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UK regulator Ofcom investigates TikTok over concerns the company supplied “inaccurate” information about its parental controls; TikTok blames a technical issue (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times) 14-12-2023

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: UK regulator Ofcom investigates TikTok over concerns the company supplied “inaccurate” information about its parental controls; TikTok blames a technical issue  —  Ofcom’s investigation comes amid intensified efforts to protect children from harmful online material Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: the UK is weighing a crackdown on social media access for kids under 16, including potential bans, and plans to begin a consultation as soon as January (Bloomberg) 14-12-2023

Bloomberg: Sources: the UK is weighing a crackdown on social media access for kids under 16, including potential bans, and plans to begin a consultation as soon as January  —  – Government plans consultation as soon as January, person says  — Comes as National Crime Agency warns parents about Facebook Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon successfully validates Project Kuiper's optical inter-satellite links, which use infrared lasers to move data 30% faster than terrestrial fiber cables (Aria Alamalhodaei/TechCrunch) 14-12-2023

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Amazon successfully validates Project Kuiper’s optical inter-satellite links, which use infrared lasers to move data 30% faster than terrestrial fiber cables  —  Amazon’s Project Kuiper successfully validated key technology that will increase throughput and reduce latency for customers using … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Intel announces Gaudi3, a generative AI chip launching in 2024 to compete with Nvidia's H100 and AMD's forthcoming MI300X, but was light on details (Kif Leswing/CNBC) 14-12-2023

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Intel announces Gaudi3, a generative AI chip launching in 2024 to compete with Nvidia’s H100 and AMD’s forthcoming MI300X, but was light on details  —  – Intel unveiled new computer chips on Thursday, including Gaudi3, a chip for generative AI software.  — Intel also announced Core Ultra chips … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google launches a Pixel Diagnostic App and English-language repair manuals in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and European countries where Pixels are sold (Abner Li/9to5Google) 14-12-2023

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google launches a Pixel Diagnostic App and English-language repair manuals in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and European countries where Pixels are sold  —  Besides the new Repair Mode introduced with Android 14 QPR1 and the December Feature Drop, Google is widely launching a new Pixel Diagnostic App and repair manuals in English. Lees verder op Tech Meme

YouTube updates its TV app to show longer but less frequent ad breaks, after testing since September 2023, and now shows a countdown in the bottom-right corner (Emma Roth/The Verge) 14-12-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: YouTube updates its TV app to show longer but less frequent ad breaks, after testing since September 2023, and now shows a countdown in the bottom-right corner  —  The next time you sit down to watch YouTube on your TV, you might notice fewer ads breaking up the video you’re watching. Lees verder op Tech Meme