Tech Rumors

Twitter started paying creators a part of the ad money offered in their answers last week to keep its most prominent tweeters in the face of rising competition from Instagram Threads and others. Despite the program’s large payments, some designers complained to Twitter owner Elon Musk over the weekend. Musk …

Microsoft doesn’t know or want to discuss how China-backed hackers obtained a key to covertly break into hundreds of email inboxes, including those of multiple federal government institutions. In a blog post Friday, Microsoft said it was “ongoing investigation” how the hackers obtained a Microsoft signature key and used it …

Reliance’s digital arm, Jio Platforms, has launched a new mobile handset and tariff plans to convert “trapped” 2G users. Jio Platforms’ 4G-enabled “Jio Bharat” phone has UPI mobile payments and access to Jio’s on-demand video and music streaming services, JioCinema and JioSaavn. The company will build the Jio Bharat and …

Today, Meta announced a remarkable claim to clarify its content recommendation algorithms. It prepares for behavior analysis systems “orders of magnitude” larger than ChatGPT and GPT-4. That’s necessary? Meta occasionally explains some of its algorithms to demonstrate its transparency. This can be enlightening or raise more questions. It’s a mix. …

Flipper Zero hacking device, a popular hacking device, may have caught your attention. The 2020-founded company left Russia at the war’s start and moved on. After selling almost $5 million in Kickstarter preorders, it claims it will sell $80 million in products this year and $25 million last year. They …

As cloud architecture becomes more widespread, many organizations are adopting a hybrid approach, combining SaaS in private and public clouds with on-premises products. IBM bought Apptio, a hybrid data tracking platform, for $4.6 billion in cash today, doubling down on the hybrid concept. IBM plans to use Apptio alongside its …

Amazon announced today that Prime Day will be held July 11-12. Customers receive many discounts during this event to boost sales. The event will run from July 3 to July 12. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, …

Andreessen Horowitz, a $35 billion US VC firm, will open its first international office in London, led by general partner Sriram Krishnan. The office will promote crypto, blockchain, and web3 startups. a16z invested $7.6 billion in crypto startups worldwide. “London is a major financial hub, a major tech hub, and …

Meta released an open-source AI-powered music generator to compete with Google. Meta’s MusicGen tool, a demo of which can be found here, can convert a text description (e.g., “An ’80s driving pop song with heavy drums and synth pads in the background”) into about 12 seconds of audio. MusicGen can …

The most popular VTubers, online personalities who use motion-capture-powered manga- and anime-inspired avatars to interact with the world alongside games, over YouTube, and elsewhere, have hundreds of millions of hours of viewership per month, loyal fan bases, lucrative sponsorships, and demand for more. Big tech appears to be taking notice. …