Richard Lawler / The Verge: Apple says it has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles and never sold it for advertising or other purposes, after paying $95M to settle a lawsuit  —  A Siri lawsuit settlement over privacy issues has dredged up old rumors about iPhone ad targeting, but Apple says it ‘has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yimou Lee / Reuters: Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says daily average cyberattacks on government departments doubled in 2024 vs. 2023 to 2.4M, mostly from Chinese cyber forces  —  Cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments doubled in 2024 from the previous year to an average of 2.4 million attacks a day … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: xAI is testing a standalone iOS app for its chatbot Grok in several countries like the US, Australia, and India; Grok was available only to X users until now  —  Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is testing out a standalone iOS app for its chatbot, Grok, which was available only to X users until now. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Emerson / Forbes: Sources: Eric Schmidt is working on an AI startup called Hooglee, which describes its mission as “democratizing video creation with AI”  —  The billionaire technologist has quietly founded a startup that aims to “bring people closer, simplify communication, and enhance engagement” through artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme