Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Microsoft debuts Correction in preview as part of the Azure AI Content Safety API; the service tries to find and revise AI-generated text that’s factually wrong  —  AI is a notorious liar, and Microsoft now says it has a fix for that.  Understandably, that’s going to raise some eyebrows, but there’s reason to be skeptical. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gaby Del Valle / The Verge: The US DOJ sues Visa, alleging it has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has tried to unlawfully crush competitors, including PayPal and Square  —  The financial service company reportedly tried to ‘smother’ competitors and feared Apple as an ‘existential threat.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: OpenAI adds five voices to Advanced Voice Mode, which is now rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Teams users and, next week, to enterprise and education users  —  OpenAI announced it is rolling out Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to an expanded set of ChatGPT’s paying customers on Tuesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Marques Brownlee says “I hear you” after criticism of his new freemium wallpaper app Panels, over privacy concerns, a $50/year price for full access, and more  —  Marques Brownlee, the YouTuber known as MKBHD, has responded to backlash over the launch of his new wallpaper app, called Panels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: NYC-based Torq, which helps IT teams automate security workflows, raised a $70M Series C led by Evolution Equity Partners, for $192M in total funding  —  As the volume of cyberattacks grows, there’s increasing interest from the corporate sector in tech to help automate responses to breaches. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: Meta says it will not sign the EU’s voluntary AI safety pledge that’s planned as a stopgap before the EU’s AI Act takes full effect in 2027, but may join later  —  – Company could join at a later date, spokesperson says  — EU wants compliance with AI Act rules before they take effect Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Nieva / Forbes: Duolingo unveils an interactive AI feature to “video call” with its Lily mascot, as part of its $30/month Duolingo Max tier; the dialogue is generated by GPT-4o  —  Luis von Ahn, who grew up with little money in Guatemala, aims to transform the popular language-learning app into an automated AI tutor. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: Google Cloud debuts Gemini 1.5 Flash and 1.5 Pro with a 2M context window, twice as big as before, “grounding” for better Google search accuracy, and new agents  —  Google Cloud launched a series of updates including new Gemini 1.5 Flash and 1.5 Pro models with a 2 million context window … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Marques Brownlee says “I hear you” after criticism of his new freemium wallpaper app Panels, which asks for many permissions and costs $50/year for full access  —  Marques Brownlee, the YouTuber known as MKBHD, has responded to backlash over the launch of his new wallpaper app, called Panels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources: Mark Zuckerberg wants to get away from politics, pulling back from charitable causes that may seem partisan, tamping down employee activism, and more  —  It was only a little more than a decade ago that Mark Zuckerberg had few qualms about airing his politics. Lees verder op Tech Meme