Tech trends for 2024

Here is collection of technology trends news for year 2024. This is a collection of links to articles followed by a short quote.

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
    Sources: the EU is set to issue new antitrust charges against Microsoft over concerns over undermining Teams competitors, despite Microsoft offering concessions — Tech group’s effort to avoid action by unbundling videoconferencing app from its other software appears to have failed

    https://www.ft.com/content/ce8a6602-dece-4313-b1a5-4e6f3354f99d

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
    Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans — Apple builds a bonus system around sign-ups, viewer loyalty and production costs. — Good afternoon from 30,000 feet.

    Apple, Netflix Amazon Want to Change How They Pay Hollywood Stars
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-12/apple-netflix-amazon-want-to-change-how-they-pay-hollywood-stars

    Apple builds a bonus system around sign-ups, viewer loyalty and production costs.

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    EU haluaa eroon Elon Muskista ja rakentaa miljardien eurojen satelliittijärjestelmän
    Satelliitit|Iris²-satelliiteista kaavaillaan eurooppalaista kilpailijaa Elon Muskin Starlink-järjestelmälle.
    https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000010412020.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2RkgIbe3rFqlKKA9bsYqlG9m9tcHujm0mTHhNp4sg2shYci2eYZ3JCZc0_aem_AZ6_nMJT0U8p2UEif8mKTt2GKzHLY2EBuC0i-3_iznldG8EDuXejCfl0yeYVxw0Q0x6bs2WEeKCu0Uq_IrkA6U8j

    EU ON lähettämässä avaruuteen uuden nopeisiin ja toimintavarmoihin viestintäyhteyksiin erikoistuneiden satelliittien joukon. EU:n sisämarkkinoista vastaava ranskalaiskomissaari Thierry Breton on kuvannut hanketta EU:n historian suurimmaksi avaruussopimukseksi.

    Space wars: Europe’s master plan to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink
    The Starlink satellite system is crucial for the Ukrainian military, but there are problems.
    https://www.politico.eu/article/space-wars-europe-masterplan-counter-elon-musk-starlink/

    BRUSSELS — The EU wants to curb the supremacy of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system — worried about the need to rely on U.S.-based SpaceX in the event of a national security crisis.

    The European Union aims to sign contracts worth billions by the end of March to build and operate a new constellation of communication satellites dubbed IRIS², able to provide the kind of military-grade secure comms and internet provided by Starlink.

    It’s a key technology that supplies high-speed internet by using thousands of low orbit satellites, and also has a strategic dimension — Ukrainian troops depend on it.

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    David Pierce / The Verge:
    Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: gorgeous screen, blazing performance with M4, thin, front camera is in the right spot, but iPadOS can’t keep up with the hardware — Apple’s latest high-end tablet is a marvel of hardware design still in need of the software and accessories to really make it sing.

    Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill
    Apple’s latest high-end tablet is a marvel of hardware design still in need of the software and accessories to really make it sing. But wow is it fun to use.
    https://www.theverge.com/24155440/apple-ipad-pro-2024-review

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Juli Clover / MacRumors:
    Apple releases iOS 17.5 with cross-platform detection of unwanted tracking devices, EU app downloads from websites, News+ features like offline mode, and more — Apple today released iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, major updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating system updates that came out last September.

    https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/13/apple-releases-ios-17-5/

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Washington Post:
    Google’s rollout of AI generated summaries in search will threaten web publishers; Gartner predicts traffic to the web from search engines will fall 25% by 2026 — The tech giant is rolling out AI-generated answers that displace links to human-written websites, threatening millions of creators

    Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/13/google-ai-search-io-sge/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE1NTcyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE2OTU1MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTU1NzI4MDAsImp0aSI6Ijg1NjI5YWIzLTIwZGMtNGU3ZS1iZDc2LWYxZWY4NTNjZGU0YiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMDUvMTMvZ29vZ2xlLWFpLXNlYXJjaC1pby1zZ2UvIn0.ph_w1Ucpja4RIB64u3iEI3pUK9NB32EGuXAx_s6Bl-M
    The tech giant is rolling out AI-generated answers that displace links to human-written websites, threatening millions of creators

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware:
    Top500: the Intel-powered Aurora supercomputer, not yet fully operational, came second behind the AMD-powered Frontier, but did take first in an AI benchmark
    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-powered-aurora-supercomputer-fails-to-dethrone-amd-powered-frontier-on-top500-list-again-claims-spot-as-fastest-ai-supercomputer-with-hpl-mxp-benchmark-instead

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    So heavily censored internet will be available everywhere!

    China deploys 1st SkyNet satellite to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink fleet
    SkyNet’s satellites will be in medium Earth orbit, cooperating with China’s existing low orbit satellites.
    https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/skynet-china-starlink-rival-launched?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3NNJLXpKK2coJ5ZTsKemf4JTHR28hG0U6jFdLsT63Sf7yhH6oFdiPtlWs_aem_AcFdIfoUWDVVqoZUqtfdZYiWzoHeT3l6RZnpW4EO9PLaSFukVuB-s4gKm-32oy8jfxWmxOjBeUscv99J2zIdnEjw

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  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/16203-taemae-yhdistaeae-kaikkia-supertietokoneita

    Tehokkaimpien supertietokoneiden top500-lista on julkaistu ja Kajaanin LUMI pärjäsi kisassa hienosti olleen Euroopan tehokkain superkone. Listan koneet perustuvat erilaisiin arkkitehtuureihin ja prosessoreihin, mutta yksi asia niitä kaikkia yhdistää.

    Joka ainoan top500-listan koneen tai järjestelmän käyttöjärjestelmänä on Linux. Kyse ei pääsääntöisesti ole mistään valmiista jakeluversiosta, vaan superkoneita ajetaan hyvin räätälöidyillä Linuxin erikoisversioilla.

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  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Nikkei Asia:
    Foxconn’s Sharp shifts focus to consumer electronics and AI after decision to exit TV display production, and is looking to sell its camera, chip device units

    Foxconn’s Sharp pivots to AI after decision to exit TV display production
    https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Foxconn-s-Sharp-pivots-to-AI-after-decision-to-exit-TV-display-production

    TOKYO/TAIPEI — Japanese electronics maker Sharp said on Tuesday that it will halt work at its unprofitable TV displays factory in Osaka and sell other device businesses as it shifts focus to consumer electronics and artificial intelligence applications.

    The company is a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker.

    “We are in a downward spiral … We can’t invest enough on our promising brand business [including consumer electronics], because Sharp’s ability to generate cash is not improving,” President and CEO Wu Po-hsuan said in an online press conference.

    Sharp said it will end production at its major display factory for TVs in Sakai, a seaside city in Osaka, by September this year. It will cut production of smaller panels at other factories, and will also consider selling some device businesses, including smartphone camera parts and semiconductors for displays. Sharp is “in talks [with] Foxconn and other companies” to sell these businesses, Wu said.

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  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
    Raspberry Pi announces plans for a London Stock Exchange IPO; the company was reportedly valued at ~$560M when Arm acquired a minority stake in November 2023

    Raspberry Pi Announces Plans for London Listing in Win for City
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/raspberry-pi-announces-plans-for-london-listing-in-win-for-city

    British personal computer maker Raspberry Pi has announced that it is considering a London initial public offering, in what would be a coup for the UK capital after several UK firms chose to list in the US.

    The company, which makes low-cost computers popular among industrial IoT customers, hobbyists and educators said it intended to publish a registration document with the London Stock Exchange, according to a statement Wednesday

    . The company did not disclose how much it plans to raise.

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dan Robinson / The Register:
    VMware makes its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products free for personal use — A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom’s acquisition — VMware has made another small but notable post-merger concession to users: the Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products …

    VMware giving away Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use
    60 comment bubble on white
    A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom’s acquisition
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/14/vmware_workstation_pro_fusion_pro/

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  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Cherlynn Low / Engadget:
    Apple unveils accessibility features, like Eye Tracking, to let users with physical disabilities control iPads or iPhones with their eyes, and Music Haptics — The company is making it easier to use your gaze to navigate iOS and iPadOS. — Deputy Editor, Reviews

    Apple brings eye-tracking to recent iPhones and iPads
    The company is making it easier to use your gaze to navigate iOS and iPadOS.
    https://www.engadget.com/apple-brings-eye-tracking-to-recent-iphones-and-ipads-140012990.html

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  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
    An interview with Apple’s Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, the M4 chip, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an “AI PC”, and more — Apple’s Greg Joswiak and John Ternus on the new iPad lineup, why the iPad and Mac both matter, the iPad as an ‘AI PC,’ and more.

    https://www.fastcompany.com/91124983/ipad-greg-joswiak-john-ternus-interview

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Jordan Novet / CNBC:
    Cisco reports Q3 revenue down 13% YoY to $12.7B, vs. $12.53B est., net income down 41% YoY to $1.89B, and forecasts FY 2024 revenue above estimates

    Cisco reports better-than-expected results even as revenue suffers steepest drop in 15 years
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/15/cisco-csco-q3-earnings-report-2024.html

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mark Hachman / PCWorld:
    Intel debuts Thunderbolt Share, a new specification and app to connect two PCs, letting users transfer data at 40Gbps+, control another PC, sync files, and more

    Meet Thunderbolt Share, Intel’s ultra-fast sneakernet replacement (and more)
    Adios, shuffling around flash drives?
    https://www.pcworld.com/article/2330173

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
    AT&T and satellite provider AST SpaceMobile announce an agreement to provide a space-based broadband network direct to cell phones; the deal runs through 2030
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/at-t-strikes-space-broadband-deal-in-challenge-to-musk-s-spacex

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Lewis Empson / What Hi-Fi?:
    Sony unveils the £1,299 Xperia 1 VI, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, a 6.5-inch OLED Full HD+ display, and 7.1x optical zoom lens, and the £349 Xperia 10 VI

    https://www.whathifi.com/news/sony-unveils-two-new-xperia-smartphones-with-a-controversial-display-change-for-movie-fans

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    University of Oxford:
    A study of 2,414,294 people in 168 countries between 2006 and 2021 finds 84.9% of associations between internet connectivity and wellbeing were positive

    https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-05-14-internet-use-statistically-associated-higher-wellbeing-finds-new-global-oxford-study

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
    Apple previews Vehicle Motion Cues, which adds animated dots to iPhone and iPad screens to reduce motion sickness for passengers using them in moving vehicles — Apple today announced new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year, and one feature in particular that is likely …

    Apple to Reduce Motion Sickness With Vehicle Motion Cues on iPhone
    https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/15/apple-reduce-motion-sickness-feature/

    Apple today announced new accessibility features coming to its devices later this year, and one feature in particular that is likely to have widespread appeal among vehicle passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which aims to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or iPad.

    According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using ‌iPhone‌ or ‌iPad‌ while riding in a moving vehicle.

    Vehicle Motion Cues are designed to avoid this sensory conflict with the use of visual elements on the display that indicate real-time changes in motion. Apple explains:

    With Vehicle Motion Cues, animated dots on the edges of the screen represent changes in vehicle motion to help reduce sensory conflict without interfering with the main content. Using sensors built into iPhone and iPad, Vehicle Motion Cues recognises when a user is in a moving vehicle and responds accordingly. The feature can be set to show automatically on iPhone, or can be turned on and off in Control Center.

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
    Server CPU designer Ampere announces that its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year; Ampere will work with Qualcomm on cloud AI accelerators — Server CPU designer Ampere Computing announced its AmpereOne chip family will grow to 256 cores by next year.

    Ampere scales CPU to 256 cores and partners with Qualcomm on cloud AI
    https://venturebeat.com/ai/ampere-scales-cpu-to-256-cores-and-partners-with-qualcomm-on-cloud-ai/

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  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
    Analyst briefing: Microsoft will launch its Cobalt 100 chips, announced in November 2023, to Azure clients as a public preview at its Build conference next week — Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned.

    Microsoft’s custom Cobalt chips will come to Azure next week
    https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/16/microsofts-custom-cobalt-chips-will-come-to-azure-next-week/

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  23. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
    The EU opens a formal DSA investigation into Meta, to assess if Facebook, Instagram, and its other apps were reinforcing “rabbit hole” effects and other issues

    EU launches probe into Meta over social media addiction in children
    https://www.ft.com/content/3978c96a-21b4-469f-bca9-1b1055bb3a6f

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  24. Tomi Engdahl says:

    – Jolla Mind² on henkilökohtainen assistenttisi henkilökohtaisessa laatikossasi.

    Niin mikä?

    – Se kuulostaa paremmalta englanniksi. Personal assistant in a box, sanoo Antti Saarnio, ja nauraa päälle.

    https://www.is.fi/digitoday/art-2000010438268.html

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  25. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Breaking exascale barrier: US tops supercomputer list with Frontier, Aurora
    The Aurora supercomputer reached a performance milestone of 1.012 exaflops, making it one of only two officially recognized exascale systems globally.

    Updated: May 14, 2024 07:39 AM EST
    https://interestingengineering.com/science/top-supercomputer-frontier-aurora

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  26. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Intel’s Thunderbolt Share lets two PCs control each other over a USB cable / The app lets them share screens, peripherals, and storage.
    https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24156519/intel-thunderbolt-share-app

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  27. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Linus Torvalds now favors Ampere Arm chip over Apple Silicon MacBook for building Linux kernels — says he’s now doing more Arm64 Linux testing than ever
    News
    By Jeff Butts published May 15, 2024
    Ampere’s powerful Arm CPUs give the developer a hand in Linux testing
    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-now-favors-arm-powered-ampere-chip-over-apple-silicon-mac-for-building-linux-kernels-says-the-more-powerful-system-is-why-hes-doing-more-arm64-linux-testing

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  28. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Report: Samsung Might Already Be Working on 1,000-Layer NAND
    The company is aiming to be the first memory-maker to hit the 1 petabyte barrier in a single SSD.
    https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-samsung-might-already-be-working-on-1000-layer-nand

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  29. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Top500: China Opts Out of Global Supercomputer Race
    Bad news for the Top500: The technology Cold War between the U.S. and China leaves China uninterested in participating.
    https://thenewstack.io/top500-chinas-supercomputing-silence-aggravates-tech-cold-war-with-u-s/

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  30. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Report: AMD Will End Support for Windows 10 With Zen 5 to Focus on AI
    The company might also add the letters ‘AI’ to its CPU names as well.
    By Josh Norem May 14, 2024
    https://www.extremetech.com/computing/report-amd-will-end-support-for-windows-10-with-zen-5-to-focus-on-ai

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  31. Tomi Engdahl says:

    VMware giving away Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use
    A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom’s acquisition
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/14/vmware_workstation_pro_fusion_pro/

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