Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google Lens gets a skin condition feature that shows search results “visually similar to what you see on your skin” while warning they are “not a diagnosis”  —  Along with Maps Live View, Lens is Google’s most promising AR service, and it now has the ability to recognize skin conditions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

River Davis / Wall Street Journal: A look at Japanese ride-hailing app Go, which has a nearly 75% local market share, as some taxi operators say founder Ichiro Kawanabe pushed them to avoid Uber  —  Challenge in Japan shows how local operators can derail ride-hailing app’s overseas ambitions Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet’s bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Spotify shifts its podcast strategy from being a sort of HBO that releases exclusive shows to providing tools for podcast creators, similar to YouTube’s model  —  Over the past four years, Spotify Technology SA has announced a succession of splashy deals showing off how much money it’s willing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google Shopping gets a virtual try-on clothing feature that uses a diffusion-based generative AI model, letting US users see how items look on many human models  —  Google, ever eager to lean into generative AI, is launching a new shopping feature that shows clothes on a lineup of real-life fashion models. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: US and international cybersecurity authorities say the LockBit ransomware gang has extorted ~$91M following ~1,700 attacks against US organizations since 2020  —  U.S. and international cybersecurity authorities said in a joint LockBit ransomware advisory that the gang successfully extorted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marnie Munoz / Bloomberg: Study: US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022, driven by ransomware attacks and online commerce, as policy holders claimed $7.2B, up 3x in three years  —  US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022 as increased ransomware attacks and online commerce drove demand for coverage. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet’s bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nic Newman / Reuters Institute: Reuters’ 2023 Digital News Report: despite fragmentation, users’ dependence on social media platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook declines and TikTok gains  —  This year’s report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet’s bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme