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Docs: ByteDance used OpenAI's API to develop its own LLM, codenamed Project Seed; employees discussed “whitewashing” the evidence through “data desensitization” (Alex Heath/The Verge) 15-12-2023

Alex Heath / The Verge: Docs: ByteDance used OpenAI’s API to develop its own LLM, codenamed Project Seed; employees discussed “whitewashing” the evidence through “data desensitization”  —  TikTok’s entrancing “For You” feed made its parent company, ByteDance, an AI leader on the world stage. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: more Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones, Samsung phones, and other foreign devices to work (Bloomberg) 15-12-2023

Bloomberg: Sources: more Chinese government agencies and state-backed firms have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones, Samsung phones, and other foreign devices to work  —  – Agencies from Beijing to Tianjin instruct staff to go local  — The formal directives follow a general mandate from months ago Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple agrees to pay $25M to settle a class action lawsuit alleging Apple misrepresented the way that third-party app subscriptions worked with Family Sharing (Juli Clover/MacRumors) 15-12-2023

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple agrees to pay $25M to settle a class action lawsuit alleging Apple misrepresented the way that third-party app subscriptions worked with Family Sharing  —  Apple has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over Family Sharing, and will pay out $25 million to put an end to the case. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX acquires the rest of US-based analytics company VettaFi for $848M, taking ownership after buying 22% for $175M in January 2023 (Tyler Pathe/FinTech Futures) 15-12-2023

Tyler Pathe / FinTech Futures: Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX acquires the rest of US-based analytics company VettaFi for $848M, taking ownership after buying 22% for $175M in January 2023  —  TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), has taken full ownership of VettaFi having acquired the remaining 78% stake … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK approved Google's selfie scanning tech to estimate a user's age, per the Age Check Certification Scheme registry, ahead of Ofcom's rules for adult sites (James Titcomb/Telegraph) 15-12-2023

James Titcomb / Telegraph: The UK approved Google’s selfie scanning tech to estimate a user’s age, per the Age Check Certification Scheme registry, ahead of Ofcom’s rules for adult sites  —  ‘Facial age estimation’ tool approved as Ofcom attempts to protect children online  —  Google has developed face-scanning technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

iOS 17.2 closes off Flipper Zero devices' ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones within a 30-foot radius by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests (Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNet) 15-12-2023

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: iOS 17.2 closes off Flipper Zero devices’ ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones within a 30-foot radius by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests  —  Apple has finally closed off the ability of the Flipper Zero pen-testing tool to flood iPhones with so many popups that the handset would lock up and require a reboot. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Some X users report seeing ads for apps that use AI to “undress” women in photos; TikTok and Meta have started to block search terms related to “nudify” apps (Jordan Pearson/VICE) 15-12-2023

Jordan Pearson / VICE: Some X users report seeing ads for apps that use AI to “undress” women in photos; TikTok and Meta have started to block search terms related to “nudify” apps  —  A week after TikTok and Meta blocked certain search terms related to so-called “nudify” apps, X has not taken the same measures, Motherboard found. Lees verder op Tech Meme