Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Qualcomm’s faster Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset may come to more smartphones
London-based Builder.ai, which offers low-code app building tools, raised a $250M Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority, taking its funding to $450M+ (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)
London-based Builder.ai, which offers low-code app building tools, raised a $250M Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority, taking its funding to $450M+ — It was only recently that we reported Buildier.ai had signed a strategic collaboration with and undisclosed investment from Microsoft.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto (RT Watson/The Block)
Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto — - Stepn users will be able to buy, sell and trade the game's NFT sneakers without having to leave the app.
WhatsApp rolling out the password reminder feature: Here’s what it does
After Google Photos labeled two Black people as "gorillas" in May 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still do not identify gorillas (New York Times)
After Google Photos labeled two Black people as “gorillas” in May 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still do not identify gorillas — Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled by image analysis software — and despite big advances …
Some educators are cautiously experimenting with generative AI, questioning whether the tech can be used in classrooms without undermining numeracy and literacy (Financial Times)
Some educators are cautiously experimenting with generative AI, questioning whether the tech can be used in classrooms without undermining numeracy and literacy — When Lauren started researching the British designer Yinka Ilori for a school project earlier this year, she was able to consult her new study pal: artificial intelligence.
China's Micron ban means South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix could fill the void, an uncomfortable position because of their exposure to China and US pressure (Wall Street Journal)
China's Micron ban means South Korea's Samsung and SK Hynix could fill the void, an uncomfortable position because of their exposure to China and US pressure — Samsung, SK Hynix would be best positioned to fill Micron's void, though geopolitical pressure from both Beijing and Washington make for a tough choice
Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research facility over seven years to improve collaboration (Don Clark/New York Times)
Chipmaking machine giant Applied Materials plans to invest up to $4B in a Sunnyvale, California, research facility over seven years to improve collaboration — Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.
iQoo Z7s vs iQoo Z7: Difference between the two iQoo smartphones
An interview with AI researcher Timnit Gebru on her controversial sacking by Google in 2020, biases in AI and Big Tech, racism in Silicon Valley, and more (John Harris/The Guardian)
An interview with AI researcher Timnit Gebru on her controversial sacking by Google in 2020, biases in AI and Big Tech, racism in Silicon Valley, and more — The Ethiopian-born computer scientist lost her job after pointing out the inequalities built into AI.
Sunday, May 21, 2023
Researchers reveal many low-cost Android phones and smart TVs from lesser-known brands, sold in the US and owned by millions, come with malware preinstalled (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)
Researchers reveal many low-cost Android phones and smart TVs from lesser-known brands, sold in the US and owned by millions, come with malware preinstalled — The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away. — Overall, Android devices have earned a decidedly mixed reputation for security.
Service robots like Moxi, which delivers medicines in hospitals, and Jesper, which serves food in restaurants, are in high demand despite job loss concerns (Peter Funt/Wall Street Journal)
Service robots like Moxi, which delivers medicines in hospitals, and Jesper, which serves food in restaurants, are in high demand despite job loss concerns — The pandemic may be over, but the demand for nonhuman workers in health care, food service and other fields is here to stay
Hands-on with Google's Duet AI writing aid: a stiff style, inaccurate information, inconsistent Docs and Gmail behavior, great at drafting complaints, and more (Paresh Dave/Wired)
Hands-on with Google's Duet AI writing aid: a stiff style, inaccurate information, inconsistent Docs and Gmail behavior, great at drafting complaints, and more — I used Duet AI to send emails and plan my wedding. Its writing can be stuffy and stereotyping—but it's a glimpse of the future of productivity apps.
An in-depth look at the executive team behind Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
An in-depth look at the executive team behind Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset — Apple is just a few weeks away from debuting its mixed-reality headset. This past week, I gave an in-depth look at the device's development and features. Now, here's a list of the key people involved in the project.
China says it found "relatively serious" cybersecurity risks in Micron products, warns country's key information infrastructure operators against buying them (Bloomberg)
China says it found “relatively serious” cybersecurity risks in Micron products, warns country's key information infrastructure operators against buying them — China said it found “relatively serious” cybersecurity risks in Micron Technology Inc. products that were sold in the country …
Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice caused panic and pushback from investors (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)
Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg : Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice cau...
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg : South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang that exposed ~33.7M accounts; ...
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The first project we remember working on together was drawing scenes from the picture books that our mom brought with her when she immigrate...
