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Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers' coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month (Patrick Wingrove/Reuters) 15-08-2023

Patrick Wingrove / Reuters: Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers’ coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month  —  Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday its online pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to more than 15 insulin … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, vs. $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 25%+ (Olivia Poh/Bloomberg) 15-08-2023

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Southeast Asian internet giant Sea reports Q2 revenue up 5.2% YoY to $3.1B, vs. $3.2B est., and Shopee revenue up 21% YoY, the slowest on record; SE drops 25%+  —  – Online-retail arm Shopee posts slowest growth on record  — Tech firm’s shares plunge about 13% in pre-market trading Lees verder op Tech Meme

The FCC says 20M+ US households are now enrolled to receive $30/month in subsidies for internet access, up from 16M+ in February 2023 and 10M+ in February 2022 (Brian Fung/CNN) 15-08-2023

Brian Fung / CNN: The FCC says 20M+ US households are now enrolled to receive $30/month in subsidies for internet access, up from 16M+ in February 2023 and 10M+ in February 2022  —  More than 20 million US households are now receiving discounts on internet service as part of a federal program created to close … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at China's sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and overseen by seven agencies, which soften an April 2023 draft and follow European regulators (Bloomberg) 15-08-2023

Bloomberg: A look at China’s sweeping AI rules, taking effect on August 15 and overseen by seven agencies, which soften an April 2023 draft and follow European regulators  —  – Europe has also delved into rules for protecting individuals  —  Beijing is poised to implement sweeping new regulations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes (Jay Peters/The Verge) 15-08-2023

Jay Peters / The Verge: Substack now lets users follow an individual writer without having to subscribe to their newsletter, a further expansion into social networking after Notes  —  Substack now lets you follow writers, offering a way for you to keep tabs on what a writer is doing without having to subscribe to their newsletter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

To comply with a new law requiring school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district uses ChatGPT to find books with a “depiction of a sex act” (Andrew Paul/Popular Science) 15-08-2023

Andrew Paul / Popular Science: To comply with a new law requiring school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district uses ChatGPT to find books with a “depiction of a sex act”  —  Faced with new legislation, Iowa’s Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books ‘contain … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers (Wall Street Journal) 15-08-2023

Wall Street Journal: Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers  —  Price push by Disney, others is part of effort to trim losses, steer users toward more-lucrative ad-supported plans  —  Call it streamflation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nielsen: linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV use in July, a first in two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record high of 38.7% of TV use (Rick Porter/The Hollywood Reporter) 15-08-2023

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: Nielsen: linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV use in July, a first in two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record high of 38.7% of TV use  —  Nielsen’s monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use.  —  Broadcast and cable networks … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Comcast launches the Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, a cellular backup internet device to weather storms and power outages, for $252, or $7 per month for 36 months (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) 15-08-2023

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Comcast launches the Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, a cellular backup internet device to weather storms and power outages, for $252, or $7 per month for 36 months  —  Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that’s designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as little as $35 (Patrick Wingrove/Reuters) 15-08-2023

Patrick Wingrove / Reuters: Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as little as $35  —  Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday its online pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to more than 15 insulin … Lees verder op Tech Meme