https://www.techspot.com/news/106920-microsoft-cancels-data-center-contracts-ai-enthusiasts-caught.html We have seen it all before. Dotcom, Mobile, VR, Metaverse, Drones, Cloud, SaaS, etc, etc. All had similar patterns. Don’t expect any of them to make money directly. They…
Don’t think anyone working in tech is shocked about 60 hours a week. How out of touch can the tech press be?
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-co-founder-says-60-hour-weeks-needed-to-achieve-agi?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other It’s not just about working 60 hours a week. If Google don’t do anything impressive in the next couple of years, their core business might not be around. AI…
C1 is a milestone for Apple, might hurt Qualcomm, but that’s not the real fight
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-06/apple-s-three-year-modem-road-map-company-plans-to-beat-qualcomm-by-2027https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/apples-c1-modem-in-the-iphone-16e-is-proof-that-we-dont-need-qualcomm-for-5ghttps://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-reveals-first-custom-modem-chip-shifting-away-qualcomm-2025-02-19/ Apple isn’t the first one to make their own 5G modems, in fact they are late to the game. Samsung and Huawei both have their own modem chips. Other…
Without the deal, can Honda or Nissan survive another 10 years?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2k1321nedo It’s not just about forming a rival to BYD. It’s about the existence of Japanese auto industry. Many will end up just having a brand value and be sold…
SparkCat mobile malware uses on-device OCR to scan your photos for keys and passwords
https://developers.google.com/ml-kit Be careful when you allow apps to access your photos or files. Avoid allowing full access. They can scan everything and look for valuable information like keys and passwords….
Leaking business information is not freedom of speech
https://www.rawstory.com/mark-zuckerberg-leakshttps://www.404media.co/its-total-chaos-internally-at-meta-right-now-employees-protest-zuckerbergs-anti-lgbtq-changes/ You got paid to do a job, the company doesn’t need your agreement to all matters and leaking any information you disagree with isn’t even protest, it’s just sabotage….
Next time when you need to reinstall your computer, try Ventoy with your USB drive.
https://www.ventoy.net/ For Windows/WinPE/Linux/ChromeOS/Unix/VMware/Xen, etc. Over 1200 OS images tested. Makes it much easier to make your USB bootdisk. Not for Mac, which you can just use the system built-in internet…
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, explains how US export rules are working, for about 7-10 months.
https://darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-and-export-controls He didn’t make a big fuss about DeepSeek as such and calmly explaining how US export rules are working. Probably because Anthropic is a distance 3rd or 4th in…
Gensler going back to MIT to teach #AI? Will he repeat what he did with crypto? Fully endorse AI in his lectures, but outlaw it if he ever gets back into public office?
https://decrypt.co/303263/former-sec-chair-gary-gensler-to-go-back-to-school-to-teach-ai Sure, he had the power to slow down crypto adoption at the SEC. But ultimately he failed. When he “lost” to BlackRock and others for the crypto ETFs applications,…
Are we limited by what we know or what we don’t know? How can AI help?
It is an interesting topic to discuss. What are we limited by? You are only expert, if at all, in a very small number of domains. And even that, there…