Tech Meme

Sean Lyngaas / CNN: CISA confirms “several” US federal government agencies “experienced intrusions” in the hack of Progress’ MOVEit Transfer tool and is providing support to them  —  “Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ted Johnson / Deadline: The Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which enables news outlets to jointly negotiate with tech companies  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee revived the prospects for a long-proposed bill that would bolster print and broadcast news outlets in their negotiations with tech giants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Alibaba plans to launch its e-commerce site Tmall in Europe, already started with a pilot in Spain, a significant step in the company’s international expansion  —  – Michael Evans, president of Alibaba, said the company will bring one of its China e-commerce services Tmall into Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta expands Instagram’s Broadcast Channels globally, letting users share public, one-to-many messages, images, and other content with their followers  —  Meta announced today that it’s rolling out Instagram’s Channels features for broadcasting messages globally. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ted Johnson / Deadline: The Senate Judiciary Committee votes 14-7 to advance the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which lets news outlets negotiate pay with tech companies  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee revived the prospects for a long-proposed bill that would bolster print and broadcast news outlets in their negotiations with tech giants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters: The White House says Live Nation and Ticketmaster plan to offer consumers upfront all-in pricing starting in September, as part of a crackdown on “junk fees”  —  Live Nation and Ticketmaster will soon offer consumers all-in pricing on their popular ticket platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Alibaba plans to launch its e-commerce site Tmall in Europe, starting with a pilot in Spain, a significant step in the company’s international expansion  —  – Michael Evans, president of Alibaba, said the company will bring one of its China e-commerce services Tmall into Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta expands Instagram Channels globally, letting users share public, one-to-many text, images, and other content with their followers  —  Meta announced today that it’s rolling out Instagram’s Channels features for broadcasting messages globally.  Until now, the feature was available to select creators and users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Sources: the European Commission plans to ban Huawei and ZTE equipment from its own internal telecom networks, ahead of its 5G guidance update for bloc members  —  The European Commission is planning to ban equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Epic releases MetaHuman Animator, which lets Unreal Engine users capture a facial performance with an iPhone and apply the animation to a character in “minutes”  —  Today, Epic is releasing a new tool designed to capture an actor’s facial performance using a device as simple … Lees verder op Tech Meme