Financial Times: The US Commerce Department proposes banning Chinese and Russian software and hardware in internet connected vehicles in US; the software ban would begin in 2027 — Move prompted by fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers and hack internet-connected cars Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jeff Stone / Bloomberg: Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities after valid legal requests, changing its terms of service to deter criminal activity — – Telegram to provide user data in response to legal requests — Durov faces charges in France for crimes committed on his app Lees verder op Tech Meme
Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times: The US Commerce Department proposes banning Chinese and Russian software and hardware in internet connected vehicles in US; the software ban would begin in 2027 — The Biden administration fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers or hack into cars Lees verder op Tech Meme
Steven Scheer / Reuters: Israel Innovation Authority: since October 7, Israeli tech companies have raised $9B, third behind Silicon Valley and NYC; tech is 16% of Israel’s employment — Israel’s tech sector has remained resilient during a year-long war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas but as it relies … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Sonos staff and report: technical debt was partly responsible for the app debacle, and Sonos lacked urgency in fixing it; sources: a reorganization caused chaos — Ignoring “tech debt,” disregarding employee warnings and cutting costs combined to create a crisis that the high-end audio company is still struggling to recover from. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg calls WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress” and says it profits off confusion between the WordPress project and commercial services — Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg unleashed a scathing attack on a rival firm this week, calling WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kate Knibbs / Wired: Cloudflare rolls out Bot Management, a suite of free AI auditing tools, to all of its customers to help monitor and selectively block AI data-scraping bots — “The path we’re on isn’t sustainable,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince tells WIRED, in reference to rampant AI scraping. Here’s his plan to course-correct. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok rolls out its redesigned Subscription feature, which lets creators offer three tiers, to eligible creators in select regions, including the UK and the US — TikTok announced on Monday that its redesigned “Subscription” monetization offering is rolling out to eligible creators in select regions … Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Verge: Google TV Streamer review: excellent UI, Google Assistant, fast controls, smart home hub, and handy Find My feature, but not a huge speed bump and only Wi-Fi 5 — With more storage, a (slightly) faster processor, and some proper smart home chops, Google’s new take on the Chromecast is its best attempt at a streaming device yet. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Felicia Schwartz / Financial Times: The US Commerce Department proposes banning Chinese software and hardware for internet connected vehicles, effectively banning Chinese vehicles in the US — The Biden administration fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers or hack into cars — The US Commerce Department … Lees verder op Tech Meme