Reuters: Meta told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference that it plans to build “state-affiliated media” and “fact-checking” labels on Threads “expeditiously” — Social media giant Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: Bangladesh’s Computer Incident Response Team took down citizens’ sensitive data exposed through a government site and says it “promptly” addressed the breach — The Bangladeshi government on Sunday took down the sensitive citizens’ data that it had left exposed online. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: PE firm TPG agrees to buy the government cybersecurity business of Francisco Partners-owned Forcepoint for $2.45B in a deal expected to close in Q4 2023 — Buyout firm TPG Capital today said it will acquire the government business of cybersecurity company Forcepoint LLC for $2.45 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Insider: A look at “lazy management”, an alternative explanation to the claim that some tech employees drag down companies by raking in big paychecks and working little — Inside the perverse system of ‘lazy management’ that’s wrecking the tech industry … When Graham was hired by Amazon, it sounded like his dream job. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Alex Konrad / Forbes: Flexport’s former CEO Ryan Petersen is joining Founders Fund as a partner; Petersen will continue to serve as Flexport’s executive chairman — The 42-year-old former CEO of $8 billion-valued logistics startup Flexport will invest in early- and growth-stage startups for the firm founded by Peter Thiel. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Snap rolls out integration with Linktree, allowing users to show links on Snapchat; Snap previously only allowed brands and Star creators to include links — Snap announced today that it is rolling out an integration with the link-in-bio tool Linktree to let people show off their work and other profiles on Snapchat. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: Sega of America workers win their union vote 91 to 26, becoming the first video game industry union at a major company that spans multiple departments — Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega win by overwhelming majority — Sega of America workers voted “yes” to officially form a union. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Snap rolls our integration with Linktree, allowing users to show links on Snapchat; Snap previously only allowed brands and Star creators to include links — Snap announced today that it is rolling out an integration with the link-in-bio tool Linktree to let people show off their work and other profiles on Snapchat. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: Sega of America workers win union vote 91 to 26, becoming the first union that spans multiple departments at a major video game company — Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega win by overwhelming majority — Sega of America workers voted “yes” to officially form a union. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ian Sample / The Guardian: Researchers test seven popular AI text detectors and find the tools can discriminate against non-native English speakers, who tend to adopt simpler word choices — Over half of essays written by people were wrongly flagged as AI-made, with implications for students and job applicants Lees verder op Tech Meme