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Reddit plans to sunset its current coins and awards systems used to show post appreciation by September 12, 2023; no new coins can be purchased starting now (Jay Peters/The Verge) 14-07-2023

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit plans to sunset its current coins and awards systems used to show post appreciation by September 12, 2023; no new coins can be purchased starting now  —  Reddit is sunsetting its current coins and awards systems, meaning you soon won’t be able to thank a kind stranger for giving you Reddit Gold for one of your posts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

After the US court ruling, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp resume XRP trading on their US exchanges and Gemini is exploring listing the token (Aoyon Ashraf/CoinDesk) 14-07-2023

Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: After the US court ruling, Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp resume XRP trading on their US exchanges and Gemini is exploring listing the token  —  U.S. federal court ruled on Thursday that sale of XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

China unveils the final version of its generative AI guidelines, which omits some restrictions from its April 2023 draft, signaling more flexible regulations (Bloomberg) 14-07-2023

Bloomberg: China unveils the final version of its generative AI guidelines, which omits some restrictions from its April 2023 draft, signaling more flexible regulations  —  China has loosened some of the guardrails it proposed for ChatGPT-style services months ago, as it acknowledges the need to compete … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Honor unveils Magic V2, a foldable phone that is 9.9mm thick when folded, weighs 231g, and is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Pixel Fold (Jon Porter/The Verge) 13-07-2023

Jon Porter / The Verge: Honor unveils Magic V2, a foldable phone that is 9.9mm thick when folded, weighs 231g, and is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Pixel Fold  —  If there’s one thing Honor wants you to know about its new Magic V2, it’s how thin and light it is. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The first beneficiaries of Twitter's payout to creators program include far-right influencers like Andrew Tate, who posted that Twitter paid him over $20K (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post) 14-07-2023

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: The first beneficiaries of Twitter’s payout to creators program include far-right influencers like Andrew Tate, who posted that Twitter paid him over $20K  —  The platform is paying high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app Lees verder op Tech Meme

London-based Causaly, which uses AI for biomedical research and drug discovery, raised a $60M Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, taking its total funding to $93M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 14-07-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Causaly, which uses AI for biomedical research and drug discovery, raised a $60M Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, taking its total funding to $93M  —  Artificial intelligence has been a big theme in the world of health and medical research, and specifically in the area of drug discovery. Lees verder op Tech Meme

SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP's AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day's pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay (Andrew Webster/The Verge) 14-07-2023

Andrew Webster / The Verge: SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP’s AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day’s pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay  —  During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US district judge denies the FTC's motion to stay Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition; the FTC is still seeking emergency action by the 9th Circuit (Bloomberg Law) 14-07-2023

Bloomberg Law: A US district judge denies the FTC’s motion to stay Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition; the FTC is still seeking emergency action by the 9th Circuit  —  The US Federal Trade Commission lost its request for a California judge to temporarily block Microsoft Corp. from closing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sony plans to debut its PS5 accessibility-focused controller on December 6; Access controller preorders open on July 21 for US$90, CA$120, £80, €90, and ¥12,980 (Kris Holt/Engadget) 13-07-2023

Kris Holt / Engadget: Sony plans to debut its PS5 accessibility-focused controller on December 6; Access controller preorders open on July 21 for US$90, CA$120, £80, €90, and ¥12,980  —  The highly customizable Access controller comes with several button and stick caps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard mull the sale of some UK cloud-based gaming rights to a telecom, gaming, or internet company to appease regulators (Bloomberg) 14-07-2023

Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard mull the sale of some UK cloud-based gaming rights to a telecom, gaming, or internet company to appease regulators  —  Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are considering giving up some control of their cloud-gaming business in the UK … Lees verder op Tech Meme