Tech Meme

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: Apple removes many generative AI apps from its China App Store, supposedly over 100, ahead of China’s new generative AI rules taking effect on August 15  —  Multiple generative AI apps have been removed from Apple’s China App Store, two weeks ahead of the country’s new generative AI regulations that are set to take effect on August 15. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak: A new Russian law mandates that internet platforms verify new users’ identities via state-approved systems before granting access, starting in December 2023  —  President Putin has signed off on legal amendments that threaten to destroy online anonymity, crush free speech, and stifle innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Under EU pressure, Meta offers to seek user consent in Europe for targeted ads based on users’ activity to comply with GDPR, sources say as soon as October 2023  —  Under pressure from regulators, the Facebook and Instagram owner proposes asking users to opt in before targeting ads with their digital activity Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Threat intelligence and dark net monitoring startup Cyble raised a $24M Series B co-led by Blackbird Ventures and King River Capital  —  Cyble, a cybersecurity startup that styles itself as a “threat intelligence provider,” today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series B funding round co-led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post: X sues the Center for Countering Digital Hate, alleging that researchers violated its terms of service and the CFAA while studying hate speech on the platform  —  X, the company formerly known as Twitter, sued a research group that had investigated hate speech on the social media platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon rolls out Amazon Clinic to all 50 US states and DC, available via video visits; message-based chat is only available in 34 states  —  – Amazon is expanding its virtual clinic service nationwide.  — The company launched Amazon Clinic last November as a way for patients to connect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber for Teens and potential issues, rising prices, profitability, Lyft, DoorDash, driving for Uber, AI, and more  —  Dara Khosrowshahi swooped in to tame a beastly work culture and try to make the on-demand giant profitable. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia, Pixar, and the Linux Foundation form the Alliance for OpenUSD, aiming to standardize Pixar’s Universal Scene Description  —  Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Networking startup Nile, founded by ex-Cisco executives, raised a $175M Series C co-led by March Capital and Saudi Arabia’s Sanabil, taking its funding to $300M  —  Nile, a networking startup co-founded by former Cisco Systems executives John Chambers and Pankaj Patel, has raised $175 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL database startup, raised a $46M Series B led by Menlo Ventures, taking its total funding to $104M, after launching in 2022  —  Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL database company, announced it has successfully raised $46 million in a series B round of funding. Lees verder op Tech Meme