Tech Meme

Riho Nagao / Nikkei Asia: Japan adds advanced chipmaking equipment to its export control list, a move that aligns the country with US curbs meant to keep chip tech out of China’s hands  —  Tokyo aligns with Washington to keep most advanced technology out of China’s hands  —  Japan now requires export licenses for semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: A look at solid-state speakers etched from silicon and their potential applications, like helping people with hearing loss and making AR/VR objects feel real  —  Speakers the size of an asterisk have the potential to change the way we reproduce sound, cope with hearing loss—and even make objects in virtual reality feel real Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tate Ryan-Mosley / MIT Technology Review: A look at a proposed Massachusetts bill that would let state police use face recognition for image matching, but not face surveillance or emotion recognition  —  A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Coinbase plans to shut down its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders must pay any outstanding dues by November 20, 2023  —  – Coinbase will fully sunset its Borrow program for retail customers, effective November 20. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Goldberg / New York Times: A US AT&T call center worker details working with an AI tool that transcribes calls and offers technical solutions, and wonders “am I training my replacement?”  —  To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Clark / Ars Technica: Amazon plans to start Kuiper satellite production in Washington in the next six months, hoping to build and launch ~80 satellites per month within a few years  —  Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V  —  Within a few years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: Wiz researchers: the compromised MSA signing key could have given Chinese hackers access beyond Outlook.com and Exchange Online; Microsoft disputes the report  —  Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims’ systems than previously known … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: Twitter sets “daily limits” on the number of direct messages that accounts without Twitter Blue can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs  —  It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streaming services and a precedent to follow  —  SEOUL — When Netflix launched in South Korea in 2016, it was a breath of fresh air for filmmakers jaded by a local industry notorious for labor abuses and penny-pinching. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: during DC meetings on July 17, the CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm warned Biden officials that export controls risk harming the US’ chip leadership  —  – Intel CEO said new US plants at risk if China market cut off  — Executives warn of harm to US leadership in chip industry Lees verder op Tech Meme