Tech Meme

Sasha Luccioni / Wired: Instead of halting AI research, an unfeasible task, the industry must improve transparency and accountability by being open to external audits and to regulation  —  Tech leaders’ Open Letter proposed a pause on ChatGPT.  But researchers already know how to make artificial intelligence safer. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for misusing children’s personal data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for misusing children’s personal data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google backtracks on its decision to cap all Google Drive users to 5 million files and will “explore alternate approaches to ensure a great experience for all”  —  The reaction to Google Drive’s secret 5 million file limit makes Google hit “undo.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft debuts the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock for $300, offering a USB-C port instead of a proprietary Surface Connect port and supporting non-Surface devices  —  Priced at $299.99, the new Surface dock will connect over USB-C instead of the proprietary Surface Connect port. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: Researchers: IRS-authorized e-file service provider eFile.com served JavaScript malware on its website, weeks after some users suspected the site was hijacked  —  eFile.com, an IRS-authorized e-file software service provider used by many for filing their tax returns, has been caught serving JavaScript malware. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Germany says Twitter has repeatedly failed to remove user-reported illegal content and starts a Network Enforcement Act proceeding that may lead to fines  —  In an early FAFO test for Elon Musk, Germany could be set to fine Twitter for repeatedly failing to comply with a social media hate … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google backtracks on its decision to cap all Google Drive users to 5 million files, saying it will “explore alternate approaches”  —  The reaction to Google Drive’s secret 5 million file limit makes Google hit “undo.”  —  Google is backtracking on its decision to put a file creation cap on Google Drive. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: US authorities arrest student loan service Frank founder Charlie Javice; the SEC charges her with falsifying Frank user numbers for JPMorgan’s $175M acquisition  —  Charlie Javice allegedly falsified user numbers at student finance company  —  The founder of a student finance website acquired … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7M for misusing children’s personal data, saying the app “should have done better”, down from a £27M fine proposed in September 2022  —  The ICO estimates that 1.4 million children in the UK were on TikTok in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme