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Infotech Headlines Today
[Tue-14-May-2024]

Updated: 51 mins ago

5 important factors to consider when buying a Bluetooth speaker - Pocket Lint

5 new GPT-4o features making ChatGPT better than ever - Pocket Lint

6 PC programs you can just go ahead and uninstall already - Pocket Lint

A bipartisan bill is looking to end Section 230 protections for tech companies - Engadget

Accel has a fresh $650M to back European early-stage startups - Techcrunch

AI Hitting Labour Forces Like a 'Tsunami', IMF Chief Says - Slashdot

AI startups in the Bay Area raised $27B+ in 2023, more than 50% of global AI funding, up from $14B in 2022 when the region accounted for 29% of all AI funding (Gen Teare/Crunchbase News) - Techmeme

Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money - Techcrunch

Anthropic launches its Claude chatbot and subscription plans in Europe, available to individuals and businesses through the web and via an iPhone app (Ryan Browne/CNBC) - Techmeme

Apple and Google Introduce Alerts for Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking - Slashdot

Apple and Google Launch Cross-Platform Feature to Detect Unwanted Bluetooth Tracking Devices - Hackers News

Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: gorgeous screen, blazing performance with M4, thin, front camera is in the right spot, but iPadOS can't keep up with the hardware (David Pierce/The Verge) - Techmeme

Apple iPad Pro (M4, 2024) Review: Powerful Yet Premature - Wired

Apple iPad Pro M4 vs. iPad Air M2: Reviewing which is right for most - Techcrunch

Bamboo finally introduces Nigerian stocks on its platform 14 months after obtaining SEC approval - Technext

Bank of Tanzania cracks down on unlicensed digital lenders - Techpoint

Best Wear OS watch in 2024: Expert tested and reviewed - Pocket Lint

Biden Admin Shells Out $120 Million To Return Chip Startup To US Ownership - Slashdot

CCI Global Expands Footprint in Kenya with Launch of US$ 50 Million Tatu City Call Centre - TechMoran

ChatGPT Is Getting a Mac App - Slashdot

ChatGPT's new face is a black hole - Techcrunch

Chinese lidar maker Hesai sues US DOD for adding it to a list of firms accused of aiding China's military, saying it only serves civilian and commercial market (Sabrina Willmer/Bloomberg) - Techmeme

Cow dung's key role in India's energy industry - BBC

Cruise founder Kyle Vogt is back with a robot startup - Techcrunch

Cruise Is Back Driving Autonomously After Pedestrian-Dragging Incident - Slashdot

Deep Sea Fibre Cuts Disrupt Internet Services in Kenya - TechMoran

Dyson's first dedicated hard floor cleaner doesn't suck - Engadget

Equity Group Holdings Registers Strong Recovery in Q1 2024 - TechMoran

FG justifies collection of landing fees from helicopter operators - Tribune

First Person To Receive a Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant Dies - Slashdot

Foxconn reports Q1 revenue down 9% YoY to ~$40.9B, net profit up 72% YoY to ~$679M, and consumer electronics was 48% of its revenue while cloud was 28% (CNBC) - Techmeme

From Miles Grimshaw to Eva Ho, venture capitalists continue to play musical chairs - Techcrunch

German companies are increasingly experimenting with AI tools to become more productive and efficient, but some say the gains AI promises could be years away (Nina Kienle/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

Google's rollout of AI generated summaries in search will threaten web publishers; Gartner predicts traffic to the web from search engines will fall 25% by 2026 (Washington Post) - Techmeme

GPT-4o text and image capabilities are rolling out now to ChatGPT Plus and Team users; GPT-4o's voice version is coming soon; mysterious gpt2-chatbot was GPT-4o (Ina Fried/Axios) - Techmeme

GTCO targets $750 million capital raise on NGX and London Stock Exchange - Techcabal

GV's youngest partner has launched her own firm - Techcrunch

How to use the Gamma emulator to play PS1 games on your iPhone - Pocket Lint

I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie - Wired

IBM Open-Sources Its Granite AI Models - Slashdot

Intel Aurora Supercomputer Breaks Exascale Barrier - Slashdot

Internal emails show how Evolv's gun-detection AI system made its way to NYC subway stations, despite the company saying it's not designed for that environment (Georgia Gee/Wired) - Techmeme

iOS 17.5 is here with support for web-based app downloads in the EU - Engadget

iPad Air (2024) review: Of course this is the iPad to get - Engadget

iPad Pro (2024) review: So very nice, and so very expensive - Engadget

Kyle Vogt, who resigned as Cruise CEO six months ago, raised $150M for The Bot Company, a household robot startup, sources say at a $550M post-money valuation (Kenrick Cai/Forbes) - Techmeme

Maad raises $3.2M seed amid B2B e-commerce sector turbulence in Africa - Techcrunch

Marvel Rivals apologises after banning negative reviews - BBC

Melinda French Gates to Step Down as Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - TechMoran

Melinda Gates To Resign From Gates Foundation - Slashdot

Meta AI vs ChatGPT: Is Meta's chatbot even worth using - Pocket Lint

Meta's next hardware project might be AI-infused headphones with cameras - Engadget

Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B led by QED Investors, bringing its total raised to $100M+ in equity and $75M in committed debt (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) - Techmeme

Microsoft Places Uses AI To Find the Best Time For Your Next Office Day - Slashdot

Money now, not later: A look at earned wage access inNigeria - Techpoint

More Samsung phones are getting One UI 6.1 with Galaxy AI - Pocket Lint

New version of Chat-GPT can teach maths and flirt - BBC

Next Wave: Japan is invested in exporting its resources to Africa - Techcabal

Nigerian artistes earn '25b from Spotify in 2023 - Technology Times



Infotech Headlines Yesterday
[Mon-13-May-2024]

11 interesting things about the Cybercrime Act - Techpoint

8 game-changing Galaxy Buds 2 features, tips, and tricks - Pocket Lint

9 Best Sex Toy Deals for Masturbation May: Suction Toys, Vibrators, and More - Wired

A free PS1 emulator for iPhone is burning up the App Store charts - Engadget

A look at 01.AI, which is launching Wanzhi, a free generative AI assistant focused on the Chinese market; CEO Kai-Fu Lee says 01.AI is nearing profitability (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg) - Techmeme

A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world leaders like Narendra Modi who could help secure advantages for his businesses (New York Times) - Techmeme

A look at the growing number of startups offering AI deepfake detection services, with some claiming startling levels of accuracy despite untested capabilities (Washington Post) - Techmeme

A look at the rise and fall of 2U, which provides online degree programs for top US universities, and is valued at ~$30M today, down from $5B+ in 2018 (Melissa Korn/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute releases Falcon 2 11B, an open-source LLM to compete with Llama and Gemini that supports five European languages (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) - Techmeme

Africa startup funding drops 47% - Technext

AFSUG Introduces Exclusive Career Connect Portal for Members - Itnewsafrica

Amazon workers become the first to unionize at one of the company's Canadian warehouses - Engadget

An Australian judge refuses the eSafety commissioner's request to extend an order for X to hide a video of a religious leader's stabbing, without giving reasons (Stuart Condie/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

Aplazo is using buy-now-pay-later as a stepping stone to financial ubiquity in Mexico - Techcrunch

Apple and Google agree on standard to alert people when unknown Bluetooth devices may be tracking them - Techcrunch

Apple and Google roll out a cross-platform feature to tackle unwanted Bluetooth trackers - Engadget

Apple releases iOS 17.5 with cross-platform detection of unwanted tracking devices, EU app downloads from websites, Apple News+ features like offline mode, more (Juli Clover/MacRumors) - Techmeme

Apple Store workers in Maryland have voted to authorize a strike - Engadget

Apple's 10th-gen iPad hits a new low of $334 - Engadget

As crypto flows into Tornado Cash despite sanctions, a look at the trial against its co-founder, who says he cannot prevent abuse of a system beyond his control (Andy Greenberg/Wired) - Techmeme

As VC firms pivot to investing in startups developing defense tech for the US and its allies, some of their business ties with China still linger (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme

Australia Criticized For Ramping Up Gas Extraction Through '2050 and Beyond - Slashdot

Avanti and Q-KON Partner to Offer LEO Satellite Connectivity - Itnewsafrica

Black Basta Ransomware Strikes 500+ Entities Across North America, Europe, and Australia - Hackers News

Bolt Introduces Flood Assist Category on its App, Donates 10M to Kenya RedCross - TechMoran

Booking latest to fall under EU market power rules - Techcrunch

Brad Smith says Microsoft will invest 4B in France, much of the investment would focus on AI, and Microsoft would set up a data center in Mulhouse, France (Sudip Kar-Gupta/Reuters) - Techmeme

Buymeacoffee's founder has built an AI-powered voice note app - Techcrunch

CAC opens a centre for PoS agents in Abuja for bulk registration and enquiries - Techpoint

Christie's confirms eight auctions will proceed this week after a "technology security issue" on May 9 knocked its website offline, the second breach in a year (Zachary Small/New York Times) - Techmeme

Cisco Appoints Vice President - Itnewsafrica

CNF wants FG to reverse 'controversial' Cybersecurity Levy - Technology Times

CNG vehicles: Finance Minister, Wale Edun assures of delivery during visit to JET Motor Company assembly plant - Technext

Commvault's SHIFT Roadshow Cloud Deliverables: SA Edition - Itnewsafrica

e-Hailing task force members are not touts- AUATON clarifies position of its enforcement body - Technext

FG opens hackathon for 3MTT fellows to solve Nigeria's 'pressing problems - Technology Times

Flutterwave, Travelwings partner to ease travel bookings - Technology Times

Fresh subsea cable cut causes major internet disruptions in Southern Africa and Kenya - Technext

Generative AI Doesn't Make Hardware Less Hard - Wired

Ghana to become first blockchain-powered government in Africa - Techpoint

Glint secures first close of its second venture fund to help Egyptian startups scale - Techpoint

GM's Cruise ramps up robotaxi testing in Phoenix - Techcrunch

Google Bringing Project Starline's 'Magic Window' Experience To Real Video Calls - Slashdot

Google I/O 2024: How to watch - Techcrunch

Google I/O 2024: What to expect - Techcrunch

Google partners with Airtel to offer cloud and genAI products to Indian businesses - Techcrunch

Google Pixel 8a review: 120Hz OLED display, strong battery life, excellent cameras, and great value at $499+, but slow wireless charging and thick bezels (Sam Rutherford/Engadget) - Techmeme

Google Pixel 8a review: The best midrange Android phone gets flagship AI features - Engadget

Google Pixel 8A Review: The Best Smartphone - Wired

Google says Project Starline, its 3D video conferencing platform first unveiled at 2021's Google I/O, will ship in 2025 with HP as a launch partner (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - Techmeme

Google teases new camera-powered AI feature one day ahead of I/O - Engadget

Google's 3D video conferencing platform, Project Starline, is coming in 2025 with help from HP - Techcrunch

Google's Project Starline video conferencing tech is coming to offices - Engadget

Got that boomer!': How cyber-criminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts - Techcrunch

Healthy growth helps B2B food e-commerce startup Pepper nab $30 million led by ICONIQ Growth - Techcrunch

How GPS warfare is affecting civilian populations; an analysis finds ~40M people lived in areas with unreliable GPS for at least half of the past six months (Financial Times) - Techmeme

How Microsoft Employees Pressured the Company Over Its Oil Industry Ties - Slashdot

How to force Chrome to show sites in dark mode - Pocket Lint

How to hide your Instagram online status and last active time - Pocket Lint

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