Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo’s Temu of data risks, IP infringements, and more  —  Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nico Grant / New York Times: Sources detail Google’s project Magi to upgrade search with AI, as Samsung considers defaulting to Bing; source: 160+ employees are working full time on Magi  —  The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill proposing a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, requesting a CBDC study, and more  —  The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.  —  The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Netflix’s second ever livestream hit technical issues, leading to a 75+ minute delay and the company taping the Love is Blind reunion episode for later viewing  —  Netflix had some serious issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode.  We always knew the livestream would be messy … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Biddle / The Intercept: Contract docs reveal the Georgia National Guard plans to use location-based phone surveillance to target ads using geofences around 67 local public high schools  —  The Georgia Army National Guard plans to combine two deeply controversial practices — military recruiting at schools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: Amid an AI frenzy, enterprise AI company CXApp’s stock closed at $13.85 on April 14, up from a $1.33 closing on April 11, growing its market cap 10x to ~$195M  —  CXApp Inc. soared 94% on Friday, bringing its rally over the past three days to 941% on the back of a wave of retail investor interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: Q&A with Microsoft’s CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from becoming too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers’ ad revenue, and more  —  Kya Sainsbury-Carter, who recently was named to head the company’s ad business, offers an inside look at Microsoft’s game plan Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill, which proposes a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, a CBDC study, and more  —  The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023.  —  The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published … Lees verder op Tech Meme