Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Code in Uber’s iOS app suggests that the company is working on a TaskRabbit-like service, codenamed Chore, that lets users hire people to conduct various tasks  —  – Uber is looking for new ways to grow beyond rides, deliveries  —  Uber Technologies Inc. is working on a TaskRabbit-like service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vincent Manancourt / Politico: How privacy campaigners and tech executives, like Signal president Meredith Whittaker, teamed up to challenge the UK’s Online Safety Bill encryption crackdown  —  LONDON — Deep in the recesses of Britain’s Hogwarts-like houses of parliament, a Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord is trying to foment a rebellion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: Delhi High Court approves a pirate site blocking order, requested by Netflix and other studios, allowing for preemptive blocks covering “future content”  —  The Delhi High Court in India has approved a new type of pirate site-blocking order, requested by Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, and other Hollywood studios. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Maltese politician Alex Agius Saliba, who led the EU legislation making USB-C the standard, which may force Apple to replace its Lightning port  —  Apple’s new iPhone is expected to include a big change.  Why?  Ask someone from the EU’s smallest country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Google says North Korea-backed hackers are targeting security researchers with an exploit using a currently unfixed zero-day flaw in a popular software package  —  Google researchers say currently unfixed vulnerability affects a popular software package.  —  North Korea-backed hackers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hillel Italie / Associated Press: Amazon requires writers in its e-book program to disclose the use of AI-generated content in their books, after complaints from the Authors Guild and others  —  After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com has started requiring writers who want to sell books through … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Code in Uber’s iPhone app suggests the company is working on a TaskRabbit-like service, codenamed Chore, to let users hire people to conduct various tasks  —  – Uber is looking for new ways to grow beyond rides, deliveries  —  Uber Technologies Inc. is working on a TaskRabbit-like service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit can now translate posts into eight languages, including Spanish and French, when viewing them on its mobile apps or on the web while logged out  —  Reddit can now translate posts into eight different languages when viewing them on Reddit’s iOS or Android apps or on the web while logged out … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: An FTC judge rules that Intuit misled consumers with its ads claiming that TurboTax is free when most customers need to pay to use the tax preparation software  —  – Judge orders company to stop advertising TurboTax as free  — Intuit to appeal ‘flawed and highly questionable’ decision Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A US appeals court finds the White House, the CDC, and the FBI likely violated the First Amendment by influencing tech companies’ moderation on COVID-19 posts  —  The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions Lees verder op Tech Meme