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Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: Voyager says customers will recover ~35% of their crypto deposits as a US judge approves its liquidation plan, allowing it to return ~$1.33B in crypto assets  —  Crypto lender Voyager Digital said Wednesday that customers will recover about 35% of their cryptocurrency deposits as the company winds … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: An update to Google’s Personal Safety app for Android suggests the company plans to offer a Dashcam recording feature for Pixel phones and other select devices  —  Rather than needing to buy a (sometimes pricey) dedicated gadget, you should soon be able to use your Pixel (and select other Android devices) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Draft doc: European telecoms propose that companies accounting for 5%+ of a provider’s peak average internet traffic help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband  —  Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider’s peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Draft doc: European telecom groups propose that companies considered “large traffic generators” should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe  —  Big tech companies accounting for more than 5% of a telecoms provider’s peak average internet traffic should help fund … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Louise Matsakis / Semafor: After FiscalNote, which offers data to US lobbyists, shared plans to use ChatGPT, OpenAI told the company the chatbot can only be used for grassroots campaigns  —  OpenAI told a leading company that provides data to Washington lobbyists and policy advocates that it can’t advertise using ChatGPT for politics. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Louise Matsakis / Semafor: After FiscalNote, which provides data to lobbyists, said it would use ChatGPT, OpenAI told the company that ChatGPT could be used only for grassroots campaigns  —  OpenAI told a leading company that provides data to Washington lobbyists and policy advocates that it can’t advertise using ChatGPT for politics. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Tether plans to invest up to 15% of its profits in bitcoin, as the stablecoin developer shifts its reserves towards crypto and away from US government debt  —  – Tether is set to purchase bitcoin on a regular basis from its profits.  — It held $1.5 billion in bitcoin as of the end of the first quarter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: Sources: the Irish DPC is set to hand Meta a record EU privacy fine and order the company to stop all data transfers to the US that rely on certain clauses  —  Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is set to be handed a record European Union privacy fine eclipsing a €746 million ($809 million) penalty doled out to Amazon.com Inc.. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Peter Landers / Wall Street Journal: IBM plans to give $100M and Google plans to give $50M for quantum computing research to the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo  —  Deal to be announced at Hiroshima G-7 summit seeks to preserve American lead in critical technology  —  TOKYO—IBM and Google are giving $150 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Heather Kelly / Washington Post: Uber plans to let minors aged 13 to 17 ride solo for the first time in select US and Canadian cities starting on May 22, via the use of a special family account  —  Kids between 13 and 17 years old will soon be able to hail a ride in an Uber  —  Until now, teenagers weren’t supposed to ride alone in an Uber. Lees verder op Tech Meme