Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix rolls out a My Netflix tab on iOS, superseding the Downloads tab to offer downloads, watch lists, reminders, and more; Android gets My Netflix in August  —  Netflix has rolled out a new feature designed to — what else? — get you to stream as much as possible on the service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple opens applications for Apple Vision Pro developer kits, offering developers a “loaner” to build apps alongside specialized hardware and software support  —  Apple today announced the release of Apple Vision Pro developer kits, with developers able to apply to receive a kit starting today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Xiaomi plans to focus on 5G phones and reduce its range in India, trying to claw back market share lost to Samsung and other rivals in its second biggest market  —  – India is smartphone maker’s biggest market after China  — Xiaomi has fallen to No. 4 after once dominating the market Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Instagram rolls out creator subscriptions in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the UK, expanding on support in the US  —  Meta announced today that it’s rolling out Instagram subscriptions to all eligible creators in Australia, Brazil, Canada … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Apple faces a £785M class action lawsuit, claiming to represent over 1,500 app developers, over its App Store fees at the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal  —  Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday found itself the target of a 785-million-pound ($1 billion) class action lawsuit brought … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at the impact of AI on the $200B gaming industry as some executives push for AI adoption and say the changes, while painful, can empower smaller studios  —  – Entire sector is being reconfigured with AI taking over jobs  — Change is seen as painful, but necessary and inevitable Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: A look at government-run internet referral units, starting in 2010 to police content in the UK before spreading globally, as the EU DSA mandates transparency  —  Social apps prioritize content moderation tips from governments and online watchdogs.  A US court ruling and a new EU law … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: The UK plans to force social media and ad platforms like Google Ads to stop scam ads including fake celebrity endorsements and pop-ups with malware  —  – Ad-tech will be forced to crack down on scam advertisements  — Measures are intended to complement the Online Safety Bill Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: In a two-day test across top Mastodon instances, researchers find 600+ pieces of known or suspected CSAM and ~2,000 posts with the top 20 CSAM-related hashtags  —  Happy Monday!  Send news tips and summer podcast recommendations to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters: Paris-based defense electronics and cybersecurity company Thales agrees to buy US-based cybersecurity firm Imperva from Thoma Bravo in a deal worth $3.6B  —  French defence electronics and cybersecurity company Thales (TCFP.PA) said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy U.S. cybersecurity company Imperva … Lees verder op Tech Meme