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Leaders
Amazon Q AI assistant: AWS launches a revolutionary data query approach
Amazon’s Q AI assistant, launched by the company’s cloud business AWS, allows users to ask questions about their company’s data.
Companies
Where can you pay with bitcoin? The brands and platforms that accept crypto payments
Many of the shops, e-comm platforms and brands that accept bitcoin have been revealed, but pundits say mainstream adoption is a long way off.
Companies
Switch off to switch on: The internet’s eco-conscious wake-up call from RIPE 87
Insights at RIPE 87 showed how to create a greener web future that embraces easy actions that help, not hinder, sustainable goals.
Companies
Tumblr kills Post Plus, and with it all paywalled content, starting January 2024
Tumblr is ending its Post Plus subscription, effective from December 1st, with creators no longer able to activate it on the platform.
Leaders
Abkhaz to Zulu: Amazon Transcribe can now recognize 100 languages
Amazon Transcribe has added 21 languages to its platform, taking the total to 100 while also improving accuracy and enhancing readability
Leaders
Elon Musk’s X in crisis as major brands suspend all acitvity on the platform
Major brands are not only pausing ads on Elon Musk’s X, they’re stepping away from the platform altogether.
Companies
China’s ride-hailing app DiDi loses $56 million after 12-hour outage
Didi’s 12-hour outage on Monday caused losses of around $4.6 million per hour, while Alibaba Cloud also faced an interruption.
Governance
Randy Bush honoured at RIPE 87 after calling RIRs a ‘monopoly’
The internet veteran Randy Bush unleashed a list of failings of the world’s Regional Internet Registries, before being handed an award by one of them.
Companies
The Jimmy Zhong story: How a $3B bitcoin heist collapsed after one fatal mistake
Jimmy Zhong stole billions from Silk Road after investing in bitcoin early, but his lavish lifestyle fell apart after he himself was robbed.
Companies
Apple Singles Day sales in China fall, Huawei and Xiaomi surge ahead
Apple’s Singles Day performance was dire compared to local Chinese rivals Huawei and Xiaomi, dropping for the third straight quarter.
Companies
Mobile data in Europe to triple by 2028 and big tech should pay the bill
The upgrade will require more than $216 billion in investment, and it should be shouldered by those using it most – the tech giants.
Companies
Is Formula One’s use of AI for track limits enforcement better than using humans?
Formula One plans to utilize AI to detect track limit infractions.
Leaders
Is OpenAI’s rush for revenue a threat to humankind?
Altman’s return to OpenAI after an attempted coup means the chase for general AI can now fly unhindered. Watch our short video for a summary.
Events
Grok to launch for X Premium Plus users, but will they think it’s any good?
Grok will finally be available to X Premium subscribers, but only at the standard of ChatGPT3.5, leaving room for doubt and disappointment.
Companies
Google Bard can now answer questions about YouTube videos
The YouTube extension of Google Bard can now understand video content, providing users with a richer conversation experience.
Leaders
The upcoming Kodak Super 8 film camera: Nostalgia meets cutting-edge tech
Kodak’s Super 8 will be available in December for $5,495, sparking controversy. But it could revive the analogue charm of the model.
Companies
Who is Patrick Collison? The Stripe CEO was a millionaire at 17
Patrick Collison was the world’s youngest self-made millionaire at 17, and later as co-founder of Stripe that figure grew incredibly.
Governance
Nissan announces $1.25 billion UK move for new electric Qashqai and Juke models
Nissan announces that its new electric models of Qashqai and Juke will be manufactured at its Sunderland site, with an investment of $1.25bn.
Companies
OpenAI releases ChatGPT voice capabilities, jokes about its CEO drama, as letter emerges voicing AGI concerns
OpenAI introduces free voice feature for ChatGPT just as a letter is revealed, sent by researchers, voicing concern about an AGI discovery.
Companies
5 top tech stories this week: November 23, 2023
Sam Altman is returning as CEO of OpenAI just days after his ouster and YouTube test AI tools that mimics famous singers with select creators. We have a bunc…