Tech Meme

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: Google updates its privacy policy to say the company may use “publicly available information” to train its AI models and build products like Translate and Bard  —  An update to Google’s privacy policy suggests that the entire public internet is fair game for it’s AI projects. Lees verder op Tech Meme

@twittersupport: Twitter says that in 30 days, users must pay for Blue to use TweetDeck, the new version of which supports full composer functionality, Spaces, polls, and more  —  We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ by selecting “Try the new TweetDeck” in the bottom left menu. Some notes on getting started and the future of the product… https://twitter.com/… Lees verder op Tech Meme

Insider: Instagram’s Twitter-like “text-based conversation app” Threads shows up on Google Play in some European countries, such as Italy, France, Spain, and Germany  —  – Instagram appears to be getting ready to launch its Twitter-rival app called “Threads.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Elon Musk offering no timeline for Twitter’s “temporary” reading limits, and CEO Linda Yaccarino keeping mum, may give Meta a perfectly timed launch for Threads  —  It was a trying weekend for those who still believe Elon Musk has what it takes to turn Twitter into a success story. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jesse Whittock / Deadline: Ampere: Disney+ Hotstar remains India’s streaming leader with ~50M subscribers in Q1 and a 29% share, despite losing IPL cricket rights, vs. Prime Video’s 12.4M  —  Disney+ Hotstar lost the rights to offer Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket last year, but the streamer remains India’s market leader, according to Ampere Analysis. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: An APK teardown of Instagram’s Threads, uploaded to Google Play ahead of the app’s launch, reveals the threads.net website and details on how Threads will work  —  Ahead of the app’s launch later this week, Meta has launched a landing page for its Twitter competitor, “Threads,” counting down to the service’s launch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Instagram’s Twitter competitor Threads is expected to launch on iOS on July 6, 2023, according to a pre-order listing in the App Store for the standalone app  —  Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Sweden’s privacy watchdog says that “companies must stop using Google Analytics” and fines local online retailer CDON less than $30K and telco Tele2 over $1.1M  —  Sweden’s data protection watchdog has issued a couple of fines in relation to exports of European users’ data via Google Analytics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marc Schneider / Billboard: Tidal plans to increase its HiFi tier by $1 to $11/month and its family tier by $2 to $17/month in the US starting on August 1; HiFi Plus’ pricing is unchanged  —  The trend of music streamers increasing their rates continues.  Next up: Spotify?  —  Following similar moves by Apple … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: BlackRock refiles for its spot bitcoin ETF through Nasdaq, saying Coinbase will provide market surveillance to address the US SEC’s insufficient info objection  —  BlackRock Inc. has refiled paperwork with US regulators through Nasdaq to add new details to its proposal for a exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin. Lees verder op Tech Meme