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Google Search changes could significantly decrease publishers' traffic and affiliate revenue, but the Perspectives section may highlight individual journalists (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab) 13-05-2023

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: Google Search changes could significantly decrease publishers’ traffic and affiliate revenue, but the Perspectives section may highlight individual journalists  —  A shift to AI-generated search results will decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers’ sites, as more people … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Germany plans to spend billions to subsidize its chip industry and secure the “oil of the 21st century”, as some believe the move does not make economic sense (Guy Chazan/Financial Times) 13-05-2023

Guy Chazan / Financial Times: Germany plans to spend billions to subsidize its chip industry and secure the “oil of the 21st century”, as some believe the move does not make economic sense  —  The Scholz government is spending billions subsidising the country’s semiconductor industry.  Some believe it does not make economic sense Lees verder op Tech Meme

The open-source AI boom is precarious because it is built on top of giant models like LLaMA and GPT-3, and could collapse if Meta and OpenAI decide to shut shop (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) 13-05-2023

Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: The open-source AI boom is precarious because it is built on top of giant models like LLaMA and GPT-3, and could collapse if Meta and OpenAI decide to shut shop  —  Greater access to the code behind generative models is fueling innovation.  But if top companies get spooked, they could close up shop. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources, former sellers, and court records shed light on “No. 1 BC”, a company that loads an encrypted messaging app on phones for use by organized crime groups (Joseph Cox/VICE) 13-05-2023

Joseph Cox / VICE: Sources, former sellers, and court records shed light on “No. 1 BC”, a company that loads an encrypted messaging app on phones for use by organized crime groups  —  A collaborative investigation reveals alleged members of the mafia are using encrypted phones from “No. 1 Business Communication.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Law firms and companies' legal teams are experimenting with AI tools that can handle work done by entry-level lawyers, potentially reducing billable hours (Wall Street Journal) 13-05-2023

Wall Street Journal: Law firms and companies’ legal teams are experimenting with AI tools that can handle work done by entry-level lawyers, potentially reducing billable hours  —  Lawyers start to use GPT-4 technology to do legal research, draft documents and analyze contracts  —  Big law firms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An interview with Sundar Pichai on the future of Search, AI being one of the deepest platform shifts, his vision for Google, merging DeepMind, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) 13-05-2023

Nilay Patel / The Verge: An interview with Sundar Pichai on the future of Search, AI being one of the deepest platform shifts, his vision for Google, merging DeepMind, and more  —  AI is one of the deepest platform shifts ever, says Google’s CEO, and he’s not worried about being first.  —  Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Apple's unusual approach to building its MR headset, which took seven years to develop and which will still be an experimental product at launch (Wall Street Journal) 13-05-2023

Wall Street Journal: A look at Apple’s unusual approach to building its MR headset, which took seven years to develop and which will still be an experimental product at launch  —  Apple’s soon-to-be-revealed mixed-reality device will likely cost $3,000, requires a separate battery pack and is still experimental Lees verder op Tech Meme

Local media: a Montenegro court plans to release Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon from jail on a €400K bail, pending a trial; the prosecution can appeal (Andrew Rummer/The Block) 12-05-2023

Andrew Rummer / The Block: Local media: a Montenegro court plans to release Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon from jail on a €400K bail, pending a trial; the prosecution can appeal  —  – Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is set to be freed from jail pending trial after a court agreed to a €400,000 ($436,000) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at The Athletic's live audio rooms, a Twitter Spaces-like feature in the outlet's app for beat reporters to have postgame conversations with subscribers (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab) 13-05-2023

Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab: A look at The Athletic’s live audio rooms, a Twitter Spaces-like feature in the outlet’s app for beat reporters to have postgame conversations with subscribers  —  The Athletic’s first live room took place in September 2021.  By January 2022, they’d done 100.  Today, they’re closing in on 1,000. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Local media: a Montenegro court plans to release Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon from jail on a €400K bail, pending a trial; the prosecution can appeal (Andrew Rummer/The Block) 12-05-2023

Andrew Rummer / The Block: Local media: a Montenegro court plans to release Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon from jail on a €400K bail, pending a trial; the prosecution can appeal  —  – Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is set to be freed from jail pending trial after a court agreed to a €400,000 ($436,000) … Lees verder op Tech Meme