Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: BeReal replaces its Discovery feed with a Friends of Friends feed, adds pinning up to three profile posts and mentions, and says the app is holding at ~20M DAUs  —  BeReal is trying to be real.  And if we’re being real, what’s the point of that Discovery feed, anyway? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Pinterest unveils new safety features; users ages 16 and older will now be able to opt into either a private or public profile; private is default for under 16  —  Pinterest today introduced a series of new safety features aimed at better protecting teens using its service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kavish Harjai / Associated Press: The US announces a ~$667M fourth round of rural broadband infrastructure grants and loans for 37 new projects after setting aside $771.4M in April and June 2023  —  The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

AI Snake Oil: A recent paper on ChatGPT’s political biases seems to have many flaws, including testing an older model and prompt types, but the broader topic merits research  —  A new paper making this claim has many flaws.  But the question merits research.  —  Previous research has shown … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: BeReal replaces its Discovery feed with a Friends of Friends feed, adds pinned profile posts and mentions, and says the app is holding steady at ~20M DAUs  —  BeReal is trying to be real.  And if we’re being real, what’s the point of that Discovery feed, anyway? Lees verder op Tech Meme