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Snap begins testing sponsored links in My AI conversations, reveals Spotlight grew 170% YoY to reach 350M MAUs, launches its “First Story” ad product, and more (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 02-05-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snap begins testing sponsored links in My AI conversations, reveals Spotlight grew 170% YoY to reach 350M MAUs, launches its “First Story” ad product, and more  —  After Snap’s stock took a hit from its weak first-quarter earnings, the company today made its pitch to advertisers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta adds Reels to the top of the Facebook Watch tab and introduces controls that let users customize what types of content they want to see more or less often (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) 02-05-2023

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta adds Reels to the top of the Facebook Watch tab and introduces controls that let users customize what types of content they want to see more or less often  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is introducing new features that make it easier for users to discover … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Microsoft seemingly stopped working on Surface Duo bug fixes and new features after the Android 12L update in October 2022, possibly due to the recent layoffs (Zac Bowden/Windows Central) 02-05-2023

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft seemingly stopped working on Surface Duo bug fixes and new features after the Android 12L update in October 2022, possibly due to the recent layoffs  —  Lack of resources and recent layoffs aren’t helping.  —  Microsoft’s dual-screen foldable smartphone has seemingly been abandoned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Europol, the FBI, and others take down the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288 vendors and customers, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) 02-05-2023

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Europol, the FBI, and others take down the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288 vendors and customers, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs  —  An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘SpecTor’ has arrested 288 dark web vendors and customers worldwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Online study company Chegg suspends its full-year outlook, saying ChatGPT's popularity is pressuring its subscriber growth; CHGG drops ~50%, now down 64%+ YTD (Medha Singh/Reuters) 02-05-2023

Medha Singh / Reuters: Online study company Chegg suspends its full-year outlook, saying ChatGPT’s popularity is pressuring its subscriber growth; CHGG drops ~50%, now down 64%+ YTD  —  What’s the cost of students using ChatGPT for homework?  For U.S. education services provider Chegg Inc (CHGG.N), it could be nearly $1 billion in market valuation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple and Google submit a proposed industry specification to help combat unwanted location tracking by Bluetooth devices and ask for input from other companies (Kif Leswing/CNBC) 02-05-2023

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Apple and Google submit a proposed industry specification to help combat unwanted location tracking by Bluetooth devices and ask for input from other companies  —  – Apple and Google said that they are working together to prevent lost item trackers like Apple’s AirTag from being used to track people without their permission. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Source: Motorola's rumored Razr 40 Ultra foldable to have a 2640×1080 HDR AMOLED 120Hz main and 1056×1066 cover display, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and up to 12GB RAM (Adam Conway/XDA Developers) 02-05-2023

Adam Conway / XDA Developers: Source: Motorola’s rumored Razr 40 Ultra foldable to have a 2640×1080 HDR AMOLED 120Hz main and 1056×1066 cover display, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and up to 12GB RAM  —  Motorola is leaning into high-end foldables with its most powerful yet.  —  Source: Evan Blass Lees verder op Tech Meme

Europol, the FBI, and others seize the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs, after Hydra's 2022 takedown (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) 02-05-2023

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Europol, the FBI, and others seize the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs, after Hydra’s 2022 takedown  —  An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘SpecTor’ has arrested 288 dark web vendors and customers worldwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Microsoft plans to sell a ChatGPT version on a dedicated cloud server in Q2 that separates the data from that of other clients and costs up to 10x more (Aaron Holmes/The Information) 02-05-2023

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: Microsoft plans to sell a ChatGPT version on a dedicated cloud server in Q2 that separates the data from that of other clients and costs up to 10x more  —  Not everyone trusts OpenAI’s ChatGPT.  —  While the new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot has proved popular … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Despite Google's October 2021 pledge to demonetize climate denial content, CCDH researchers find 100 YouTube videos with 18M+ views featuring ads for big brands (New York Times) 02-05-2023

New York Times: Despite Google’s October 2021 pledge to demonetize climate denial content, CCDH researchers find 100 YouTube videos with 18M+ views featuring ads for big brands  —  Google said in 2021 that it would stop running ads alongside videos and other content that denied the existence and causes of climate change. Lees verder op Tech Meme