Kif Leswing / CNBC: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill requiring Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to use some apps  —  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Wednesday signed a bill that requires Apple and Google’s mobile app stores to verify user ages … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today: xAI’s Grok AI chatbot is now integrated with Telegram for Telegram Premium users, marking Grok’s first big expansion beyond X  —  X is looking to expand the reach of its Grok chatbot, by partnering with messaging app Telegram on a new integration.  —  So now, if you’re subscribed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maggie Miller / Politico: DNI Tulsi Gabbard told a Congressional hearing that Signal comes “pre-installed” on government devices, hinting at a major shift following the Salt Typhoon hack  —  The app had been largely banned on government-issued devices in the past.  —  Director of National Intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kozlowski / Good e-Reader: A software update for some Amazon Kindle models lets users double-tap the sides or back of the device to turn pages in books or scroll down in Home and Library  —  The Kindle now has new features: Recaps for Books in Series and Double Tap to Page Turn.  — AMAZON KINDLE, Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bobby Allyn / NPR: A US federal judge rejects OpenAI’s request to dismiss the NYT’s lawsuit, allowing the main copyright infringement claims to go forward while narrowing the suit  —  A federal judge on Wednesday rejected OpenAI’s request to toss out a copyright lawsuit from The New York Times that alleges … Lees verder op Tech Meme