Jordan Pearson / VICE: A winner at the Sony World Photography Awards rejects the award, saying his submission was AI-generated and meant to test if such competitions were ready for AI — A winner at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards wasn’t a photo at all. — Jordan Pearson Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal — The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out. — Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme
William Gallagher / AppleInsider: Apple launches its Apple Card Savings account, announced in October 2022, letting users deposit Daily Cash rewards into a 4.15% high yield account with no fees — Months after its first announcement, Apple Savings is now available to Apple Card users, with users able to route Daily Cash rewards … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal — The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out. — Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme
TechCrunch: Ransomware gang Vice Society leaks data stolen from US network infrastructure company CommScope, including thousands of employees’ SSNs and bank account details — Hackers published a trove of data stolen from U.S. network infrastructure giant CommScope, including thousands … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: Documents detail hundreds of ICE investigations into employees allegedly misusing its database, from stalking and harassment to passing information to criminals — Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitter plans to introduce labels on tweets for which the company has limited searchability or visibility due to a violation of its hateful conduct policy — Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: US attorneys charge 30+ staff at China’s domestic security agency, alleging they made thousands of fake profiles on Twitter and elsewhere to pose as US citizens — Complaint depicts vast effort to disguise criticism of U.S. policies as coming from Americans Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The US SEC sues Bittrex and its ex-CEO for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange, claiming tokens like Algorand and Omise Go are securities — The agency said Bittrex failed to register as an exchange, broker or clearing agency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged … Lees verder op Tech Meme
CTech: Sources: Tel Aviv-based QuaDream is closing after Microsoft and Citizen Lab showed last week how its spyware was used to hack reporters, politicians, and others — It was reported last week that the Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures … Lees verder op Tech Meme