The Verge: E3 2023 has reportedly been canceled … Gaming’s big summer show was set to return in person in Los Angeles for the first time since 2019, but it’s been called off after huge gaming companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, and Ubisoft all said they wouldn’t be participating in the event. Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Document: Twitter plans to exempt its top 500 advertisers and 10K most-followed, previously verified organizations from paying $1,000 per month for a checkmark — Mr. Musk requested a meeting with Lina Khan, the chair of the F.T.C., which has been investigating Twitter’s privacy and data practices. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Microsoft fixed an Azure vulnerability after researchers found it could have let anyone alter Bing search results and breach Office 365 accounts — A dangerous vulnerability was detected in Microsoft’s Bing search engine earlier this year that allowed users to alter search results and access … Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Document: Twitter plans to exempt its top 500 advertisers and 10K most-followed orgs that have been previously verified from paying $1K/month for a checkmark — Mr. Musk requested a meeting with Lina Khan, the chair of the F.T.C., which has been investigating Twitter’s privacy and data practices. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chloe Xiang / VICE: Some signatories of the open letter to pause AI training walk back their positions, others turn out to be fake, and many experts disagree with its proposal — The letter has been signed by Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, and leading AI researchers, but many experts and even signatories disagreed. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Matt Novak / Forbes: As his companies lag OpenAI, Elon Musk tries to launder his AI “concerns” through the Future of Life Institute, which is primarily funded by the Musk Foundation — Elon Musk signed an open letter on Tuesday calling for a six-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Blake Brittain / Reuters: Apple wins a US appeal to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling over two of VirnetX’s VPN patents, invalidating a $502.8M patent infringement verdict from 2020 — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) convinced a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chloe Xiang / VICE: Some signatories of the open letter to pause AI training walk back their positions, others turned out to be fake, and many experts disagree with its proposal — The letter has been signed by Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, and leading AI researchers, but many experts and even signatories disagreed. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Anton Shilov / AnandTech: Synopsys claims to launch the first full-stack AI-powered EDA suite that covers all stages of chip design, including architecture, design, and manufacturing — Synopsys has introduced the industry’s first full-stack AI-powered suite of electronic design automation tools that covers all stages … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Alyssa Meyers / Marketing Brew: Audible is “conducting limited testing” of ads in audiobooks; non-members may hear up to eight ads in 24 hours for “access to a limited set of Audible titles” — Audible confirmed it’s currently testing audiobook ads, and Spotify seems to be eyeing the possibility. Lees verder op Tech Meme