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Mike Bloomberg says breaking up tech companies ‘is not an answer’
Billionaire 2020 presidential contender Mike Bloomberg doesn’t think Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “know what they’re talking about” when it comes to breaking up big tech companies, Mercury News reported on Friday. “Breaking things up just to be nasty is not an answer,” Bloomberg, former New York…
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Sonos and Tile execs warn Congress that Amazon, Google, and Apple are killing competition
Big Tech government hearings often devolve into predictable shouting matches, rambling tech support pleas, or a made-up internet legal doctrine. But last week, a congressional antitrust committee called in executives from Sonos, Tile, Basecamp, and PopSockets for a simple, well-defined purpose: to explain how big platform monopolies are hurting the…
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Microsoft and Alphabet chiefs disagree over facial recognition ban
Following the news that the European Commission is considering a temporary ban on facial recognition technology, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has voiced his support for the new measure while Microsoft President Brad Smith believes that banning it outright may not be the best move. At a recent conference in Brussels…
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Android-based Philips TVs will support Disney Plus at launch in Europe
The Disney Plus TV app is coming to all Android-based European Philips smart TVs in time for the streaming service’s launch in this continent, TechRadar learned today. This is encouraging news if you own such a TV, as it means you’ll be able to watch Disney Plus natively without using…
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Facebook speeds up AI training by culling the weak
Training an artificial intelligence agent to do something like navigate a complex 3D world is computationally expensive and time-consuming. In order to better create these potentially useful systems, Facebook engineers derived huge efficiency benefits from, essentially, leaving the slowest of the pack behind. It’s part of the company’s new focus…
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Nebia’s co-founder talks about finding product/market fit
‘I think we can build awareness around people owning their shower experience’ Lucas Matney @lucasmtny / 8 hours Finding the right product/market fit is challenging for any company, but it’s just a little harder for hardware startups. I recently visited the San Francisco offices of Nebia to chat with co-founder…
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