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Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning: Senator Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act’s lead sponsor, says the US legislation would be used to “protect minor children” from transgender people  —  The lead sponsor of the “Kids Online Safety Act,” otherwise known as KOSA, has stated over the weekend that it will be used to … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Noah Smith / Noahpinion: How LLMs like GPT-4 can have an equalizing effect in some cases, boosting less-skilled workers and potentially leveling the human-capital playing field  —  An optimistic take on technology and inequality.  —  On the app formerly known as Twitter, I’m known for occasionally going on rants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Elon Musk threatens to file a defamation suit against the ADL for “falsely accusing” X and him of being antisemitic, and blames the ADL for X’s US ad sales drop  —  In the newest uproar you might have missed, Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Heaney / UploadVR: Report: Meta has partnered with LG to launch a new Quest Pro in 2025 to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro; Meta also plans to release a sub-$200 headset in 2024  —  Meta is reportedly partnering with LG for future Quest Pro headsets.  —  In November last year South Korean news outlet SBS Biz reported Meta … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Heaney / UploadVR: Report: Meta has partnered with LG to launch a new Quest Pro in 2025 to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro; Meta plans to release a sub-$200 headset in 2024  —  Meta is reportedly partnering with LG for future Quest Pro headsets.  —  In November last year South Korean news outlet SBS Biz reported Meta … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: Apple and Microsoft have argued that iMessage and Bing are insufficiently popular to be designated “gatekeepers” set to be regulated under the EU’s DMA  —  Battle comes ahead of publication of first list of services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: Apple and Microsoft have argued that iMessage and Bing are insufficiently popular to be designated “gatekeepers” to be regulated under EU’s DMA  —  Battle comes ahead of publication of first list of services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Email: Spotify raises the listener threshold for creators in Ambassador Ads from 100 to 1,000 over 60 days, and plans to cut ad support for white noise podcasts  —  – Ambient sound shows will no longer be eligible for certain ads  — Company raises listener threshold for ambassador ads program Lees verder op Tech Meme

Noah Smith / Noahpinion: How LLMs like GPT-4 can have an equalizing effect in some cases, boosting the less-skilled workers and potentially leveling the human-capital playing field  —  An optimistic take on technology and inequality.  —  On the app formerly known as Twitter, I’m known for occasionally going on rants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: The Huawei Mate 60 Pro’s SMIC-made 7nm Kirin 9000s chip is an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, development and shows US curbs are porous, not useless  —  Chinese chipmakers have done well to bypass restrictions, but that won’t be repeated often.  —  A new smartphone from Huawei Technologies Co … Lees verder op Tech Meme