important lesson. They always carry a handy toolbox with everything they need to troubleshoot common auto problems.
8 must-have assets in every recruiter's work folder — Car mechanics can teach us an important lesson. They always carry a handy toolbox with everything they need to troubleshoot common auto problems.
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
Lenny's Podcast:
Superhuman's secret to success: Ignoring most customer feedback, manually onboarding every new user, obsessing over every detail, and positioning around a single attribute: speed | Rahul Vohra (CEO)
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.
Techmeme Ride Home:
A Look At LibGen
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Hard Fork:
A.I. Action Plans + The College Student Who Broke Job Interviews + Hot Mess Express
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 Logan Bartlett Show:
Eric Yuan (CEO, Zoom): What Zoom's AI Strategy Can Teach Every Operator
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 5:45 PM ET, March 12, 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
David Folkenflik / NPR:Bloomberg:
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
More: Press Trust of India, Business Standard, Foreign Policy, Times of India, Reuters, Financial Express, SammyGuru, Total Telecom, The Economic Times, RCR Wireless News, Trak.in, TelecomTV, Quartz, Business Insider, Business Today, Hindustan Times, Silicon Republic, Neowin, CNN, Gulf Business, Associated Press, and Reuters
| Stephen Totilo / Game File: |
More: VentureBeat, Variety, Game Developer, Thurrott, Engadget, GameSpot, Eurogamer.net, PocketGamer.biz, The Verge, and Mobilegamer.biz
| Sam Altman / @sama: |
More: The Guardian, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, CNET, BGR, PC Gamer, TechRadar, and The Decoder
Bluesky: @janerosenzweig, @sashafury, @cethanleahy.com, @edroso, @karlbode.com, @nataljastgermain, @alexandtheweb, @hermando, @charrindisguise, and @howardm
X: @colin_fraser, @scottnover, @tszzl, @bigblackjacobin, @willystaley, @anecdotal, @katrosenfield, @aanand, @jeremypgordon, @max_spero_, @katienotopoulos, @luke_winkie, @nabeelqu, @edzitron, @loudmouthjulia, @pourfairelevide, @dangerbrooks, @srirachachau, @krishnanrohit, @simonw, @tszzl, @emollick, @peligrietzer, @kunktation, @krishnanrohit, @david_perell, @deryatr_, @grantslatton, @ns123abc, @sashworthhayes, @seconds_0, @shakeelhashim, @gillverd, @evanewashington, and @arictoler. Forums: r/singularity