Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: How Google’s Project Green Light is using AI to analyze Maps data to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing and cut wait times and vehicle emissions  —  Google is analyzing data from its Maps app to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and emissions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Research: Palestinian Islamic Jihad-linked crypto wallets received ~$93M between August 2021-June 2023; Hamas-linked ones received ~$41M over a similar period  —  Digital currency transactions highlight how U.S. and Israel have struggled to sever the access of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah to foreign funding Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A draft of ASEAN’s “guide to AI ethics and governance” shows the bloc is taking a business-friendly approach to AI, contrary to the EU’s stringent framework  —  Southeast Asian countries are taking a business-friendly approach to artificial intelligence regulation in a setback … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Online used car marketplace Shift files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and begins the process to shut down its business, after going public via a SPAC merger in 2020  —  Down goes another SPAC  —  Shift Technologies, the San Francisco-based online used car startup-turned-publicly traded company, filed this week for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: Utah sues TikTok, accusing it of getting kids hooked through “algorithms and manipulative design features”, following similar lawsuits by Indiana and Arkansas  —  Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Hoover / Wired: New York City’s crackdown on short-term listings causes Airbnb listings to plummet, while some turn to services such as Craigslist, Houfy, and Facebook Groups  —  People are listing short-term rentals on social media and lesser-known platforms, bolstering a rental black market in New York City. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: California Gov. Newsom signs into law the Right to Repair Act, effective for devices made and sold after July 1, 2021, barring game consoles and alarm systems  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Google adds 1080p video in Google Meet group calls for Workspace customers, after rolling out the feature for one-on-one sessions in April 2023  —  The company first enabled the high-quality video feature back in April; however, it only worked during one-on-one sessions at the time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: in 2007, Sundar Pichai raised concerns over the bad “optics” of Google’s deal with Apple to make Google the pre-selected search option on Safari  —  – Emails from Google executive presented at antitrust trial  — DOJ says Google spends $10 billion annually on search deals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Queenie Wong / Los Angeles Times: California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to delete a resident’s personal information after a single request  —  Californians will be able to make a single request asking that data brokers delete their personal information, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Tuesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme