Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google Wallet rolls out support for US state IDs, starting with Maryland, and plans to add IDs from Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia in the coming months  —  The state-by-state rollout is still a huge mess, but Android is ready, at least.  —  Google Wallet on Android is finally getting ready … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: AI researchers say ChatGPT and rival chatbots are significantly less capable in languages other than English, exacerbating the bias against non-English speakers  —  AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Isidore / CNN: The CFPB warns users of payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and Apple Cash that their money could be at risk as FDIC insurance does not cover the apps  —  New York CNN —  —  Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources: Zume, which used robots to automate pizza making, shuts down and is undergoing liquidation; the startup had raised $445M, including $375M from SoftBank  —  Zume, which raised $375 million from SoftBank to automate pizza-making with robots before switching to developing sustainable packaging, has shut down. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: telecom ministers from 18 EU countries either rejected or criticized a push by European telcos to force Big Tech to help fund 5G and broadband rollouts  —  A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe’s big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Rapid7 and Mandiant: hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Progress’ MOVEit Transfer file transfer tool to steal data from organizations  —  Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer file transfer software, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to steal data from organizations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Vimeo plans to end support for its Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku apps on June 27, 2023, saying casting will give users a “better ongoing experience”  —  Vimeo is ending support for its existing TV apps — with the video management and hosting provider telling customers they’ll have a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Njanja / TechCrunch: A Kenyan court rules that Meta is the primary employer of 184 content moderators suing Meta and contractor Sama for unlawful dismissal, and pauses their layoffs  —  A Kenyan court has ruled that Meta is the primary employer of content moderators suing the social media giant and its content review partner … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: With AR/VR startup funding from October 2022 to March 2023 falling 74% YoY to $800M, per PitchBook, the industry hopes Apple’s MR headset could lure back VCs  —  Frenzy over iPhone maker’s longed-for launch of mixed reality headset has reached ‘fever pitch’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Nvidia: how Jensen Huang, Curtis Priem, and Chris Malachowsky started the company at Denny’s, bet early on what Huang calls “$0B markets”, and more  —  AI made Nvidia the world’s most valuable chip maker.  So did three guys sipping diner coffee and planning to conquer markets that barely existed. Lees verder op Tech Meme