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An internal TikTok tool can access some personal data of Indian users who used the app before India's 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called the tool “NSA-To-Go” (Alexandra S. Levine/Forbes) 21-03-2023

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: An internal TikTok tool can access some personal data of Indian users who used the app before India’s 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called the tool “NSA-To-Go”  —  India’s 150 million users were forced to stop using the Chinese-owned app in 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reykjavik-based Pearl Abyss' CCP Games raised $40M in financing led by a16z to develop a triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) 21-03-2023

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Reykjavik-based Pearl Abyss’ CCP Games raised $40M in financing led by a16z to develop a triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe  —  CCP Games has raised $40 million in funding to make a new triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Instead of myopically fixating on TikTok, the US should pass a real privacy law to regulate data brokers who sell info on US citizens to anyone, including China (Karl Bode/Techdirt) 21-03-2023

Karl Bode / Techdirt: Instead of myopically fixating on TikTok, the US should pass a real privacy law to regulate data brokers who sell info on US citizens to anyone, including China  —  from the you’re-not-actually-fixing-the- problem dept  —  We’ve noted for a while now how the great TikTok moral panic of 2023 is largely a distraction. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Report: TikTok tracking pixels were found on 30 state government websites in the US; such trackers are ubiquitous and offered by Meta, Google, and others (Wall Street Journal) 21-03-2023

Wall Street Journal: Report: TikTok tracking pixels were found on 30 state government websites in the US; such trackers are ubiquitous and offered by Meta, Google, and others  —  Security firm’s report shows states might be inadvertently helping Chinese-owned app collect data  —  Watch: FBI Director Warns of TikTok Security Concerns During Senate Hearing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Intel says Raja Koduri, who joined as Chief Architect in 2017, is leaving to found a startup focused on generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware) 21-03-2023

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Intel says Raja Koduri, who joined as Chief Architect in 2017, is leaving to found a startup focused on generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment  —  Raja moves on after six years.  —  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced on Twitter today that Raja Koduri, the company’s current Chief Architect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

An internal tool at TikTok can access personal data of Indian citizens who used the app before India's 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called it “NSA-To-Go” (Alexandra S. Levine/Forbes) 21-03-2023

Alexandra S. Levine / Forbes: An internal tool at TikTok can access personal data of Indian citizens who used the app before India’s 2020 ban; an employee jokingly called it “NSA-To-Go”  —  India’s 150 million users were forced to stop using the Chinese-owned app in 2020.  But an internal tool reviewed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

NVIDIA unveils cuLitho, a software library for computational lithography that TSMC and Synopsys have integrated into their tools and manufacturing processes (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware) 21-03-2023

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: NVIDIA unveils cuLitho, a software library for computational lithography that TSMC and Synopsys have integrated into their tools and manufacturing processes  —  Faster masks, less power.  —  Nvidia announced its new cuLitho software library for speeding up a critical process in the semiconductor manufacturing workflow. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Roblox rolls out AI tools, including Code Assist that lets creators use text prompts to create usable game code and Material Generator for in-game 2D surfaces (Kyle Orland/Ars Technica) 21-03-2023

Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Roblox rolls out AI tools, including Code Assist that lets creators use text prompts to create usable game code and Material Generator for in-game 2D surfaces  —  New initiative aims to take game development past “the hands of the skilled few.”  —  SAN FRANCISCO—At the Game Developers Conference Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nvidia announces DGX Cloud, offering its AI supercomputers to companies looking to scale up their AI needs, starting at $36,999 per month for a single node (Devindra Hardawar/Engadget) 21-03-2023

Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: Nvidia announces DGX Cloud, offering its AI supercomputers to companies looking to scale up their AI needs, starting at $36,999 per month for a single node  —  When NVIDIA’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang waxed poetic about artificial intelligence in the past, it mostly felt like marketing bluster … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tel Aviv-based eToro raised $250M at a $3.5B valuation via a 2021 Advanced Investment Agreement, after calling off its SPAC plans in 2022 due to slowing growth (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch) 21-03-2023

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based eToro raised $250M at a $3.5B valuation via a 2021 Advanced Investment Agreement, after calling off its SPAC plans in 2022 due to slowing growth  —  After calling off its plans to go public via a SPAC at a $10.4 billion valuation in 2022, trading platform eToro has secured $250 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme