Tech Meme

Ina Fried / Axios: Internal email: Google is revamping Assistant to focus on using generative AI, starting with the mobile version, and is reorganizing related teams  —  Google plans to overhaul its Assistant to focus on using generative AI technologies similar to those that power ChatGPT and its own Bard chatbot … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: How popular gaming platforms like Minecraft and Roblox are being used to promote Russia’s war narrative, influencing some young and Russian-speaking audiences  —  Propaganda is appearing in Minecraft and other popular games and discussion groups as the Kremlin tries to win over new audiences. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap: Ampere Analysis: ad tiers from Netflix, Disney, and others have collectively crossed 100M users in the US; 90%+ of Hulu subscribers are on its ad-supported tier  —  London-based research firm Ampere Analysis estimates that ad tiers from Netflix, Disney and others have collectively surpassed 100 million users Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Airalo, which offers affordable eSIM roaming packages for travelers, raised a $60M Series B led by e& Capital at a $280M post-money valuation  —  Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheila Dang / Reuters: X says Elon Musk will lead product and engineering teams, CEO Linda Yaccarino will lead teams including legal and sales, and both will oversee trust and safety  —  X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, said on Monday that owner Elon Musk will lead the product and engineering teams … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matthew Keys / Fierce Wireless: Amazon will require streaming services on Fire TV to give 30% of their ad impressions to Amazon, or in certain countries share 30% of ad revenue, from Sept. 1  —  Amazon will soon require international app developers who offer ad-supported streaming video services available to Fire TV users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Twitter is now “X” in the App Store, seemingly via an exception to Apple’s rule that requires app names to have two or more characters  —  After weeks of changes to its social handles, branding on its interface, a redirect on the web, and lots of chatter from its owner … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Airalo, which offers affordable eSIM roaming packages for travelers, raised a $60M Series B led by e& Capital at a $250M post-money valuation  —  Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Decrypt: SEC charges Hex crypto project founder Richard Heart with conducting unregistered securities offerings, including Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX, that raised $1B+  —  The SEC has charged Richard Heart, the founder of the crypto project Hex, with allegedly conducting unregistered securities offerings that raised more than $1 billion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Neeta Lal / Nikkei Asia: Some Indian broadcasters are using lifelike AI anchors to deliver news, weather reports, and more, raising job loss fears and questions about media credibility  —  Virtual anchors mean no ‘ego hassles’ in newsrooms, but will they kill jobs?  —  A screenshot from Odisha TV’s YouTube channel shows Lisa … Lees verder op Tech Meme