Avi Asher-Schapiro / Context: A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states  —  The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frances Mao / BBC: NetBlocks: Pakistan’s internet and social media disruption after former PM Imran Khan’s arrest was possibly the country’s most severe censorship in recent times  —  The battle between Imran Khan’s supporters and the powerful Pakistani military has this week been raging on two fronts – on the streets and on social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Prachi Patel / IEEE Spectrum: US universities are revamping their semiconductor curricula and forging industry partnerships to train staff as the CHIPS Act aims to kickstart US chipmaking  —  The CHIPS Act could require 50,000 new engineers  —  The CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple tests M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, 36GB of RAM; Meta shows how it feels about Apple Watch by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS  —  As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips. Lees verder op Tech Meme