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Manish Singh / TechCrunch: An Indian court dismisses Twitter’s challenge to government content rules and fines the company ~$61K after it failed to explain its delayed compliance  —  An Indian court has dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against the federal government that sought to challenge New Delhi’s block orders on tweets and accounts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: In a letter from prison, South Korean chip executive Choi Jin-seok denies stealing Samsung’s sensitive information to build a copycat chip factory in China  —  A South Korean chip executive imprisoned over industrial espionage charges rejected allegations he had sought to build a copycat chip factory … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Paris-based Gleamer, which develops AI software for radiologists, including its FDA-cleared BoneView, raised a €27M Series B, taking its total funding to €36M  —  Gleamer, a five-year-old French startup that has developed AI software to help radiologists diagnose and detect bone trauma lesions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Josephs / New York Times: Mixtape sites democratized releasing music in the CD era, but with the rise of streaming they face the challenge of archiving music that isn’t necessarily legal  —  Websites offering up free — and not always legal — music flourished in the gap between the fall of the CD era and the rise of streaming. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: The Netherlands publishes new export controls to restrict more ASML machines from export to China, starting September 1; ASML doesn’t expect a “material impact”  —  The Netherlands published new export controls that will restrict more of ASML Holding NV’s chipmaking machines from being sent to China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Paris-based Gleamer, which develops AI software for radiologists, including its FDA-cleared BoneView, raised a €27M Series B, taking its total funding to €36M  —  Gleamer, a five-year-old French startup that has developed AI software to help radiologists diagnose and detect bone trauma lesions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Executives from over 150 European companies sign an open letter saying the draft AI Act will jeopardize the EU’s competitiveness without addressing challenges  —  Executives from 150 businesses, including Siemens and Heineken, highlight risks of tight regulation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nitish Pahwa / Slate: Canada may think it can negotiate with tech platforms over Bill C-18 based on Meta’s 2021 deal with Australia, but it should take the firms’ threat seriously  —  On June 22, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act.  The new law, according to a government news release … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sachin Ravikumar / Reuters: The UK amends its Online Safety Bill, requiring higher age verification standards for porn sites and holding executives personally responsible for child safety  —  Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Seoul-based Levit, which operates the shopping app Alwayz that uses social features and gamification to draw customers, raised a $46M Series B led by DST Global  —  Seoul-based e-commerce company Levit, an operator of the shopping app Alwayz, wants to make the shopping experience more entertaining and affordable. Lees verder op Tech Meme