Livemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema adds a Premium subscription plan, offering content from HBO 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. The streaming platform gained … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Livemint: Indian streaming service JioCinema adds a Premium subscription plan, offering content from HBO 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. The streaming platform gained … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: OpenAI says it is rolling out web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins in beta to all ChatGPT Plus users over the next week — 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
Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Doc: India launched a probe into Google after a complaint from Match Group and Indian startups that Google’s new User Choice Billing system is anti-competitive — India’s competition watchdog has begun an inquiry into Google after some companies alleged the service fee the U.S. firm charges … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Numerator: Amazon has a 3% US grocery market share including branded stores and Whole Foods; UBS: physical stores accounted for ~90% of US grocery sales in 2022 — Amazon is still barely scratching the surface of the grocery market despite years of efforts. Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Netflix has become an avatar for the striking writers’ complaints, as the streaming era eroded working conditions, stagnated wages, and disrupted residual pay — Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to skip an honorary gala. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: Google Search changes could significantly decrease publishers’ traffic and affiliate revenue, but the Perspectives section may highlight individual journalists — A shift to AI-generated search results will decrease the traffic that Google sends to publishers’ sites, as more people … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Guy Chazan / Financial Times: Germany plans to spend billions to subsidize its chip industry and secure the “oil of the 21st century”, as some believe the move does not make economic sense — The Scholz government is spending billions subsidising the country’s semiconductor industry. Some believe it does not make economic sense Lees verder op Tech Meme
Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: The open-source AI boom is precarious because it is built on top of giant models like LLaMA and GPT-3, and could collapse if Meta and OpenAI decide to shut shop — Greater access to the code behind generative models is fueling innovation. But if top companies get spooked, they could close up shop. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Joseph Cox / VICE: Sources, former sellers, and court records shed light on “No. 1 BC”, a company that loads an encrypted messaging app on phones for use by organized crime groups — A collaborative investigation reveals alleged members of the mafia are using encrypted phones from “No. 1 Business Communication.” Lees verder op Tech Meme