Tech Meme

New York Times: Analysis: in an information campaign on Twitter, Chinese officials and state media widely mocked a US TikTok ban, showing Beijing’s investment in TikTok’s fate  —  The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Influencers, small businesses, and others say Meta gutting its customer service teams during layoffs has left them grappling with scammers and technical issues  —  – Meta’s two rounds of layoffs are affecting the company’s already poor customer service for users, influencers, communities and businesses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Brock / Reuters: Sources: Chinese state-owned telecoms are planning a $500M undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East, and Europe  —  Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nqobile Dludla / Reuters: Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and other telecoms in South Africa scramble to stay online as the power grid crumbles, spending millions on alternative power sources  —  On a recent Friday morning north of Johannesburg, the head of South Africa’s largest telecoms company surveyed the arsenal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India amends its IT law to prohibit social media platforms from hosting “misleading” content about the government and requiring them to use its fact-check unit  —  India amended its IT law on Thursday to prohibit Facebook, Twitter and other social media firms from publishing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: Tesla staff privately shared videos from customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022 on internal messaging apps, including a child being hit by a car  —  Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Bell: A Mastodon user since 2018 details issues with the service despite decentralization’s promise, like few Twitter friends, little diversity, and tone policing  —  I first joined Mastodon in 2018 (even though my old profile says 2016?), so I’d say I’ve seen a lot of its evolution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: An interview with Sundar Pichai on plans to add generative AI to Search, why chatbots do not threaten Google’s Search ads business, efficiency drive, and more  —  ‘More work left to do’ in efficiency drive, chief executive says  —  Google plans to add conversational artificial-intelligence features … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Block: OPNX, an exchange for trading bankruptcy claims from 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davie, had just $13.64 in volume in its first 24 hours; OPNX’s FLEX drops 27%+  —  – OPNX did not start off with a bang.  — The exchange’s token, FLEX, is down 27%, trading at $1.95. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Interview with Sundar Pichai about plans to add conversational AI to Search, why chatbots are not a threat to Google’s Search business, efficiency drive, more  —  ‘More work left to do’ in efficiency drive, chief executive says  —  Google plans to add conversational artificial-intelligence features … Lees verder op Tech Meme