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How Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism and pitching subscribing as an act of charity, sometimes literally (Max Read/New York Times) 13-06-2023

Max Read / New York Times: How Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism and pitching subscribing as an act of charity, sometimes literally  —  Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has become a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism.  Why do so many people think he’s evil? Lees verder op Tech Meme

PitchBook: the UK and Ireland accounted for ~28% of VC deals in Europe and Israel in Q1 2023, down from over 34% in 2018, while France and the Nordics rose (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) 13-06-2023

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: PitchBook: the UK and Ireland accounted for ~28% of VC deals in Europe and Israel in Q1 2023, down from over 34% in 2018, while France and the Nordics rose  —  This year did not begin well for technology in the UK.  Venture financing evaporated.  Companies cut staff and tightened belts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon tests generative AI product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked alongside an “AI-generated” disclaimer (Annie Palmer/CNBC) 13-06-2023

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon tests generative AI product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked alongside an “AI-generated” disclaimer  —  – Amazon is testing the use of artificial intelligence to generate summaries of reviews left on some products. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Netflix is in talks to livestream its first sporting event this fall, a celebrity golf tournament with professional golfers and Formula One drivers (Wall Street Journal) 13-06-2023

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Netflix is in talks to livestream its first sporting event this fall, a celebrity golf tournament with professional golfers and Formula One drivers  —  Tournament to include celebrities from Formula One series ‘Drive to Survive’ and golf program ‘Full Swing’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Games Group has spent ~$8B of its $38B war chest acquiring and building stakes in gaming companies globally in the past 18 months (Financial Times) 13-06-2023

Financial Times: Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Games Group has spent ~$8B of its $38B war chest acquiring and building stakes in gaming companies globally in the past 18 months  —  Savvy shells out $8bn on deals in 18 months in rapid push to diversify revenues and acquire soft power Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jack Dorsey says India threatened to shut Twitter down unless the company complied with orders during farmer protests, a claim India calls an “outright lie” (Reuters) 13-06-2023

Reuters: Jack Dorsey says India threatened to shut Twitter down unless the company complied with orders during farmer protests, a claim India calls an “outright lie”  —  Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The EU reaches a long-awaited deal on rules that could let 28M gig workers get social security and more, and plans to discuss the proposals with its parliament (Financial Times) 13-06-2023

Financial Times: The EU reaches a long-awaited deal on rules that could let 28M gig workers get social security and more, and plans to discuss the proposals with its parliament  —  Member states agree to rules that could give employment benefits to Uber drivers and food delivery riders Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon tests generative AI product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked alongside with an “AI-generated” disclaimer (Annie Palmer/CNBC) 13-06-2023

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon tests generative AI product review summaries, giving an overview of what customers liked and disliked alongside with an “AI-generated” disclaimer  —  – Amazon is testing the use of artificial intelligence to generate summaries of reviews left on some products. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jack Dorsey says India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders during farmer protests, a claim called an “outright lie” by the government (Reuters) 13-06-2023

Reuters: Jack Dorsey says India threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders during farmer protests, a claim called an “outright lie” by the government  —  Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google's Search Generative Experience seems like an “AI plagiarism engine” that cobbles together snippets of text from a variety of sites, often word-for-word (Avram Piltch/Tom's Hardware) 13-06-2023

Avram Piltch / Tom’s Hardware: Google’s Search Generative Experience seems like an “AI plagiarism engine” that cobbles together snippets of text from a variety of sites, often word-for-word  —  The Search Generative Experience seems more like a text-copying experience.  —  Search has always been the Internet’s most important utility. Lees verder op Tech Meme