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Brian Fung / CNN: US senators unveil the bipartisan RESTRICT Act to let the US ban foreign-linked makers of apps and electronics the Commerce Dept. deems a national security risk  —  A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: Google plans to retire overlay ads on YouTube videos starting on April 6 to “improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats”  —  YouTube is changing the way some ads are shown on videos very soon with the removal of “Overlay ads” from content starting April 6. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Sources: Apple’s upcoming 15-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro will feature an 8-core M3 chip, the same core count as the M1 and M2  —  We’ve been hearing rumors about a new MacBook Air for a while, but some details about it remain unclear. 9to5Mac has now heard … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Sources: Apple’s upcoming 15-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro will feature an 8-core M3 chip, the same core count as the M1 and M2  —  We’ve been hearing rumors about a new MacBook Air for a while, but some details about it remain unclear. 9to5Mac has now heard … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple announces a yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, 2023’s spring color after the “alpine green” option on all iPhone 13 models in 2022, shipping on March 14  —  Unlike last year, the new color variant won’t be available for the Pro models and will only ship with the base iPhone 14 and the 14 Plus. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Harshit Rastogi / Counterpoint Research: Apple had eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022, led by the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max; Samsung’s Galaxy A13 was fourth and its A03 was 10th  —  – Apple captured eight spots in the list of top 10 best-selling smartphones for 2022.  — The remaining two spots were taken by Samsung’s Galaxy A13 and A03 models. Lees verder op Tech Meme

George Hammond / Financial Times: Many VCs question whether the generative AI startups attracting eye-watering valuations will make enough money, fearing a repeat of the crypto investment hype  —  Silicon Valley VCs fearing a repeat of falling crypto values warn against pouring cash into hype-fuelled start-ups Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Biden’s FCC nominee Gigi Sohn tells the White House she is dropping out after her nomination stalled for 16 months amid industry opposition and personal attacks  —  Gigi Sohn notified the White House she would drop out after her nomination stalled for 16 months, amid industry opposition Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Fingas / Engadget: Twitch updates its adult nudity policy to ban synthetic non-consensual exploitative images, after a user admitted to paying for deepfakes of fellow streamers  —  Twitch already forbids explicit deepfake images and videos, but it’s taking a tougher position against them today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clare Duffy / CNN: Meta tests returning messaging features to the Facebook app, nearly a decade after moving them to Messenger, hoping to “differentiate” Facebook from TikTok  —  New York CNN —  —  Nearly a decade after Facebook angered some users by splitting off messaging features … Lees verder op Tech Meme