๐ New Social Network, Custom Microsoft Chips, Tech Predictions Unveiled
Happy Friday! Conclude your week with our roundup of key highlights and breakthroughs in technology and AI.
Todayโs pick
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers-and Hopefully Stressย
Microsoft's custom Cobalt chips will come to Azure next weekย
What I Got Wrong in a Decade of Predicting the Future of Techย
Flock Safety Expands Product Suite with Solar-Powered Condor, an AI-enhanced Video Solution Designed to Help Deter & Solve Crimeย
Hong Kong Officially Launches Pilot for Digital Yuan Payments
Maven Is a New Social Network That Eliminates Followers-and Hopefully Stressย
By Matthew Hutson via WIREDย
Maven, a new social network, aims to improve mental health by eliminating likes and followers, inspired by Kenneth Stanley's work in artificial intelligence.
The platform promotes serendipity by allowing users to follow interests rather than individuals, with Ev Williams and Sam Altman among its backers.
Maven fosters meaningful conversations and diversity without the pressure of popularity metrics, offering a serendipity slider and AI moderation for content.
๐: In Wired today: @kenneth0stanley's Maven (which I am involved in a bit via advising Ken on it). A nice explanation of its motivation and philosophy, which makes it an interesting alternative to mainstream social media. Via @SilverJacket Congrats Maven! - Jeff Clune (@jeffclune)
Microsoft's custom Cobalt chips will come to Azure next weekย
By Frederic Lardinois via TechCrunchย
Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips at the Build conference next week, promising 40% better performance over other ARM chips.
Azure will soon support AMD's MI300X accelerators, a real-time intelligence system with native Kafka integration, and Copilot for managing resources using natural language.
Microsoft Fabric will now support Snowflake's Iceberg format, enabling seamless interoperability with Snowflake and other data analytics systems.
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What I Got Wrong in a Decade of Predicting the Future of Techย
By Christopher Mims via Wall Street Journalย
Flock Safety has launched the Solar-Powered Condor, an AI-enhanced video solution designed to help deter and solve crime by providing live and recorded video.
The Condor can be installed anywhere due to its solar power capability, eliminating the need for AC power, and includes features like LPR, audio detection, and AI-enhanced video streaming.
Flock Safety's technology helps solve over 700,000 crimes annually, offering a subscription service model that includes installation and maintenance, ensuring high-quality data capture and processing.
By Flock Safety via GlobeNewswireย
Flock Safety has launched the Solar-Powered Condor, an AI-enhanced video solution designed to help deter and solve crime by providing live and recorded video.
The Condor can be installed anywhere due to its solar power capability, eliminating the need for AC power, and includes features like LPR, audio detection, and AI-enhanced video streaming.
Flock Safety's technology helps solve over 700,000 crimes annually, offering a subscription service model that includes installation and maintenance, ensuring high-quality data capture and processing.
Hong Kong Officially Launches Pilot for Digital Yuan Payments
By Kiuyan Wong via Bloomberg
Hong Kong has launched a pilot program for digital yuan payments through major Chinese banks, marking the first deployment beyond mainland China.
Residents can now open digital yuan wallets with Bank of China, Bank of Communications, China Construction Bank, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
This initiative is part of China's efforts to increase the yuan's share of global payments.
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