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Senior YouTube staff express concerns that Shorts is drawing audiences away from longer-form videos, which produce more revenue but are “dying out” as a format (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) 03-09-2023

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Senior YouTube staff express concerns that Shorts is drawing audiences away from longer-form videos, which produce more revenue but are “dying out” as a format  —  Concerns raised that TikTok rival is drawing audiences away from the platform’s longer-form videos Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition cameras across the country (Mark Townsend/The Guardian) 03-09-2023

Mark Townsend / The Guardian: Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition cameras across the country  —  Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition tech across the country (Mark Townsend/The Guardian) 03-09-2023

Mark Townsend / The Guardian: Emails: some UK Home Office officials lobbied the ICO to act “favorably” towards Facewatch, which is rolling out facial recognition tech across the country  —  Officials reflected policing minister’s enthusiasm to roll out controversial technology across the country, particularly in retail settings Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at iPhone's upcoming Lightning to USB-C transition; sources: Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro coming next year will have an aluminum top case (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 03-09-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A look at iPhone’s upcoming Lightning to USB-C transition; sources: Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro coming next year will have an aluminum top case  —  Also: The company confirms the date of its Sept. 12 iPhone 15 event and aims to overhaul device production with 3D printers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

As Instagram and other social media feeds get swamped with influencers' professionally created content, average users move to private posting and closed groups (Insider) 03-09-2023

Insider: As Instagram and other social media feeds get swamped with influencers’ professionally created content, average users move to private posting and closed groups  —  Group chats and messaging apps killed it … Tati Bruening, a 22-year-old content creator and photographer, just wants to share memes and post about cooking green beans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foxconn founder Terry Gou resigns as a company board member due to “personal reasons”, less than a week after announcing a bid to be Taiwan's next president (Reuters) 03-09-2023

Reuters: Foxconn founder Terry Gou resigns as a company board member due to “personal reasons”, less than a week after announcing a bid to be Taiwan’s next president  —  Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW), resigned as a company board member … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Senior YouTube staff express concerns over Shorts drawing away audiences from long-form videos, which produce more revenue but may be “dying out” as a format (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) 03-09-2023

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: Senior YouTube staff express concerns over Shorts drawing away audiences from long-form videos, which produce more revenue but may be “dying out” as a format  —  Concerns raised that TikTok rival is drawing audiences away from the platform’s longer-form videos Lees verder op Tech Meme

The SF Fire Department says two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a patient who later died at a hospital; Cruise claims it was not at fault (Yiwen Lu/New York Times) 03-09-2023

Yiwen Lu / New York Times: The SF Fire Department says two Cruise driverless taxis blocked an ambulance carrying a patient who later died at a hospital; Cruise claims it was not at fault  —  Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said.  The company said it was not at fault. Lees verder op Tech Meme

EU study: social media companies have failed to stop pro-Russian disinformation and the “reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts” grew further in 2023 (James Clayton/BBC) 03-09-2023

James Clayton / BBC: EU study: social media companies have failed to stop pro-Russian disinformation and the “reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts” grew further in 2023  —  Social media companies have failed to stop “large-scale” Russian disinformation campaigns since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

California Forever, the company backed by tech billionaires that intends to build a city in the Bay Area's Solano County, unveils a website explaining its plans (New York Times) 02-09-2023

New York Times: California Forever, the company backed by tech billionaires that intends to build a city in the Bay Area’s Solano County, unveils a website explaining its plans  —  A former Goldman Sachs trader moved to the Bay Area to make it in tech.  He ended up buying rural land with money from some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest people. Lees verder op Tech Meme