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Chris Welch / The Verge: A look at the ad-supported, free dual screen TV from Ilya Pozin’s Telly, which says its data and analytics collection will be on par with other TV vendors  —  More than 250,000 people have signed up in hopes of getting Telly’s unique TV.  There’s something to this concept, but plenty of unknowns remain. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wired: Q&A with media scholar Ethan Zuckerman about why Twitter became the de facto digital public square, its politics of attention, power of federated networks, more  —  We talk to media scholar Ethan Zuckerman about why Twitter became the de facto digital public square and what other platforms like Bluesky or Mastodon might offer. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lisa Bonos / Washington Post: Some Montana residents speak about the state’s highly politicized TikTok ban, including one of the influencers who is suing the state to overturn the ban  —  How a highly politicized social media ban in Big Sky Country sparked a nationwide debate over freedom of speech Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle / The Register: Five teams at DEF CON 2023 will try to hack a US-funded cubesat Moonlighter, the first time DEF CON hackers will get a chance to hack a live, in-orbit satellite  —  ‘World’s first and only’ orbiting infosec playpen due to blast off Sunday  —  FEATURE Assuming the weather and engineering gods cooperate … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says cloud gaming has many technical difficulties and the company could utilize its AI agent GT Sophy to enhance cloud gaming  —  Kenichiro Yoshida says ‘technical difficulties’ with streaming games still persist  —  Sony’s chief executive has warned that cloud gaming … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Seattle-based Hubble Network, which aims to build a global satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled sensor or device can connect to, raised a $20M Series A  —  Bluetooth-enabled devices are ubiquitous, but how those devices are used is constrained by the relatively short range provided by Bluetooth technology. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google is aware of a “very small” number of Pixel Watch 2 users reporting their watch’s backplate falling off and is working to find the cause and fix the issue  —  Several users report the back of the Pixel Watch just falls off after a short time.  —  UPDATE: GOOGLE STATEMENT Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michelle Caffrey / EdWeek Market Brief: Swing Education, an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers, raised a $38M Series C, bringing its total funding to $60.8M  —  Swing Education raised $38 million in a Series C round aimed at helping the company, which connects schools with substitute teachers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at Berlin-based Rocket Internet, as founder Oliver Samwer transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive tech VCs into a more conservative investment house  —  Oliver Samwer quietly transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive VC firms into a more conservative investment house Lees verder op Tech Meme

Agence France-Presse: Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators  —  A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook’s parent company Meta and directed the social media giant to provide counselling to the employees. Lees verder op Tech Meme