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Pew Research Center: US adult TikTok users follow lots of mid-tier influencers and creators but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists  —  Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal rep  —  – Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders  — Social network had 22 million users in South American country Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: OpenAI signs a content deal with Hearst, letting it use content from 40+ local newspapers and 20+ magazines, after deals with Condé Nast and Dotdash Meredith  —  – Like its other recent publisher deals, OpenAI says Hearst content that’s used to fuel answers to user queries in ChatGPT will feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Snap says it is bringing ads to Snapchat’s main Chat tab for the first time and launches “Promoted Places” on Snap Map  —  Snapchat is bringing ads to the app’s main Chat tab, the company announced on Tuesday.  Up until now, Snapchat has kept the Chat tab free from ads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: Marketing tech company Zeta Global agrees to buy LiveIntent, another marketing tech provider, for $250M in cash and stock in a deal expected to close in Q4 2024  —  Zeta said LiveIntent’s database of customer information will strengthen its own offerings as marketers make first-party data a priority Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes the return of X after the company complied with its demands, including taking down some accounts and appointing a legal agent  —  – Court banned platform in August as billionaire defied orders  — Social network had 22 million users in South American country Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: ISD: top NC and FEMA officials responding to Hurricane Helene face a flurry of antisemitic attacks, largely on X, where the posts collectively got 10M+ views  —  Report finds Elon Musk’s X is fueling conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts and preparations for Hurricane Milton. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: The Biden-Harris administration launches a Reddit White House account for news and info about federal government work; first posts are about Hurricane Helene  —  VP Kamala Harris is on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, FEMA has a page dedicated to fighting the rumors circulating on social media … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: Samsung removes the Galaxy Z Fold2, which launched in September 2020 for $2,000, from its list of devices that will receive security updates  —  Samsung is no longer providing software or security updates for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone that it released in September 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: OpenAI signs a content deal with Hearst, letting it use content from 40+ local newspapers and 20+ magazines, after deals with Condé Nast and Dotdash Meredith  —  – Like its other recent publisher deals, OpenAI says Hearst content that’s used to fuel answers to user queries in ChatGPT will feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme