Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google Messages has been installed 5B+ times, after crossing the 1B threshold in 2020 and since becoming a default installation on a majority of Android devices  —  In the midst of Google’s “#GetTheMessage” campaign, the company’s own RCS/SMS/MMS app for Android, Google Messages, has now been installed over five billion times. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to keep its prices artificially high, lock sellers into its platform, and harm its rivals  —  High-stakes case puts e-commerce giant in sights of agency chair Lina Khan’s aggressive antitrust stance Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The CIA is planning to roll out a ChatGPT-style tool across the 18-agency US intelligence community to give analysts better access to intelligence  —  – Intelligence agency looking for ‘needles in the needle field’  — Program will help sift through huge amounts of available data Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources detail how Microsoft aims to cut costs behind AI features like Bing’s chatbot by developing efficient AI models that mimic OpenAI’s more capable ones  —  Microsoft’s push to put artificial intelligence into its software has hinged almost entirely on OpenAI, the startup Microsoft funded … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google plans to shut down Google Podcasts later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music  —  Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music. Lees verder op Tech Meme