Tech Meme

Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: Aviva, Fidelity, and other big institutional investors are increasingly pressuring tech companies to prevent AI misuse, concerned about potential liability  —  Financial firms worried about liability for human rights issues associated with the burgeoning technology Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Source: Spotify plans a more expensive “Supremium” tier with HiFi audio, audiobooks, and more, launching outside the US later in 2023; Premium costs $9.99/month  —  Spotify Technology SA is planning a more expensive subscription option that’s expected to include high-fidelity audio … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by Citadel, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, quietly began executing trades in recent weeks, offering a noncustodial service  —  EDX Markets won’t directly handle customers’ digital assets or directly serve individual investors Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Twitter says CEO Linda Yaccarino and Elon Musk do not plan to attend the week-long Cannes Lions festival, even during the company’s new “brand safety” push  —  Elon Musk and Twitter Inc.’s new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino won’t be at the advertising industry’s biggest annual event … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frank Chaparro / The Block: Binance begins running nodes on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, part of a plan to use the service for deposits and withdrawals to alleviate network congestion  —  – Binance confirmed Tuesday it has started the process of integrating the Lightning Network.  — They would join rivals Kraken and Bitfinex who have already integrated it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Experts warn about pedophiles using generative AI to create CSAM, leading to thousands of images on dark web forums; some question whether laws cover the images  —  Investigators say the disturbing images could undermine efforts to find real-world victims  —  The revolution in artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Billy Perrigo / TIME: Documents show OpenAI lobbied for parts of the EU’s AI Act to be watered down, including successfully avoiding its general purpose AI being deemed “high risk”  —  The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, has spent the last month touring world capitals where, at talks to sold-out crowds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: In his first appearance in seven months, Masayoshi Son makes a case for SoftBank’s future, saying the company “won’t be deterred by a few short-term losses”  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is in position to win the race to master AI, thanks to its billions of dollars of tech investments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: The Anti-Meta Fedi Pact, circulated on Mastodon, pledges to block Meta’s planned ActivityPub service, a petty and insular move that will keep Mastodon small  —  The Anti-Meta Fedi Pact: … Yours truly, on Bluesky a month ago (which, ironically, is not yet open itself, so here’s an open preview): Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Google initiated early conversations with Foxconn’s Bharat and other Indian suppliers to make its Pixel smartphones, seeking to diversify from China  —  Alphabet Inc.’s Google is scouting for suppliers in India to assemble its Pixel smartphones as it borrows from Apple Inc.’s playbook to diversify beyond China. Lees verder op Tech Meme