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Japan plans to add ~110K new trainees to acquire digital skills through fiscal 2024, as the government projects a 2.3M digital worker shortage by fiscal 2026 (Hiroyuki Akiyama/Nikkei Asia) 30-07-2023

Hiroyuki Akiyama / Nikkei Asia: Japan plans to add ~110K new trainees to acquire digital skills through fiscal 2024, as the government projects a 2.3M digital worker shortage by fiscal 2026  —  Tokyo aims to add 110,000 new trainees in the field over next two years  —  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Twitter/X reinstates Kanye West's account, suspended in December 2022, and says he won't be eligible to monetize it, and ads won't appear next to his posts (Rebecca Elliott/Wall Street Journal) 30-07-2023

Rebecca Elliott / Wall Street Journal: Twitter/X reinstates Kanye West’s account, suspended in December 2022, and says he won’t be eligible to monetize it, and ads won’t appear next to his posts  —  West won’t be eligible to monetize his account, and ads won’t appear next to his posts  —  X, the social-media platform formerly known … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Despite TikTok prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, some creators say they're sponsored by alcohol brands, and they drink excessively to promote them (Jessica Lucas/HuffPost) 30-07-2023

Jessica Lucas / HuffPost: Despite TikTok prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, some creators say they’re sponsored by alcohol brands, and they drink excessively to promote them  —  While the app has strict rules prohibiting branded content promoting alcohol, creators are still allegedly making money drinking to excess — and at least one has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme

An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android's earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6 (BBC) 29-07-2023

BBC: An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6  —  James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey  —  Google’s earthquake warning system failed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: the Biden admin is looking for malware it believes China hid inside critical infrastructure, mainly aimed to disrupt the military if a conflict emerges (New York Times) 29-07-2023

New York Times: Sources: the Biden admin is looking for malware it believes China hid inside critical infrastructure, mainly aimed to disrupt the military if a conflict emerges  —  American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what's happening in tech (Kashmir Hill/New York Times) 29-07-2023

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: A profile of Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, considered by lawmakers, CEOs, and activists as an essential guide for what’s happening in tech  —  Mike Masnick, who founded Techdirt in 1998, writes for an influential audience of lawmakers, C.E.O.s and activists. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule (Washington Post) 29-07-2023

Washington Post: Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule  —  A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit.  But can Adam Mosseri’s bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant? Lees verder op Tech Meme

An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android's earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8 (BBC) 29-07-2023

BBC: An investigation citing hundreds of Turkish people claims Android’s earthquake warning system failed to send alerts for the 7.8-magnitude quake on February 8  —  James Clayton and Ben Derico in San Francisco & Anna Foster in Turkey  —  Google’s earthquake warning system failed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Indian nonprofit Karya, which sells AI training data and redirects all the profit to its workers, who retain ownership of the data they create (Billy Perrigo/TIME) 29-07-2023

Billy Perrigo / TIME: A look at Indian nonprofit Karya, which sells AI training data and redirects all the profit to its workers, who retain ownership of the data they create  —  In the shade of a coconut palm, Chandrika tilts her smartphone screen to avoid the sun’s glare.  It is early morning in Alahalli village … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Inside Walmart's warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company's first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products (Wall Street Journal) 29-07-2023

Wall Street Journal: Inside Walmart’s warehouse in Brooksville, Florida, which is becoming the company’s first US warehouse to use automated robotic systems to handle most products  —  Robots do the lifting and the hauling; for workers, no more aching backs—but one packed on pounds Lees verder op Tech Meme