Category Archives: Tech News

A look at Germany-based Black Forest Labs, which recently emerged from stealth with a $31M seed led by a16z and whose FLUX.1 model powers Grok's image generator (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: A look at Germany-based Black Forest Labs, which recently emerged from [...]

15
Aug
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that geofence warrants are "prohibited by the Fourth Amendment", at odds with a recent Fourth Circuit ruling (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that [...]

13
Aug
Meta and UMG sign a "global, multi-year agreement" for artists on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time, covering AI, monetization, and more (Jem Aswad/Variety)

Jem Aswad / Variety: Meta and UMG sign a “global, multi-year agreement” for artists on [...]

12
Aug
Q&A with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on the toymaker's gaming push, licensing deals, and more; Monopoly GO! has earned $3B+ in revenue since its April 2023 launch (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Q&A with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on the toymaker’s gaming push, licensing deals, and [...]

11
Aug
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google's creation, dies at age 56, after two years of living with cancer (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and a key figure in Google’s [...]

10
Aug
A look at Whisper CEO Michael Heyward's Medialab, which acquired Imgur and Genius and was sued by their founders and others for allegedly failing to honor deals (Iain Martin/Forbes)

Iain Martin / Forbes: A look at Whisper CEO Michael Heyward’s Medialab, which acquired Imgur [...]

09
Aug
YouTube channels focusing on cars, like Car Throttle and Donut, have seen an exodus of popular on-camera talent, often after investors acquired their channels (Tim Stevens/The Verge)

Tim Stevens / The Verge: YouTube channels focusing on cars, like Car Throttle and Donut, [...]

08
Aug
Sony reports Q1 revenue up 2% YoY to ~20.5B, above ~$19.31B est., and operating profit up 10% YoY to ~$1.92B, above $1.89B est. (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Sony reports Q1 revenue up 2% YoY to ~20.5B, above ~$19.31B [...]

07
Aug
Mainframes are finding a new life in the AI era, as some banks, insurance providers, and airlines look to use them to run AI locally rather than in the cloud (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: Mainframes are finding a new life in the AI [...]

06
Aug
Sources: the US Dept. of Commerce plans to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles and some Chinese wireless communications hardware in US cars (David Shepardson/Reuters)

David Shepardson / Reuters: Sources: the US Dept. of Commerce plans to propose barring Chinese [...]

05
Aug