Category Archives: Tech News

Open letter: 40+ European companies oppose the EU's "Chat Control" proposal, which forces services to scan messages for CSAM, fearing it would mandate backdoors (CryptPad Blog)

CryptPad Blog: Open letter: 40+ European companies oppose the EU’s “Chat Control” proposal, which forces [...]

08
Oct
OpenAI's recent deals with Oracle, Nvidia, Samsung, AMD, SK Hynix, and others, plus its DevDay announcements, show it is making a play to be the Windows of AI (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: OpenAI’s recent deals with Oracle, Nvidia, Samsung, AMD, SK Hynix, and [...]

07
Oct
Verizon names Dan Schulman as CEO, replacing Hans Vestberg effective immediately; Schulman was PayPal CEO, and Vestberg will help manage the transition (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)

Featured Podcasts Grit: Leadership Lessons From Snowflake’s Sales & Marketing Duo | Chris Degnan and [...]

06
Oct
The AI boom is driving memory and storage shortages that may last a decade; OpenAI's Stargate has deals for 900K DRAM wafers per month, or ~40% of global output (Luke James/Tom's Hardware)

Luke James / Tom’s Hardware: The AI boom is driving memory and storage shortages that [...]

05
Oct
Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill says the Trump administration doesn't support CHAI, an effort by OpenAI, Mayo Clinic, and others to vet AI tools for healthcare (Ruth Reader/Politico)

Ruth Reader / Politico: Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill says the Trump administration doesn’t support [...]

04
Oct
Indonesia suspends TikTok's local operating license, saying it failed to share complete livestream activity data during protests following a government request (Chandra Asmara/Bloomberg)

Chandra Asmara / Bloomberg: Indonesia suspends TikTok’s local operating license, saying it failed to share [...]

03
Oct
HR software company Gusto paid ~$600M to acquire Guideline, which offers 401(k) plans to SMBs; Guideline raised $340M and had a $1.15B valuation in 2021 (TechCrunch)

Featured Podcasts Great Chat: Too late to AI proof your career? A podcast mostly about [...]

02
Oct
Epic says Apple’s iOS 18.6 “updated user experience” for alt app marketplaces increased installations “for the first time”, cutting drop-offs from 65% to ~25% (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Almost Everyone is Taking Money from OpenAI. Why is [...]

01
Oct
How Jensen Huang, who engaged little in politics until 2024, is using his newfound star power to strike deals in Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and elsewhere (Financial Times)

Financial Times: How Jensen Huang, who engaged little in politics until 2024, is using his [...]

30
Sep
Several US states have passed bills to ban or restrict AI mental health treatment, as experts say state laws lag behind the fast-moving AI therapy landscape (Devi Shastri/Associated Press)

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: A 4-step framework for building delightful products | Nesrine Changuel (Spotify, [...]

29
Sep