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The EU Digital Markets Act became applicable on May 2, after entering into force in November 2022; enforcement on gatekeepers is not expected until spring 2024 (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) 03-05-2023

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU Digital Markets Act became applicable on May 2, after entering into force in November 2022; enforcement on gatekeepers is not expected until spring 2024  —  GAFAM giants will have marked their calendars today as the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Union’s plan to curb … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI (Justin Sink/Bloomberg) 03-05-2023

Justin Sink / Bloomberg: Kamala Harris plans to meet the CEOs of Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic on May 4 at the White House to discuss risks in current and near-term AI  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting Thursday with the chief executive officers from top artificial intelligence firms Alphabet Inc. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company's largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) 03-05-2023

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Unity is cutting ~600 jobs, or ~8% of its staff, the company’s largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ in January and last June  —  Software company’s move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond Lees verder op Tech Meme

How on-demand home services startup Urban Company became the biggest employer of women in India's gig economy, creating a rare opportunity for social mobility (Sonia Faleiro/Rest of World) 03-05-2023

Sonia Faleiro / Rest of World: How on-demand home services startup Urban Company became the biggest employer of women in India’s gig economy, creating a rare opportunity for social mobility  —  By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Match Group reports Q1 revenue down 1% YoY to $787M, vs. $794M est., paying users down 3% YoY to 15.9M, revenue per paying user up 2% YoY, and a $1B buyback (Akash Sriram/Reuters) 03-05-2023

Akash Sriram / Reuters: Match Group reports Q1 revenue down 1% YoY to $787M, vs. $794M est., paying users down 3% YoY to 15.9M, revenue per paying user up 2% YoY, and a $1B buyback  —  Match Group (MTCH.O) on Tuesday forecast second-quarter revenue below analysts’ expectations, but said it is seeing signs of growth … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at So-Vits-SVC, free and open-source software that launched in March and was used to create the AI-generated vocals for viral song Heart On My Sleeve (Lane Brown/Vulture) 03-05-2023

Lane Brown / Vulture: A look at So-Vits-SVC, free and open-source software that launched in March and was used to create the AI-generated vocals for viral song Heart On My Sleeve  —  The software that cloned Drake and the Weeknd is easy to use—and impossible to shut down.  —  In 2021, five musicians from Hastings, England, noticed a hole in the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal) 03-05-2023

Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Unity is slashing ~600 jobs, or ~8% of staff, its largest round of cuts in the past year, after laying off 500+ workers in January and last June  —  Software company’s move to let go about 600 employees follows string of job cuts in tech industry and beyond Lees verder op Tech Meme