Bloomberg: Sources: China plans to expand its ban on the use of iPhones in sensitive departments to include government-backed agencies and state-owned companies — – Beijing begins by banning the devices from certain bodies — It could deal blow to Apple and amplifies a self-reliance push Lees verder op Tech Meme
Natasha Singer / New York Times: UNESCO report: overreliance on online learning during COVID-19 led to “staggering” education inequality and hindered discussion on equitable, lower-tech options — Heavy reliance on online remote learning during the pandemic drew attention away from more equitable ways of teaching children at home, a UNESCO report says. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Android Security Bulletin for September 2023 patches a privilege escalation zero-day flaw in Android 11-13 that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation” — The September 2023 Android security updates tackle 33 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug currently targeted in the wild. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Vishal Chawla / The Block: Vitalik Buterin co-authors paper on “Privacy Pools”, a blockchain protocol to verify the legality of user funds without revealing their full transaction history — – Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin co-authored a research paper on a privacy protocol named Privacy Pools. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Alex York / Forbes: London-based Shop Circle, which provides e-commerce software to merchants, raised a $120M Series A in equity and debt led by 645 Ventures and 3VC — London-based e-commerce software startup Shop Circle has raised $120 million in Series A funding, the company announced Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Tencent is launching its Hunyuan AI model for business use on Sept. 7 and integrating the model with its existing video conferencing and social media products — – Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching its artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan” for business use at an annual summit on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Tencent is launching its Hunyuan AI model for business use on August 7 and integrating the model with its existing video conferencing and social media products — – Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching its artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan” for business use at an annual summit on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Meir Orbach / CTech: Tel Aviv-based Ibex Medical Analytics, which uses AI for cancer diagnostics, raised a $55M Series C led by 83North, bringing its total funding to $100M+ — The Israeli startup’s platform provides health systems and diagnostic laboratories with an integrated solution for cancer diagnosis … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Caitlin Harrington / Wired: The CWA files charges with the US NLRB against Grindr, alleging the company laid off 82 workers, or 46% of its staff, for rejecting a return-to-office mandate — Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jay Peters / The Verge: YouTube is dropping some YouTube Studio ad controls, limiting creators’ control over pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, and non-skippable ads starting in November — YouTube is making some notable changes to the ad controls available to creators. Beginning in November, YouTube … Lees verder op Tech Meme