Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: to comply with EU privacy rulings, Meta will let users opt out of some highly personalized ads, using an online form that Meta will review and approve  —  Facebook, Instagram parent hopes plans to alter a privacy approach that would limit the impact from EU orders Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Parloa, which uses AI and low-code tools to automate call center operations, raised a €20M Series A led by EQT Ventures  —  It’s estimated that over $400 billion are spent annually to run customer contact centers around the world.  To cut costs, in recent years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: FreedomGPT, a chatbot from Austin VC firm Age of AI, is free of ChatGPT’s safety filters and ethical guardrails, and praises Hitler, uses the N-word, and more  —  FreedomGPT spews out responses sure to offend both the left and the right.  Its makers say that is the point. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Parloa, which uses AI and low-code tools to automate call center operations, raised a €20M Series A led by EQT Ventures  —  It’s estimated that over $400 billion are spent annually to run customer contact centers around the world.  To cut costs, in recent years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Parloa, which uses AI and low-code tools to automate call center operations, raised a €20M Series A led by EQT Ventures  —  It’s estimated that over $400 billion are spent annually to run customer contact centers around the world.  To cut costs, in recent years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Wynn / The Block: SEC Chair Gary Gensler says existing securities law covers most of what is happening in the crypto markets and any additional legislation is unnecessary  —  – Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said additional legislation is unnecessary for crypto, but should Congress act … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: Crypto exchange OKX says its has identified $157M in digital assets belonging to FTX and Alameda Research, and is turning them over to the bankruptcy estate  —  FTX bankruptcy lawyers say that $694 million in liquid assets have been identified before OKX’s announcement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Alibaba says it may cede control of some businesses if they opt to list after its overhaul and plans to monetize non-core assets to improve capital structure  —  Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Thursday it will look to monetise non-core assets and consider giving up control of some businesses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: Google’s Threat Analysis Group details two limited but highly targeted spyware campaigns using several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS, and Chrome  —  Two targeted spyware campaigns involving several zero-day exploits for Android, iOS and mobile versions of the Chrome browser were unmasked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Meta is considering a company-wide political ads ban in Europe, concerned its platforms will be unable to comply with forthcoming online campaign laws  —  Facebook parent concerned how it will police social networks in wake of new EU regulations  —  Meta executives are discussing … Lees verder op Tech Meme