Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: In a “safety” blog post, X announces “paid-for promoted political posts”, starting in the US, and plans to “provide a global advertising transparency center” — X (née Twitter) published a “safety” brief on its blog today outlining new policies … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google discontinues its $45+ Pixel Pass subscription bundle, launched in 2021 in the US; subscribers won’t be able to upgrade once their two-year term expires — With just a few weeks to go until the launch of the Pixel 8 series, Google has discontinued the Pixel Pass subscription, closing it to new subscribers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
David Heaney / UploadVR: Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home, with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel, after the company said in October 2022 they were “coming soon” — Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rebecca Klar / The Hill: Meta rejects the Oversight Board’s recommendation to suspend former Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s account because doing so would “not be consistent with our policies” — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, rejected a recommendation from its Oversight Board to suspend the account … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Google launches previews of Duet AI in Mandiant Threat Intelligence, Duet AI for Chronicle Security Operations, and Duet AI in Security Command Center — Today at Google Cloud Next, the company announced several new generative AI enhancements to its security product line in an effort … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google says Duet AI for Workspace costs $30/month/user for enterprise, consumer pricing will come in the coming months, and Workspace has 10M paying customers — Back at I/O in May, Google announced that Duet AI would be the brand for generative AI in Workspace (and Cloud). Lees verder op Tech Meme
CoinDesk: A US court rules that the SEC must review its rejection of Grayscale’s bid to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF after approving two bitcoin ETPs — A federal appeals court ordered the SEC to “vacate” its rejection of the trust issuer’s bid to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: X says in a blog post that it is going to allow political advertising starting in the US and will “also provide a global advertising transparency center” — X (née Twitter) published a “safety” brief on its blog today outlining new policies for protecting political speech … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google ends its phone subscription bundle, Pixel Pass, for new customers after launching it in 2021 alongside the Pixel 6 series in the US — With just a few weeks to go until the launch of the Pixel 8 series, Google has discontinued the Pixel Pass subscription, closing it to new subscribers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
David Heaney / UploadVR: Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home, with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel, after announcing they were coming in October 2022 — Meta Avatars finally have legs in Quest Home with the v57 update on the Public Test Channel. — The company’s virtual avatars … Lees verder op Tech Meme