Tech Meme

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Research finds that AI assistants may be able to influence users without them knowing, akin to humans swaying one another through collaboration and social norms  —  AI assistants may be able to change our views without our realizing it.  Says one expert: ‘What’s interesting here is the subtlety.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 2023 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; the top three apps in the US were Chinese  —  Security concerns and lack of market access drives crackdowns around the world  —  Chinese apps such as TikTok and Shein are popular with the young. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maysoon Khan / Associated Press: New York’s AG: three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to back the FCC’s 2017 net neutrality repeal agreed to pay $615K in penalties  —  Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Novak / Forbes: Ahead of Turkey’s May 14 presidential election, Twitter restricts access to some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available”  —  Twitter announced on Friday that it’s blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in the country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple tests M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, 36GB of RAM; Meta shows how it feels about Apple Watch by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS  —  As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Prachi Patel / IEEE Spectrum: US universities are revamping their semiconductor curricula and forging industry partnerships to train staff as the CHIPS Act aims to kickstart US chipmaking  —  The CHIPS Act could require 50,000 new engineers  —  The CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frances Mao / BBC: NetBlocks: Pakistan’s internet and social media disruption after former PM Imran Khan’s arrest was possibly the country’s most severe censorship in recent times  —  The battle between Imran Khan’s supporters and the powerful Pakistani military has this week been raging on two fronts – on the streets and on social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Avi Asher-Schapiro / Context: A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states  —  The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: How an overhaul of Amazon’s US logistics network in recent months cut delivery times, transformed inventory management, and altered its website’s search results  —  Company seeks to trim package travel time, though some sellers still cite delays  —  Amazon.com has upended its vast logistics network … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Livemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema introduces a Premium subscription plan, offering content from studios like HBO, up to four logins, and more for ₹999 per year  —  JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content. Lees verder op Tech Meme