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Coinbase will fully close its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders have to pay outstanding dues by November 20, 2023 (Yogita Khatri/The Block) 22-07-2023

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Coinbase will fully close its bitcoin-backed loan program Borrow for retail customers and says loan holders have to pay outstanding dues by November 20, 2023  —  – Coinbase will fully sunset its Borrow program for retail customers, effective November 20.  —  Coinbase will shut … Lees verder op Tech Meme

South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streamers and a precedent to follow (Washington Post) 22-07-2023

Washington Post: South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streamers and a precedent to follow  —  SEOUL — When Netflix launched in South Korea in 2016, it was a breath of fresh air for filmmakers jaded by a local industry notorious for labor abuses and penny-pinching. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US AT&T call center worker details working with AI, which generates call transcripts and provides suggestions, and wonders if she is training her replacement (Emma Goldberg/New York Times) 22-07-2023

Emma Goldberg / New York Times: A US AT&T call center worker details working with AI, which generates call transcripts and provides suggestions, and wonders if she is training her replacement  —  To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work.  But to some, the threat is already here. Lees verder op Tech Meme

In six months, Amazon plans to begin production of Kuiper satellites in Washington, hoping to build and launch up to 80 satellites per month within a few years (Stephen Clark/Ars Technica) 22-07-2023

Stephen Clark / Ars Technica: In six months, Amazon plans to begin production of Kuiper satellites in Washington, hoping to build and launch up to 80 satellites per month within a few years  —  Amazon unveils satellite facility in Florida, may switch prototype launch to Atlas V  —  Within a few years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: during July 17 meetings with officials in DC, the CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm warned that export controls risk harming US chip leadership (Bloomberg) 22-07-2023

Bloomberg: Sources: during July 17 meetings with officials in DC, the CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm warned that export controls risk harming US chip leadership  —  – Intel CEO said new US plants at risk if China market cut off  — Executives warn of harm to US leadership in chip industry Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Linux Foundation forms the Ultra Ethernet Consortium with AMD, Cisco, HPE, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and others to optimize Ethernet standards for AI and HPC (Ash Hill/Tom's Hardware) 22-07-2023

Ash Hill / Tom’s Hardware: The Linux Foundation forms the Ultra Ethernet Consortium with AMD, Cisco, HPE, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, and others to optimize Ethernet standards for AI and HPC  —  Big names come together to refine Ethernet standards for AI and high-performance computing.  —  Earlier today … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A report says the Microsoft key that Chinese hackers stole could have given them more access than originally assumed; Microsoft disputes the report (Jonathan Greig/The Record) 22-07-2023

Jonathan Greig / The Record: A report says the Microsoft key that Chinese hackers stole could have given them more access than originally assumed; Microsoft disputes the report  —  Microsoft is disputing a new report that claims hackers may have had access to more parts of victims’ systems than previously known in a campaign … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Twitter says unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of direct messages they can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs (Michael Kan/PCMag) 22-07-2023

Michael Kan / PCMag: Twitter says unverified accounts will have daily limits on the number of direct messages they can send, as part of changes to reduce spam in DMs  —  It looks like Elon Musk really wants users to pay for Twitter Blue. … In another controversial change, Twitter will restrict the number … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google plans to adopt the Message Layer Security protocol for its Messages app; MLS allows interoperable E2E encrypted messaging across services and platforms (Abner Li/9to5Google) 22-07-2023

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google plans to adopt the Message Layer Security protocol for its Messages app; MLS allows interoperable E2E encrypted messaging across services and platforms  —  Google today announced its support for interoperable end-to-end encrypted communication between large messaging platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Court filing: Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein reach a plea deal over allegedly laundering billions in cryptocurrency from Bitfinex's 2016 hack (Luc Cohen/Reuters) 21-07-2023

Luc Cohen / Reuters: Court filing: Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein reach a plea deal over allegedly laundering billions in cryptocurrency from Bitfinex’s 2016 hack  —  An American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hacking … Lees verder op Tech Meme