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AI researchers say ChatGPT and rival chatbots are significantly less capable in languages other than English, exacerbating the bias against non-English speakers (Paresh Dave/Wired) 03-06-2023

Paresh Dave / Wired: AI researchers say ChatGPT and rival chatbots are significantly less capable in languages other than English, exacerbating the bias against non-English speakers  —  AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rapid7 and Mandiant: hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Progress' MOVEit Transfer file transfer tool to steal data from organizations (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer) 03-06-2023

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Rapid7 and Mandiant: hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Progress’ MOVEit Transfer file transfer tool to steal data from organizations  —  Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer software, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to steal data from organizations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The CFPB warns users of payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and Apple Cash that their money could be at risk as FDIC insurance does not cover the apps (Chris Isidore/CNN) 03-06-2023

Chris Isidore / CNN: The CFPB warns users of payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and Apple Cash that their money could be at risk as FDIC insurance does not cover the apps  —  New York CNN —  —  Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Zume, which used robots to automate pizza making, shuts down and is undergoing liquidation; the startup had raised $445M, including $375M from SoftBank (Erin Woo/The Information) 03-06-2023

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources: Zume, which used robots to automate pizza making, shuts down and is undergoing liquidation; the startup had raised $445M, including $375M from SoftBank  —  Zume, which raised $375 million from SoftBank to automate pizza-making with robots before switching to developing sustainable packaging, has shut down. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: telecom ministers from 18 EU countries either rejected or criticized a push by European telcos to force Big Tech to help fund 5G and broadband rollouts (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) 03-06-2023

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: telecom ministers from 18 EU countries either rejected or criticized a push by European telcos to force Big Tech to help fund 5G and broadband rollouts  —  A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe’s big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs (Annie Njanja/TechCrunch) 03-06-2023

Annie Njanja / TechCrunch: A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs  —  A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner … Lees verder op Tech Meme

With AR/VR startup funding from October 2022 to March 2023 falling 74% YoY to $800M, per PitchBook, the industry hopes Apple's MR headset could lure back VCs (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) 03-06-2023

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: With AR/VR startup funding from October 2022 to March 2023 falling 74% YoY to $800M, per PitchBook, the industry hopes Apple’s MR headset could lure back VCs  —  Frenzy over iPhone maker’s longed-for launch of mixed reality headset has reached ‘fever pitch’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Nvidia: how Jensen Huang, Curtis Priem, and Chris Malachowsky started the company at Denny's, bet early on what Huang calls “$0B markets”, and more (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) 03-06-2023

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Nvidia: how Jensen Huang, Curtis Priem, and Chris Malachowsky started the company at Denny’s, bet early on what Huang calls “$0B markets”, and more  —  AI made Nvidia the world’s most valuable chip maker.  So did three guys sipping diner coffee and planning to conquer markets that barely existed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Harvard's popular CS50 MOOC plans to use AI to grade assignments, teach coding, and personalize learning tips, and is testing a virtual TA for student feedback (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg) 03-06-2023

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Harvard’s popular CS50 MOOC plans to use AI to grade assignments, teach coding, and personalize learning tips, and is testing a virtual TA for student feedback  —  The world’s most popular online learning course, Harvard University’s CS50, is getting a ChatGPT-era makeover. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vimeo plans to end support for its Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku apps on June 27, 2023, saying casting will give users a “better ongoing experience” (Todd Spangler/Variety) 03-06-2023

Todd Spangler / Variety: Vimeo plans to end support for its Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku apps on June 27, 2023, saying casting will give users a “better ongoing experience”  —  Vimeo is ending support for its existing TV apps — with the video management and hosting provider telling customers they’ll have a … Lees verder op Tech Meme