David Pierce / The Verge: A look at ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social network protocol finalized in 2018 that is gaining prominence powering Twitter alternatives like Mastodon  —  The tech industry is abuzz about a new standard for social networking that is more open, more user-centric, and potentially more powerful than Twitter and Facebook. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Meta’s Oversight Board issues a report backing Meta’s content moderation during the pandemic but asks Meta to assess its public health and human rights impact  —  Meta’s Oversight Board — an independent panel the social media giant selected to deliberate its content decisions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google consolidates AI research divisions into Google DeepMind  —  As Google looks to maintain pace in AI with the rest of the tech giants, it’s consolidating its AI research divisions.  —  Google today announced Google DeepMind, a new unit made up of the DeepMind team and the Google Brain team from Google Research. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Google announces Google DeepMind, a new unit combining the DeepMind team and the Brain team from Google Research, with DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis as CEO  —  Search giant merges AI resources to accelerate progress in technology that is reshaping business Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk’s long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”  —  The change is apparent on Twitter accounts for several Verge writers and other journalists like LA Times reporter Matt Pearce … Lees verder op Tech Meme