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Apple tests an M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, and 36GB of RAM; Meta shows its Apple Watch feelings by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 14-05-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple tests an M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, and 36GB of RAM; Meta shows its Apple Watch feelings by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS  —  As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Research finds that AI assistants may be able to influence users without them knowing, akin to humans swaying one another through collaboration and social norms (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal) 14-05-2023

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Research finds that AI assistants may be able to influence users without them knowing, akin to humans swaying one another through collaboration and social norms  —  AI assistants may be able to change our views without our realizing it.  Says one expert: ‘What’s interesting here is the subtlety.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 2023 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; the top three apps in the US were Chinese (Nikkei Asia) 14-05-2023

Nikkei Asia: Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 2023 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; the top three apps in the US were Chinese  —  Security concerns and lack of market access drives crackdowns around the world  —  Chinese apps such as TikTok and Shein are popular with the young. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York's AG: three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to back the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal agreed to pay $615K in penalties (Maysoon Khan/Associated Press) 14-05-2023

Maysoon Khan / Associated Press: New York’s AG: three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to back the FCC’s 2017 net neutrality repeal agreed to pay $615K in penalties  —  Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ahead of Turkey's May 14 presidential election, Twitter restricts access to some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available” (Matt Novak/Forbes) 13-05-2023

Matt Novak / Forbes: Ahead of Turkey’s May 14 presidential election, Twitter restricts access to some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available”  —  Twitter announced on Friday that it’s blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in the country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Indian streaming service JioCinema introduces a Premium subscription plan, offering content from studios like HBO, up to four logins, and more for ₹999 per year (Livemint) 13-05-2023

Livemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema introduces a Premium subscription plan, offering content from studios like HBO, up to four logins, and more for ₹999 per year  —  JioCinema has introduced a new Premium subscription plan, providing its users with access to a broader range of content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI plans to roll out selective web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins over the next week to ChatGPT Plus users who have opted-in for beta testing (Kristi Hines/Search Engine Journal) 13-05-2023

Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: OpenAI plans to roll out selective web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins over the next week to ChatGPT Plus users who have opted-in for beta testing  —  Uncover new possibilities with ChatGPT web browsing and plugins beta features.  Available to ChatGPT Plus users who opt-in for experimental features. Lees verder op Tech Meme

NetBlocks: Pakistan's internet and social media disruption after former PM Imran Khan's arrest was possibly the country's most severe censorship in recent times (Frances Mao/BBC) 14-05-2023

Frances Mao / BBC: NetBlocks: Pakistan’s internet and social media disruption after former PM Imran Khan’s arrest was possibly the country’s most severe censorship in recent times  —  The battle between Imran Khan’s supporters and the powerful Pakistani military has this week been raging on two fronts – on the streets and on social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states (Avi Asher-Schapiro/Context) 14-05-2023

Avi Asher-Schapiro / Context: A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states  —  The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

How an overhaul of Amazon's US logistics network in recent months cut delivery times, transformed inventory management, and altered its website's search results (Sebastian Herrera/Wall Street Journal) 14-05-2023

Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: How an overhaul of Amazon’s US logistics network in recent months cut delivery times, transformed inventory management, and altered its website’s search results  —  Company seeks to trim package travel time, though some sellers still cite delays  —  Amazon.com has upended its vast logistics network … Lees verder op Tech Meme