Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snap says it has begun testing sponsored links in My AI conversations, reveals Spotlight grew 170% YoY to 350 MAUs, launches “First Story” ad product, more  —  After Snap’s stock took a hit from its weak first-quarter earnings, the company today made its pitch to advertisers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola debuts a flagship smartphone in the US: the $799+ Edge Plus with a 6.7 1080p OLED, a 165Hz refresh rate, and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, shipping on May 25  —  We asked, and we received: Motorola is bringing its newest slab-style flagship to the US as the Motorola Edge Plus (2023). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Europol, the FBI, and others seize the dark web Monopoly Market, arrest 288, and seize €50.8M in cash and crypto and 850kg of drugs, after Hydra’s 2022 takedown  —  An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘SpecTor’ has arrested 288 dark web vendors and customers worldwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: Crypto advocates say recent written and unwritten polices by US financial regulators make it unfeasible or impossible for crypto firms to operate in the country  —  The industry sure thinks so — even as the White House denies it.  —  The crypto company was essentially reverse-engineered for Washington, D.C.’s stamp of approval. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Seattle-based CS education nonprofit Code.org launches TeachAI, which aims to guide on teaching AI by convening leaders from Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI, and more  —  Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amelia Wattenberger: Why chatbots are not the future of LLM interfaces: all users must learn what prompts work well, people will get sick of typing, responses are isolated, and more  —  Unfortunately for the countless hapless people I’ve talked to in the past few months, this was inexorable. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Sources detail Amazon’s plan to make Halo a fitness success; the company abandoned the sophisticated AI service after “significant headwinds” and piddling sales  —  A redesigned Halo service was due this fall with an AI-powered personal trainer, celebrity-led fitness classes, and even Apple Watch support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft has seemingly stopped work on bug fixes or features for the Surface Duo after the Android 12L update in October 2022, possibly due to recent layoffs  —  Lack of resources and recent layoffs aren’t helping.  —  Microsoft’s dual-screen foldable smartphone has seemingly been abandoned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta adds Reels to the top of the Facebook Watch tab and introduces controls that let users customize what type of Reels they want to see more or less often  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is introducing new features that make it easier for users to discover and personalize Facebook Reels recommendations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola finally debuts a flagship smartphone in the US with the $799 Edge Plus, featuring a 6.7 OLED and 165Hz refresh rate, available via Amazon and Best Buy  —  We asked, and we received: Motorola is bringing its newest slab-style flagship to the US as the Motorola Edge Plus (2023). Lees verder op Tech Meme