Tech Meme

Michelle Faverio / Pew Research Center: Survey: 60% of Americans who used Twitter in the past year have taken a break from the social network; 25% say they are not likely to use Twitter in a year  —  A majority of Americans who have used Twitter in the past year report taking a break from the platform during that time … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: Docs: Google plans to use its AI models for ads, customer service, and to help YouTube creators, and it is working on an internal Stable Diffusion-like product  —  – Google has approved several ad-related artificial intelligence projects to help advertisers and YouTube creators, internal documents show. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Logitech partners with iFixit to help with DIY repairs, supplying spare parts, batteries, and guides for select Logitech hardware starting this summer in the US  —  / Official spare parts, batteries, and repair guides for select Logitech hardware will be available through iFixit starting ‘this summer.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: Voyager expects users to recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, letting the company return ~$1.33B in crypto assets  —  Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: Sources: private equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG are working together on a $5B+ bid to acquire observability software company New Relic  —  Buyout firms Francisco Partners, TPG team up in $5 billion-plus bid  —  Private-equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG are working together … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: Voyager says customers will recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, allowing it to return ~$1.33B in crypto assets  —  Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: An update to Google’s Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to offer a Dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and other select devices  —  Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Draft doc: European telecoms propose that companies accounting for 5%+ of a provider’s peak average internet traffic help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband  —  Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider’s peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Draft doc: European telecom groups propose that companies considered “large traffic generators” should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe  —  Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider’s peak average internet traffic should help fund … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Louise Matsakis / Semafor: After FiscalNote, which offers data to US lobbyists, shared plans to use ChatGPT, OpenAI told the company the chatbot can only be used for grassroots campaigns  —  OpenAI told a leading company that provides data to Washington lobbyists and policy advocates that it can’t advertise using ChatGPT for politics. Lees verder op Tech Meme