Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: A changelog for Bard shows Google plans to rename Bard as Gemini, with an Advanced tier and an Android app  —  Google Bard is in for a big shakeup in the next few days, as an early changelog reveals that the “Gemini” rebrand is coming next week with a new Android app and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aarian Marshall / Wired: California records show Apple’s self-driving cars drove about 452K miles in 2023, up 4x from 2022 and 30x from 2021, but well below Waymo’s 6M+ miles  —  Government records show Apple’s secretive auto division almost quadrupled its self-driving miles in 2023. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Sources: Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro  —  Sources indicate Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German AI startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: A look at Reddit’s third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more  —  Apollo dev: “I don’t believe Reddit’s leadership… cares about developers anymore.”  —  Last year, Reddit sparked massive controversy … Lees verder op Tech Meme