Tech Meme

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: X updates its privacy policy to include biometric information as data it plans to collect for safety and security, along with data on users’ jobs and education  —  – In policy shift, X will use the data for safety, security  — Employment, education history will be used to recommend jobs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Document: the UK plans to increase use of AI-based facial recognition tech by the police, potentially deploying new biometric systems over the next 12-18 months  —  Move comes after privacy campaigners and independent academics criticised technology for being inaccurate Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Sources: Apple plans to eliminate social media support adviser roles across X, YouTube, and the Apple Support Community website starting later this year  —  Apple is planning to eliminate social media support advisor roles across Twitter, YouTube, and the Apple Support Community website starting later … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google launches its Search Generative Experience in India and Japan via Search Labs opt-in, following the US launch of the AI search feature in May 2023  —  Following the May launch in the US, Google is giving the Search Generative Experience (SGE) an international launch in India and Japan … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Amazon announces the Buy with Prime app for Shopify, which will let US-based Shopify merchants natively integrate Amazon’s program into their Shopify stores  —  In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Strack / Blockworks: Robinhood Wallet adds support for bitcoin and dogecoin six months after public launch, and is rolling out in-app Ethereum swaps to all users in the coming weeks  —  Six months after its public launch, the self-custody offering has begun enabling in-app swaps on the Ethereum network Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Sony plans to raise PlayStation Plus annual subscription prices on September 6: Essential from $60 to $80, Extra from $100 to $135, Premium from $120 to $160  —  Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation Plus subscription next month.  The service’s annual Essential plan will go from $60 to $80 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based AI21 Labs, which develops generative AI tools for text use cases, raised a $155M Series C at a $1.4B valuation, taking its total funding to $283M  —  AI21 Labs, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing a range of text-generating AI tools, has raised $155 million in a Series C funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Bary / MarketWatch: CrowdStrike reports Q2 revenue up 37% YoY to $731.6M, vs. $724.2M est., ARR up 37% YoY to $2.93B, and forecasts Q3 and FY 2024 earnings above expectations  —  Cybersecurity stock dips in aftermarket action  —  CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. topped expectations with its results and outlook … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: Salesforce reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.6B, vs. $8.53B est., $1.27B net income, and forecasts Q3 and FY 2024 earnings above expectations; CRM jumps 5%+  —  Salesforce sees third-quarter earnings of $2.05 to $2.06 a share, compared with Street’s $1.84 Lees verder op Tech Meme