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2h ago
Tom Warren / The Verge:
An inside look at Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on AI PCs and transition Surface devices to Arm chips — After Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay departed Microsoft last year, the software giant quickly split his two divisions into two different teams ..read more
Techmeme
4h ago
New York Times:
Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if GPS signals are interrupted by adversaries — GPS has become essential for modern life, but its satellites and signals are vulnerable to attack. China is years ahead in developing alternatives ..read more
Techmeme
6h ago
Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth — - Chip exports continue to grow, boosting optimism for economy — High-performance memory chips supplied to Nvidia among drivers ..read more
Techmeme
7h ago
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
New York-based The Brandtech Group, which provides generative AI-based tools for advertising and marketing campaigns, raised a $115M Series C at a $4B valuation — The Brandtech Group will use funds to disrupt industry with machine-generated content and artificial intelligence ..read more
Techmeme
8h ago
Reuters:
Sources: the Biden administration is making a list of advanced Chinese chip factories barred from receiving key tools, which could be released in a few months — The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools ..read more
Techmeme
8h ago
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway — Evolv, the company supplying the scanners, is being investigated by both the FTC and SEC. … Adams' announcement comes one week ..read more
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8h ago
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA$4B+ from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students — Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms ..read more
Techmeme
9h ago
Zoë Schiffer / Platformer:
Sources detail Grindr's push to monetize, including plans for an AI chatbot that can engage users in sexual conversations and may be trained on opt-in user data — The company's bet on AI boyfriends and other paywalled features is making some employees nervous — I ..read more
Techmeme
11h ago
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens — At least nine of the current top 50 shows on Apple Podcasts have been promoted in mobile games — Welcome back to Soundbite ..read more
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11h ago
Meir Orbach / CTech:
Cybersecurity startup Zafran, which develops risk mitigation services, emerges from stealth with a $25M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts — Zafran, founded in 2022 by Yashar (CEO), Ben Seri (CTO) and Snir Havdala (CPO), develops a risk and mitigation platform to pinpoint ..read more