Journals

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, aiming to bring most 8 Gen 3 features, including on-device AI models, to mid-range smartphones in the “coming months”  —  Qualcomm just launched a new chipset that’s designed… Read More »Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3, aiming to bring most 8 Gen 3 features, including on-device AI models, to mid-range smartphones in the “coming months” (Allison Johnson/The Verge)

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Behind the rise of AI ambient clinical documentation tools, which let doctors record and automatically turn conversations with patients into clinical notes  —  – Ambient clinical documentation was the talk of the HIMSS conference this year,… Read More »Behind the rise of AI ambient clinical documentation tools, which let doctors record and automatically turn conversations with patients into clinical notes (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: A look at the proliferation of gimmicky online crypto-certification programs, as the lack of a well recognized professional crypto accreditation leaves a vacuum  —  – Spot-Bitcoin ETFs linked to rise in demand for courses  — Many… Read More »A look at the proliferation of gimmicky online crypto-certification programs, as the lack of a well recognized professional crypto accreditation leaves a vacuum (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to let Gemini power some new features coming to iPhone in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its model  —  – Companies considering AI deal… Read More »Sources: Apple and Google are in active talks to let Gemini power some new features coming to iPhone in 2024; Apple also held talks with OpenAI to use its model (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone: Inside generative AI music startup Suno, whose model can compose songs, including human vocals, using a text prompt, as it aims to democratize music making  —  Suno wants everyone to be able to produce their… Read More »Inside generative AI music startup Suno, whose model can compose songs, including human vocals, using a text prompt, as it aims to democratize music making (Brian Hiatt/Rolling Stone)

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: Sources: Sony made 2M+ PSVR2 units since the Feb. 2023 launch but paused production amid dropping sales; recently Sony said it was testing PSVR2 PC game support  —  – $550 accessory has suffered from lack of… Read More »Sources: Sony made 2M+ PSVR2 units since the Feb. 2023 launch but paused production amid dropping sales; recently Sony said it was testing PSVR2 PC game support (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

New York Times: In the years since Trump was booted from Facebook and Twitter after Jan. 6’s Capitol attack, he and his allies have beaten down efforts to filter election lies  —  Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the… Read More »In the years since Trump was booted from Facebook and Twitter after Jan. 6’s Capitol attack, he and his allies have beaten down efforts to filter election lies (New York Times)

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: To settle a class action suit, Uber agreed to pay ~$178M to compensate taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when Uber entered the local market  —  – Class action was filed on behalf… Read More »To settle a class action suit, Uber agreed to pay ~$178M to compensate taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when Uber entered the local market (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg)

Washington Post: Experts say forcing a TikTok US sale within 180 days, as the bill requires, would be too complicated and costly, and likely mean the app would be banned  —  A deal probably would be too complicated and costly… Read More »Experts say forcing a TikTok US sale within 180 days, as the bill requires, would be too complicated and costly, and likely mean the app would be banned (Washington Post)

Wall Street Journal: A profile of server maker Supermicro, whose flexibility in offering custom servers has been an advantage in the AI boom, as the company joins S&P 500 on Monday  —  Super Micro Computer has gone from an obscure… Read More »A profile of server maker Supermicro, whose flexibility in offering custom servers has been an advantage in the AI boom, as the company joins S&P 500 on Monday (Wall Street Journal)