Tech Meme

Kim Zetter / Wired: Researchers find flaws, likely backdoors, in encryption algorithms from the TETRA standard used in radios commonly deployed by police and military orgs globally  —  A secret encryption cipher baked into radio systems used by critical infrastructure workers, police, and others around the world is finally seeing sunlight. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Blake Brittain / Reuters: A US court jury says Google violated a software developer’s patent rights related to streaming tech used in Chromecast devices and must pay $338.7M in damages  —  Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) violated a software developer’s patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok rolls out support for text posts, available via the app’s Camera page and letting users add sounds, locations, stickers, and more  —  As Twitter shoots itself in the foot with a rebrand this morning, TikTok has announced that it’s rolling out support for text posts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justin Hendrix / Tech Policy Press: Q&A with Justine Bateman, a member of the DGA, the WGA, and SAG-AFTRA, on how AI may change the industry, the importance of the timing of the strike, and more  —  Audio of this conversation is available via your favorite podcast service.  —  Artificial intelligence will likely impact every type of job. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: Kaiko: monthly spot trading volumes on decentralized crypto exchanges dropped 76% YoY to $21B in June 2023; centralized exchanges slid 69% YoY to $429B  —  – Volumes falling more sharply at decentralized crypto exchanges  — Traditional financial firms may add to competitive challenges Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nathan Edwards / The Verge: Flipper releases an app store for its dolphin-themed digital multitool Flipper Zero, used to interact with wireless devices, helping users more easily find apps  —  The marketplace is built into the latest version of Flipper’s official app, which is out today.  —  Quick recap: the Flipper Zero is cool as hell. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vitalik Buterin: A look at Worldcoin’s plans, “proof of personhood”, or creating a list of public keys, and its importance, social-graph and biometric, privacy issues, and more  —  Special thanks to the Worldcoin team, the Proof of Humanity community and Andrew Miller for discussion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Ahead of Amazon’s WA worker safety hearing after inspectors found multiple hazards, its business model is on trial and enforced changes may weaken its advantage  —  Hearings in Washington state starting in late July will usher in a period of broader government scrutiny of the e-commerce giant. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: The previous big strikes reshaped Hollywood and fueled reality TV’s rise; the current ones will likely turn established actors into TikTok stars and vice versa  —  The last big strikes reshaped the movie business and fueled the rise of reality TV.  The latest walkout likely … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: SoftBank and Symbotic create GreenBox Systems, an AI warehousing joint venture, and plan to invest $100M and buy $7.5B of Symbotic’s AI warehouse systems  —  SoftBank and Symbotic are investing a combined $100 million to establish the joint venture, which will be called GreenBox Systems LLC … Lees verder op Tech Meme