Tech Meme

Bill Peters / Marketwatch: Rumble say it has acquired podcasting and livestreaming app Callin, and Callin’s co-founder David Sacks will join Rumble’s board of directors  —  ‘I strongly support Rumble’s unwavering commitment to free speech in the face of growing censorship and government overreach,’ Sacks says in plans to join right-wing video platform Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Researchers bought phones from PropertyRoom.com, a top auction house for US police departments, and found many of them were not wiped and had no PIN or passcode  —  Countless smartphones seized in arrests and searches by police forces across the United States are being auctioned online without … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: IBM says it has acquired cloud data protection company Polar Security, a source says for around $60M, and plans to integrate Polar into its Guardium unit  —  Update: IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Judith Bannermanquist / Cointelegraph: Crypto wallet company Ledger faces criticism after it unveiled an optional seed phrase recovery subscription service that some security experts say is insecure  —  Many members of the crypto community believe Ledger’s latest seed phrase recovery feature is a bad idea.  —  362 Total views Lees verder op Tech Meme

Richard Waters / Financial Times: Tech companies are racing to run generative AI natively on mobile devices to reduce computing costs, but face hurdles like limited memory and processing power  —  Tech companies seek processing power in handsets to reduce computing costs and improve speed of AI chatbots Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who joined Amazon after the 2018 acquisition, sells the startup Honest Day’s Work to smart lock maker Latch and will become its CEO  —  Jamie Siminoff has been busy.  The Ring founder quietly exited the advisor role he took back in March after exiting the brand’s CEO role. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, a 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio but pricey, a generic look, and a plasticky build  —  The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 remains a DIY dream while fixing many of the 2022 Framework Laptop’s biggest issues. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple touts $2B+ in App Store fraud stopped in 2022, nearly 3.9M stolen credit cards blocked, 147M+ ratings/reviews removed, and 428K developer accounts closed  —  Apple is out with a new press release today touting the success of the App Store’s ability to prevent fraud. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Zoom plans to add Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude across its platform, starting with Contact Center; the company didn’t detail the integration for other areas  —  Zoom is partnering with Anthropic to integrate the company’s AI assistant across its productivity platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple’s autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car  —  – Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code … Lees verder op Tech Meme