Tech Meme

James Vincent / The Verge: TikTok refreshes its Community Guidelines, expanding a section to cover “synthetic and manipulated media”, or deepfakes, as pressure from the US increases  —  As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple lobbied for changes to India’s labor law in the Tamil Nadu state, where Foxconn has its largest iPhone plant, to help expand local production  —  Apple Inc. is seeking changes in India’s labor laws as part of its effort to expand local production, and regional governments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Google suspends Pinduoduo’s app on the Play Store over “security concerns” and flags several Pinduoduo apps as malware, alerting users who had installed them  —  On Monday, Google announced that it had flagged several apps made by a Chinese e-commerce giant as malware … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Derek B. Johnson / SC Media: Research: 14% of new Fortune 500 board members in 2022 had cybersecurity experience, down from 17% in 2021; the SEC is finalizing new cyber risk reporting rules  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is in the process of finalizing new rules that would push publicly traded companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out a Pixel Watch update, two weeks later than expected, including fixing a Clock app bug that delayed alarms and adding Fall Detection  —  Google is now rolling out the Pixel Watch’s March 2023 update two weeks after it was originally expected, and it’s a sizable release. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: London-based tech investors and founders say the government must back its pledges with policies and incentives or risk rival cities overtaking its startup scene  —  Founders say government must back pledges with policy as rival cities become more of a ‘competitive threat’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: OpenAI temporarily shut down ChatGPT after a bug let some users see the titles of other users’ chat histories; some chat histories are still missing  —  OpenAI temporarily shut down its popular ChatGPT service on Monday morning after receiving reports of a bug that allowed some users to see the titles of other users’ chat histories. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: Ahead of Shou Zi Chew’s testimony, TikTok confirms having 150M MAUs in the US, up from 100M in August 2020; in September 2021, TikTok reported 1B+ MAUs globally  —  TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sigal Samuel / Vox: A case for slowing down AI due to existential and bias risks, despite objections like its alleged inevitability and the AI arms race with China  —  Pumping the brakes on artificial intelligence could be the best thing we ever do for humanity.  —  “Computers need to be accountable to machines … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources: China is giving its most successful chipmakers, including SMIC, Huawei, and Hua Hong, easier subsidy access and more control over state-backed research  —  Under US pressure, Beijing is changing strategy and relying on a select group of companies to shape its domestic sector Lees verder op Tech Meme