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Austin-based Verifiable, which automates health care credentialing and compliance, raised a $27M Series B led by Craft Ventures, after a $17M A in August 2021 (Christine Hall/TechCrunch) 11-07-2023

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Austin-based Verifiable, which automates health care credentialing and compliance, raised a $27M Series B led by Craft Ventures, after a $17M A in August 2021  —  Knowing that a doctor on your hospital staff is who they say they are would seem like a no-brainer, but poor access to real … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon files a petition in the EU's General Court challenging the DSA and its “large platform” designation, the first US company to do so, following Zalando (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times) 11-07-2023

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Amazon files a petition in the EU’s General Court challenging the DSA and its “large platform” designation, the first US company to do so, following Zalando  —  Seattle-based group files legal action against proposed legislation designed to rein in Big Tech Lees verder op Tech Meme

London-based Raft, which automates freight logistics, raised a $30M Series B led by Eight Roads, taking its total funding to $48M, to expand R&D investment (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu) 11-07-2023

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: London-based Raft, which automates freight logistics, raised a $30M Series B led by Eight Roads, taking its total funding to $48M, to expand R&D investment  —  Raft, formerly known as Vector.ai, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round aimed at increasing the development … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Meta's survey of 6,000 people in 32 countries about the metaverse, using a kind of deliberative democracy, and plans for a similar generative AI study (Aviv Ovadya/Wired) 11-07-2023

Aviv Ovadya / Wired: A look at Meta’s survey of 6,000 people in 32 countries about the metaverse, using a kind of deliberative democracy, and plans for a similar generative AI study  —  The company just ran a huge pilot program to inform decisions about the metaverse.  Here’s how it needs to improve the process before applying it to AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

To mitigate AI risks, companies should be transparent about their systems, collaborate with the industry, stress test, and share details about their progress (Nick Clegg/Financial Times) 11-07-2023

Nick Clegg / Financial Times: To mitigate AI risks, companies should be transparent about their systems, collaborate with the industry, stress test, and share details about their progress  —  The case for transparency is growing as the best way to combat fears on the developing technology  —  The writer is president of global affairs at Meta Lees verder op Tech Meme

Source: Instagram plans to add branded content tools to Threads, offering marketers paid promotion; Threads won't introduce ads before reaching a critical mass (Axios) 11-07-2023

Axios: Source: Instagram plans to add branded content tools to Threads, offering marketers paid promotion; Threads won’t introduce ads before reaching a critical mass  —  Instagram is planning to bring its branded content tools to Threads, a source told Axios, giving marketers a way to get involved … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tumblr details the future of its platform, including to “fix the core experience” and make the site less intimidating, to better compete with larger rivals (Adi Robertson/The Verge) 11-07-2023

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Tumblr details the future of its platform, including to “fix the core experience” and make the site less intimidating, to better compete with larger rivals  —  Tumblr’s staff blog has posted a long update on the future of the platform, alluding to coming changes that include redesigning its reply and reblog features. Lees verder op Tech Meme

WeChat says Apple has opened a store on the platform, letting users buy iPhones, iPads, and Macs; Apple already operates a store on Alibaba's Tmall (Reuters) 11-07-2023

Reuters: WeChat says Apple has opened a store on the platform, letting users buy iPhones, iPads, and Macs; Apple already operates a store on Alibaba’s Tmall  —  Tencent’s (0700.HK) WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) had opened a store on its social media platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference that Instagram Threads plans to add “state-affiliated media” and “fact-checking” labels “expeditiously” (Reuters) 11-07-2023

Reuters: Meta told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference that Instagram Threads plans to add “state-affiliated media” and “fact-checking” labels “expeditiously”  —  Social media giant Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Snap rolls out integration with Linktree, letting users show links on Snapchat; Snap previously only allowed brands and Star creators to include links (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 11-07-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Snap rolls out integration with Linktree, letting users show links on Snapchat; Snap previously only allowed brands and Star creators to include links  —  Snap announced today that it is rolling out an integration with the link-in-bio tool Linktree to let people show off their work and other profiles on Snapchat. Lees verder op Tech Meme