Tech Meme

Richard Lawler / The Verge: WhatsApp introduces Keep in Chat, an option that allows recipients of disappearing messages to save them if the sender consents  —  Something to consider before sending a risky text via WhatsApp is that now, disappearing messages are a bit more optional.  Mark Zuckerberg is announcing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: In a campaign called #BlockTheBlue, some Twitter users, including popular ones like @dril, are asking people to block anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue  —  After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users’ checkmarks, Twitter’s biggest users are blocking everyone who pays. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: The US Department of Homeland Security announces a task force to explore potential uses of AI to protect the country, including better cargo screening systems  —  – The Department of Homeland Security will establish a new task force to examine how artificial intelligence technology can be used … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A California jury clears Tesla of any blame for a 2019 crash involving Autopilot as the company’s user manual warned against using the system on city streets  —  A California state court jury began deliberating on Thursday in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Documents, photos, and videos show TikTok’s US datacenters have faced security failures and use servers made by Inspur, which the US sanctioned in March 2023  —  Other security issues at the sites have included unattended boxes of hard drives, illicit crypto mining, and a sanctioned supplier. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: Sources: Google halted construction of its 80-acre campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase, and doesn’t plan to revive the project soon  —  – Google has halted construction of its proposed 80-acre campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Baker-White / Forbes: Documents, photos, and videos show TikTok’s US datacenters faced security vulnerabilities and use servers produced by Inspur, which the US sanctioned in March  —  Other security issues at the sites have included unattended boxes of hard drives, illicit crypto mining, and a sanctioned supplier. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: Sources: Google has halted construction of its proposed 80-acre mega-campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase, amid cost-cutting efforts  —  – Google has halted construction of its proposed 80-acre campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters: Twitter drops the “Government-funded” and “state-affiliated” labels from accounts of media outlets and journalists, including NPR, BBC, CBC, RT, and Xinhua  —  Twitter dropped the “Government-funded” and “China state-affiliated” labels, which implies government involvement … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Mandiant says the North Korea-linked hack of VoIP company 3CX’s customers is the first confirmed incident of one software-supply-chain attack enabling another  —  The mass compromise of the VoIP firm’s customers is the first confirmed incident where one software supply chain attack enabled another, researchers say. Lees verder op Tech Meme