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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Amazon shuts down its Alexa Guard security system and moves the free smoke and carbon monoxide detection features to its $5.99/month Emergency Assist service  —  Amazon has announced that it’s shutting down Alexa Guard — a DIY security feature for Echo devices that listens for intruders or household alarms when you’re away from home. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emilia David / The Verge: Getty partners with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a tool trained on Getty’s licensed photos that lets users create legally protected images  —  Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a new tool that lets people create images using Getty’s library of licensed photos. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown: a redesigned frame helps with replacing the back glass, a tetraprism periscope lens, software lockdown makes repairs hard, and more  —  Repairable design undermined by parts-pairing DRM  —  iPhone 15 is here, and it boasts a new charge port, titanium frame, a periscope, and a new pro-repair design. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU blocks Booking Holdings’ €1.63B Etraveli acquisition, saying Booking failed to allay concerns that the deal expands its dominance in the hotel OTA market  —  Booking Holdings’ (BKNG.O) proposed 1.63-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) purchase of Swedish peer ETraveli Group was blocked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Sources: China told Tencent and Huya to livestream only multiplayer semifinals and finals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, in part due to internet addiction worries  —  – Only semifinals and finals will be streamed to local viewers  — Esports breaks ground with medal debut at Hangzhou Asian Games Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after a hack involving $200M in crypto assets; SlowMist says Mixin’s cloud provider was compromised  —  – Compromise in cloud service provider’s database led to breach  — Project expected to give details in a livestream later today Lees verder op Tech Meme

Los Angeles Times: The WGA and the AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; the proposed three-year contract ups pay and streaming residuals, adds new AI rules, and more  —  The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal that would end a strike that has lasted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Tinder rolls out $500/month Tinder Select, with perks like the ability to DM others up to twice a week without matching and displaying a SELECT badge  —  Tinder has rolled out its promised high-end membership, a pricey $499 per month subscription dubbed “Tinder Select,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: EU blocks Booking.com’s €1.63B acquisition of Etraveli, saying Booking failed to allay concerns that the deal bolsters its dominance in the hotel OTA market  —  Booking Holdings’ (BKNG.O) proposed 1.63-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) purchase of Swedish peer ETraveli Group was blocked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Amazon moves some free features, like smoke and CO alarm detection, from its security system Alexa Guard to its $5.99/month Emergency Assist service  —  Amazon has announced that it’s shutting down Alexa Guard — a DIY security feature for Echo devices that listens for intruders or household alarms when you’re away from home. Lees verder op Tech Meme