Tech Meme

Jeremy Diamond / CNN: A look at the White House’s urgent push for AI regulation, as Biden meets with a group of AI experts for a non-industry perspective on risks and opportunities  —  President Joe Biden huddled in the Oval Office with several of his top advisers in early April as an aide typed prompts into ChatGPT … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma betas automatically generate Apple ID passkeys; Apple․com and iCloud․com add passkey support so users can sign in without a password  —  You can now forgo entering your password on icloud.com and apple.com domains thanks to newly added passkey support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Xinghui Kok / Reuters: Letter: Grab CEO tells staff the company plans to cut 1,000 jobs, or 11% of its workforce, citing the need to manage costs and ensure more affordable services  —  Singapore-based Grab Holdings (GRAB.O), Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing and food delivery app, is cutting 1,000 jobs or 11% … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Twitch will require streamers to add new content labels for streams containing sexual themes, graphic violence, drugs use, gambling, or “significant” vulgarity  —  Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma betas automatically generate Apple ID passkeys; Apple․com and iCloud․com add passkey support so users can sign in without a password  —  You can now forgo entering your password on icloud.com and apple.com domains thanks to newly added passkey support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Hollister / The Verge: How Big Telecom lobbied US lawmakers to squeeze out new municipal networks, ensuring much of President Biden’s $41.6B broadband funding goes to big corporations  —  President Joe Biden’s internet access plan will hand $41.6 billion to internet service providers.  In many places, that money will get funneled into private hands. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Matishak / The Record: The US DOJ announces NatSec Cyber, a new section within its National Security Division that will focus on prosecuting malicious foreign cyber activity  —  The U.S. Department of Justice is adding a new section to its National Security Division that will focus on prosecuting malicious foreign cyber activity … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma betas automatically generate Apple ID passkeys; Apple․com and iCloud․com add passkey support so users can sign in without a password  —  You can now forgo entering your password on icloud.com and apple.com domains thanks to newly added passkey support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Activision’s Bobby Kotick, and Sony’s Jim Ryan plan to testify in court over the FTC’s bid to block the Microsoft-Activision deal  —  Microsoft is sending CEO Satya Nadella, Xbox chief Phil Spencer, and many other Xbox executives to defend against its Federal Trade Commission … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Neesha A. Tambe / TechCrunch: Render, which provides developers cloud-based services for hosting code, deploying web apps, and more, raised a $50M Series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners  —  Cloud platform startup Render closed a $50M series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.  Additional participation … Lees verder op Tech Meme