WABetaInfo: WhatsApp releases an Android beta that adds a “Third-party chats” screen, revealing how Meta plans to comply with the EU’s DMA chat interoperability regulations — WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.19.8. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft drops software support for the first-generation Surface Duo, three years after its launch; the Android smartphone received only two major OS updates — On its third birthday, the original Surface Duo is no longer supported by Microsoft. — What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lydia Saad / Gallup: Survey: 22% of US workers worry that tech will replace their job, up from 15% in 2021, 17% in 2019, and 13% in 2017, a jump driven by college-educated workers — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fear of becoming obsolete, or FOBO, remains uncommon among U.S. workers, but it has grown more in the past … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: Filing: FTX’s estate has now marshalled ~$7B in assets, including $2.6B in cash, $1.16B in solana, $560M in bitcoin, and ~$200M in 38 properties in the Bahamas — The company says it paid billions to executives including founder Sam Bankman-Fried before filing for bankruptcy last year. — Register Now Lees verder op Tech Meme
Hunter Walk: Why there has never been a better time to be an online creator: it might be harder than ever to earn $1M per year, but it has never been easier to make $50K — I judge the health of the creator economy by one single controversial factor: ease of access and probability of survival for its participants. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Nintendo and DeNA tell Mario Kart Tour users that the mobile game won’t be updated after October 4, 2023, hinting at Nintendo’s lessening focus on mobile titles — NO NEW TRACKS OR DRIVERS WILL BE RELEASED FROM NEXT MONTH — Nintendo and DeNA have confirmed that they will soon stop creating … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Associated Press: A Myanmar official says his ethnic minority militia arrested and repatriated 1,200+ Chinese nationals allegedly involved in criminal online scam operations — One of Myanmar’s biggest and most powerful ethnic minority militias has arrested and repatriated more than 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly involved … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Clive Cookson / Financial Times: UK researchers unveil Bluebird, a “digital twin” of English airspace for examining AI’s potential role in air traffic control, part of a £15M government project — Project Bluebird is looking at how artificial intelligence could reduce the environmental impact of aviation Lees verder op Tech Meme
Blake Brittain / Reuters: The US Copyright Office denies protection for an AI-made image that won an art competition, despite Adobe Photoshop alterations and 624+ text prompt revisions — The U.S. Copyright Office has again rejected copyright protection for art created using artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Melanie Mitchell / AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans: A look at whether LLMs reason, the downsides of “chain of thought”, how models might solve problems without reasoning, and evaluating LLMs for general reasoning — What should we believe about the reasoning abilities of today’s large language models? Lees verder op Tech Meme