Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Samsung Electronics says Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss collaborating on semiconductors (Kim Jaewon/Nikkei Asia)

Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia:
Samsung Electronics says Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss collaborating on semiconductors  —  SEOUL — Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has met with Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger to discuss how to work together …



BT partners with Ericsson to offer private 5G networks to companies in the UK, the first service of its kind (Anna Gross/Financial Times)

Anna Gross / Financial Times:
BT partners with Ericsson to offer private 5G networks to companies in the UK, the first service of its kind  —  Telecoms groups have invested heavily in new technology and say it can help industry become more efficient  —  BT has joined forces with Swedish telecoms equipment manufacturer Ericsson …



How to see the first photo you ever liked on Instagram

You won't have to sift through thousands of posts to find the very first one you liked over the years. Instagram has a feature that allows you to easily go back through your activity history. https://ift.tt/ETYNWif

Kuo: Sony will begin mass producing its PSVR 2 headset in H2 2022 ahead of a possible launch in Q1 2023, depending on the state of flagship game titles (David Heaney/UploadVR)

David Heaney / UploadVR:
Kuo: Sony will begin mass producing its PSVR 2 headset in H2 2022 ahead of a possible launch in Q1 2023, depending on the state of flagship game titles  —  A prominent supply chain analyst claims PSVR 2 mass production will begin in H2 2022.  —  Ming-Chi Kuo is a TF International Securities …



Mobile Premier League lays off 100 employees, offered severance & benefits

The current business metrics "do not justify further investments into this unit", according to an internal email sent by MPL co-founders Sai Srinivas and Shubh Malhotra. https://ift.tt/vHcmk8l

Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide (Jane Zhang/Bloomberg)

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg:
Research: the value of VC deals in China fell 44% YoY to $24.7B in the first four months of 2022, which is nearly four times the pace of the global slide  —  China, once the primary rival to Silicon Valley's technology success, is now leading the global decline in venture capital investments.



Elon Musk on whether he is being spied on or not

While replying to that, a user wrote, "you are 24/7 on all your devices and online services, including your own Starlink. In your case it is not just mass surveillance. You are a priority target". https://ift.tt/i2Tlvex

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Experts say that governments should create bespoke IP law and an international treaty to protect AI-generated inventions, rather than rework old patent laws (Nature)

Nature:
Experts say that governments should create bespoke IP law and an international treaty to protect AI-generated inventions, rather than rework old patent laws  —  The patent system assumes that inventors are human.  Inventions devised by machines require their own intellectual property law and an international treaty.



Latest AICO Act revisions are carveouts for telcos and financial companies and do not fix real problems with the bill, like a disguised content moderation ban (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Latest AICO Act revisions are carveouts for telcos and financial companies and do not fix real problems with the bill, like a disguised content moderation ban  —  Look: there are very real issues with the state of the internet today, including the amount of power a few companies have.



As Terra blockchain reboots, freshly minted new LUNA tokens started trading on a number of exchanges and swiftly plummeted about 70% from the opening price (Sujith Somraaj/Decrypt)

Sujith Somraaj / Decrypt:
As Terra blockchain reboots, freshly minted new LUNA tokens started trading on a number of exchanges and swiftly plummeted about 70% from the opening price  —  After peaking at $19.54 earlier on Saturday, it's been mostly downhill.  —  Terraform Labs early Saturday launched a new version …



Nansen: TerraUSD collapse wasn't a work of a single attacker but likely a result of investment decisions from a small number of large UST holders (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Nansen: TerraUSD collapse wasn't a work of a single attacker but likely a result of investment decisions from a small number of large UST holders  —  The collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin that sent shockwaves throughout the crypto ecosystem can't be attributed to a single attacker, according to researcher Nansen.



Sources: Apple plans an always-on lock screen for iPhone 14 Pro, major windowing and multitasking changes for iPadOS, and iOS-like System Preferences for macOS (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans an always-on lock screen for iPhone 14 Pro, major windowing and multitasking changes for iPadOS, and iOS-like System Preferences for macOS  —  Apple's upcoming iOS 16 is likely to upgrade the lock screen, messaging and health features.  Also: Another Apple car manager leaves …



Chinese government data shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 30% YoY to ~86M units in the first four months of 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in China (Yang Jie/Wall Street Journal)

Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese government data shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 30% YoY to ~86M units in the first four months of 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in China  —  From Apple to chip makers, companies warn of fewer shipments and weaker consumer spending in the world's biggest smartphone market



SpaceX launches Starlink in Indonesia to improve internet access in remote parts of the country, starting with three local health centers (Stefanno Sulaiman/Reuters)

Stefanno Sulaiman / Reuters : SpaceX launches Starlink in Indonesia to improve internet access in remote parts of the country, starting w...