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Financial Times: The UK pulls back from including encryption rules in its Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages in parliament  —  Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Spotify is testing making song lyrics a Premium-only feature, currently “with a limited number of users in a pair of markets”  —  A number of Spotify users began to notice something strange over the last day or so: the in-app lyrics, which typically pop up under the currently playing song … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Filing: Google tentatively settled a US Play Store class action antitrust lawsuit brought by over 30 states; the settlement is subject to the court’s approval  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. Play Store … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nico Grant / New York Times: A profile of Kent Walker, Google’s top lawyer who negotiated the company’s 2013 FTC settlement, as Google prepares to defend against the DOJ’s antitrust claims  —  The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Google started rolling out Chrome’s Enhanced Ad Privacy, part of its Topics API, via a popup; some say the Got It button is misleading for leaving tracking on  —  YMMV, based on where you are  —  Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, close offices, and take an up to $65M impairment charge in Q3 2023 for cutting some content; ROKU jumps 5%+  —  Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Dublin-based Wayflyer, which finances e-commerce startups in exchange for future revenue, raised $1B from Neuberger Berman via an “off-balance sheet program”  —  Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: After debuting math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs  —  The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’  —  Duolingo is best known for its language learning app … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages  —  Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI tech, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years to counter threats from China and others  —  Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries Lees verder op Tech Meme