Wall Street Journal: Thierry Breton says he sees a “strong willingness” from Twitter to comply with the EU’s DSA and the company was the first to undergo a stress test to prepare — Social-media platform did voluntary stress test as a dry run before law takes effect late August Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ethan Millman / Rolling Stone: 100+ artists including Tom Morello call for a facial recognition ban at live events and pledge to boycott venues using the tech, citing privacy and bias risks — The artists are among 100 other performers and venues calling for the ban of facial recognition technology at live events Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anja Karadeglija / National Post: Meta plans to remove news content from Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada after the Online News Act passed Canada’s Senate and received Royal Assent — With Bill C-18 on the verge of becoming law, Canadians could soon see news removed from their Facebook pages and Google searches Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tom Warren / The Verge: In a private email, PlayStation chief Jim Ryan said the Microsoft-Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives, countering Sony’s public arguments and filings — We’re only minutes into the FTC v. Microsoft hearing, and we’ve already had a bombshell revelation. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jordan Novet / CNBC: AWS is investing $100M in a new program to help companies, including Highspot and Twilio, build generative AI products by connecting them with AWS AI experts — – Amazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s allocating $100 million for a center to help companies use generative artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: YouTube updates its policy for fan channels, requiring them to make it obvious in their name or handle that they’re fan accounts, effective August 21, 2023 — Fan Channels that have a little too much in common with other accounts are going to be subject to YouTube’s updated policies … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jordan Novet / CNBC: AWS is investing $100M in a new program to help companies use generative AI by connecting them with AI experts, with Highspot and Twilio among its first clients — – Amazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s allocating $100 million for a center to help companies use generative artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anja Karadeglija / National Post: Meta will remove news content from Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada after the country’s Senate passed the Online News Act, which goes for Royal Assent — With Bill C-18 on the verge of becoming law, Canadians could soon see news removed from their Facebook pages and Google searches Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: New York-based Captions, an AI-powered video editing app, raised a $25M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins at a $250M valuation, bringing its total funding to $40M — The video editing software, designed for “talking videos,” has been used by 3 million creators to date and stands at a $250 million valuation. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jane Lanhee Lee / Reuters: Micron plans to invest up to $825M in its first DRAM and NAND assembly and test facility in India, with construction in Gujarat expected to begin in 2023 — U.S. memory chip firm Micron Technology, Inc (MU.O) said on Thursday it would invest up to $825 million in a new chip assembly … Lees verder op Tech Meme