A guide to how quantum computing, qubits, and “quantum algorithms” work, the biggest challenges, government involvement, and potential for hacking, or “Q-day” — The next generation of quantum computers will open a new world of possibilities, but also pose enormous risks to our online security
Sources detail Amazon's canceled plan to make Halo a success; the sophisticated AI-based fitness service was undone due to “significant headwinds” and low sales — A redesigned Halo service was due this fall with an AI-powered personal trainer, celebrity-led fitness classes, and even Apple Watch support.
Uber reports Q1 revenue up 29% YoY to $8.82B, gross bookings up 19% YoY to $31.4B, $761M in adjusted EBITDA, up from $593M in Q1 2022, and a $157M loss — Ride-hailing leader predicts continuing growth for current quarter — Continued demand for Uber Technologies ' ride-share …
The Writers Guild of America calls for a strike after negotiations with Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and others over pay and AI issues failed; around 12K may strike — The entertainment industry is in the throes of a labor dispute and more than a few of the sticking points involve recent technological changes.
Bolt co-founder Ryan Breslow launches Love.com, a marketplace with 600+ health supplements that raised $15M+; Breslow famously attacked Stripe's founders — Wellness startup Love, the latest company co-founded by Silicon Valley's favorite provocateur Ryan Breslow, is open for business.
A profile and interview of Geoffrey Hinton, who laid the foundations for LLMs via backpropagation, worked with OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, and more — “I have suddenly switched my views on whether these things are going to be more intelligent than us.”
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing screenwriters and actors seek to regulate the use of AI-produced material — As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.
Carmakers and IP experts raise concerns over the rising dominance of Chinese companies like Huawei when it comes to 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi standard essential patents — Led by Huawei, Chinese groups are filing patents around the tech that enables products to access the internet
An interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian about the unit finally turning a profit in Q1 2023, in part by making its data center operations more efficient — - Google said this week that its cloud unit finally turned profitable in the first quarter. — Since ex-Oracle exec Thomas …
Sources describe how Meta's managers built “legions of kingdoms” as headcount doubled and declining morale, confidence in Zuckerberg's leadership after layoffs — Roiled by waves of layoffs and a costly investment in the metaverse, many insiders say the Facebook founder has lost his vision — and the trust of his workforce
Sources: Apple will reintroduce widgets in watchOS 10 as a central part of Watch UI, a combination of old Glances and the style of widgets launched in iOS 14 — Apple is set to give its smartwatch a big software overhaul with watchOS 10, once again making widgets a core part of the device.
Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...
