Mia Sato / The Verge: TikTok plans to let more researchers at US-based nonprofit universities access “public, anonymized” data through its API, after testing in November 2022 — TikTok will let researchers at US-based nonprofit universities access public data, the company announced today … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Robert Barnes / Washington Post: A live blog of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Gonzalez v. Google, stemming from an Islamic State attack in Paris in 2015, and Twitter v. Taamneh on Wednesday — By Robert Barnes and Cat Zakrzewski — Updated just now — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Vishal Chawla / The Block: Microsoft partners with Web3 infrastructure company Ankr to offer blockchain node services on Azure’s marketplace, letting users deploy smart contracts and more — – Tech giant Microsoft has partnered with Ankr to offer a blockchain node service for enterprise clients. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Matt Burgess / Wired: Building on ForcedEntry, Trellix researchers find now-fixed bugs in iOS and macOS, which focus on NSPredicate and could let attackers bypass Apple’s sandbox — Security researchers found a class of flaws that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to access people’s messages, photos, and call history. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Patrick McGee / Financial Times: A look at Apple’s smartphone dominance among Gen Z, who make up an estimated 34% of all US iPhone owners, as Samsung and Android struggle against iMessage — Younger Americans prefer an iPhone over Android by huge margins, creating unusual pressure over how they communicate Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jonathan M. Gitlin / Ars Technica: Sony rolls out its GT Sophy AI to Gran Turismo 7, an experiment announced in February 2022, letting players race against Sophy in GT Sophy Race Together mode — GT Sophy beat the world’s best players in 2022; now you can race it yourself. — Last year, Sony AI and Polyphony Digital … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Amazon’s stock decline over the past year has roiled its stock-heavy compensation plans, causing pay in 2023 to drop by 15%-50% below Amazon’s targets — Stock-heavy compensation plan means employees to receive 15% to 50% below projected pay targets Lees verder op Tech Meme
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: Meta plans to update its TOS for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp users in the UK and will begin moving those users from its Irish subsidiary to US agreements — Meta Platforms Inc. will begin moving its UK users away from the company’s Irish subsidiary and onto US agreements in a move the social-media giant flagged post-Brexit. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal: Preqin data: VC firms raised $20.6B in new funds in Q4 2022, down 65% YoY and the lowest Q4 amount since 2013; LPs backed 226 funds, the fewest in Q4 since 2012 — Slowdown that earlier hit tech startups catches up with investors who fuel venture capital — Fundraising by venture-capital firms hit … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Chandraveer Mathur / Android Police: Google updates Chrome for Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS with new Memory Saver and Energy Saver features that are on by default — Memory Saver and Energy Saver are here — Google Chrome is one of the best web browsers for Android, and it also offers feature parity with the desktop version. Lees verder op Tech Meme