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GOP Rep. Don Bacon says the FBI alerted him on Monday that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, around the time of other Microsoft account breaches (Joseph Menn/Washington Post) 15-08-2023

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: GOP Rep. Don Bacon says the FBI alerted him on Monday that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, around the time of other Microsoft account breaches  —  Rep. Don Bacon said he was told of the hacking Monday; he pledged to ‘work overtime’ to win passage of an aid package for Taiwan Lees verder op Tech Meme

To comply with a state law requiring that school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district used ChatGPT to find books depicting “a sex act” (Andrew Paul/Popular Science) 15-08-2023

Andrew Paul / Popular Science: To comply with a state law requiring that school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district used ChatGPT to find books depicting “a sex act”  —  Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers' coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month (Patrick Wingrove/Reuters) 15-08-2023

Patrick Wingrove / Reuters: Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers’ coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month  —  Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday its online pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to more than 15 insulin … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, vs. $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 25%+ (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg) 15-08-2023

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, vs. $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 25%+  —  – Online-retail arm Shopee posts slowest growth on record  — Tech firm’s shares plunge about 13% in pre-market trading Lees verder op Tech Meme

The FCC says 20M+ US households are now enrolled to receive $30/month in subsidies for internet access, up from 16M+ in February 2023 and 10M+ in February 2022 (Brian Fung/CNN) 15-08-2023

Brian Fung / CNN: The FCC says 20M+ US households are now enrolled to receive $30/month in subsidies for internet access, up from 16M+ in February 2023 and 10M+ in February 2022  —  More than 20 million US households are now receiving discounts on internet service as part of a federal program created to close … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at China's sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and overseen by seven agencies, which soften an April 2023 draft and follow European regulators (Bloomberg) 15-08-2023

Bloomberg: A look at China’s sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and overseen by seven agencies, which soften an April 2023 draft and follow European regulators  —  – Europe has also delved into rules for protecting individuals  —  Beijing is poised to implement sweeping new regulations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes (Jay Peters/The Verge) 15-08-2023

Jay Peters / The Verge: Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes  —  Substack now lets you follow writers, offering a way for you to keep tabs on what a writer is doing without having to subscribe to their newsletter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

To comply with a new law requiring school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district uses ChatGPT to find books with a “depiction of a sex act” (Andrew Paul/Popular Science) 15-08-2023

Andrew Paul / Popular Science: To comply with a new law requiring school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district uses ChatGPT to find books with a “depiction of a sex act”  —  Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Setapp, known for its Mac and iOS app subscription service, plans to launch an alternative app store for iOS and iPadOS next year in the EU, thanks to the DMA (Malcolm Owen/AppleInsider) 15-08-2023

Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider: Setapp, known for its Mac and iOS app subscription service, plans to launch an alternative app store for iOS and iPadOS next year in the EU, thanks to the DMA  —  Setapp is planning to launch its own alternative App Store in the EU in 2024, taking advantage of law changes … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers (Wall Street Journal) 15-08-2023

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers  —  Price push by Disney, others is part of effort to trim losses, steer users toward more-lucrative ad-supported plans  —  Call it streamflation. Lees verder op Tech Meme