Tech Meme

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Child advocacy group Heat Initiative is starting a $2M campaign calling on Apple to detect, report, and remove child sexual abuse materials from iCloud  —  An advocacy group is starting a $2 million campaign calling for the company to better police materials on its products and services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, after an April 2023 vote; e-scooter rental companies are shifting to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Sony unveils the Xperia 5 V, with a 120Hz, 6.1 display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 52MP sensor, and a heat diffusion shield, shipping in “late September” for €999  —  It also has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and heat diffusion shield for gamers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, after an April 2023 vote; e-scooter rental companies are shifting to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Sony unveils the Xperia 5 V, with a 120Hz, 6.1 display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 52MP sensor, and a heat diffusion shield, shipping in “late September” for €999  —  It also has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and heat diffusion shield for gamers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Arm looks to target its IPO at a $50B-$55B valuation, well below the $64B valuation implied by SoftBank’s recent acquisition of a 25% stake in Arm  —  Arm plans to start meeting with prospective investors as early as Tuesday  —  British chip designer Arm Ltd. is eyeing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, after an April 2023 vote; e-scooter rental companies are shifting to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Sony unveils the Xperia 5 V, with a 120Hz, 6.1 display, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 52MP sensor, and a heat diffusion shield, shipping in “late September” for €999  —  It also has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and heat diffusion shield for gamers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jameson Dow / Electrek: Tesla cuts its Full Self-Driving Beta’s US price from $15K to $12K, reversing the bump from $12K to $15K in September 2022; the subscription is still $199/month  —  Tesla has cut the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software by $3,000, to $12K, down from $15K in the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, after an April 2023 vote; e-scooter rental companies are shifting to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme