Tech Meme

Linda Hardesty / Fierce Wireless: The Senate votes 55 to 43 to approve Anna Gomez as the fifth FCC commissioner, breaking the deadlock at the agency and giving the FCC a 3-2 Democratic majority  —  Today, the U.S. Senate finally approved a nominee to fill the vacant, fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: eBay rolls out an AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing including price from a single photo, starting with its iOS app  —  eBay is rolling out a new AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing from a single photo. Lees verder op Tech Meme

AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: Microsoft says Chinese state-affiliated hackers are using AI to generate content designed to “go viral across social networks in the US and other democracies”  —  Chinese state-affiliated hacking groups are become more adept at using artificial intelligence to generate content designed to … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google plans to update Chrome in the coming weeks to incorporate the company’s Material You design language, including refreshed icons and new color palettes  —  Chrome on the desktop is about to get a new look.  Google’s widely used browser is getting an update based on its Material … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Trisha Thadani / Washington Post: Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt attributes the angst around driverless cars to anti-robot bias: “anything that we do differently than humans is being sensationalized”  —  Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said in an interview with The Washington Post that the angst around driverless cars in San Francisco is overblown Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Meta expands keyword search on Threads to “most” English- and Spanish-speaking countries, including the US and UK, after a test in Australia and New Zealand  —  Instagram’s Threads is rolling out the ability to search through posts more widely.  In a post on the platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: The lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says it will start investigating and prosecuting hacking crimes that violate existing international law  —  And the first case on the docket may well be Russia’s cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snapchat adds new safety features for minors, including making it harder for strangers to contact teens and removing accounts marketing inappropriate content  —  Snapchat today is announcing a series of new safeguards for its app, aimed at better protecting teen users, similar … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google releases its relevance and measurement APIs for Privacy Sandbox in general availability, making them available in Chrome without browser flags or trials  —  Google’s Chrome browser is now one important step closer to its goal of phasing out third-party cookies by the end of 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Anthropic debuts a paid tier of its Claude chatbot in the US for $20/month and the UK for £18/month, offering priority in busy times, early features, and more  —  Anthropic, the AI company backed by Google, has launched a paid version of its Claude chatbot in the US and UK. Lees verder op Tech Meme