Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google News plans to end support for paid magazines starting on December 18 and says users will be able to export copies of paid magazines before the shutdown  —  A lesser known feature of the Google News app (and the website) is its ability to show digital copies of magazines … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Ye / Reuters: Lenovo reports Q2 revenue down 16% YoY to $14.4B, meeting estimates but marking the fifth straight quarterly sales decline, and net income down 60% YoY to $249M  —  China’s Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) on Thursday posted a 16% fall in revenue for the three months through September … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Niamh Rowe / Wired: Some companies providing Microsoft, Google, and others with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content  —  Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Khari Johnson / Wired: Common Sense Media’s first ratings for ten AI chatbots and services warn parents that Snapchat’s MyAI, Dall-E 2, and Stable Diffusion may not be safe for kids  —  Common Sense Media’s first ratings for chatbots and other AI services warn parents that AI image generators and Snapchat’s My AI chatbot may not be safe for kids. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Paxos to issue new USD-backed stablecoin in Singapore  — Paxos has created a Singaporean entity for launching a new USD-backed stablecoin in the country.  — Paxos Digital Singapore Pte.  Ltd. received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julia Love / Bloomberg: Human smugglers are using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and WhatsApp to recruit a new generation of coyotes to transport migrants from Mexico to the US  —  Cartel-backed networks are using Snapchat, TikTok and other apps to entice drivers into transporting migrants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: Paxos and StraitsX get in-principle approvals from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to issue USD-backed stablecoins  —  – City-state issues in-principle licenses to stablecoin firms  — Japan and Hong Kong also aim to attract such businesses  —  Singapore awarded a batch … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takashi Kawakami / Nikkei Asia: IDC: China-based Transsion, the largest smartphone manufacturer by sales in Africa, shipped 26M smartphones in Q3 2023, up 35% YoY, for a 8.6% global share  —  Leading brand in Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh thrives on local needs  —  Transsion’s brands include Techno, itel and Infinix. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: GitGuardian: nearly 3K of the 450K projects submitted to PyPI exposed at least one credential in code, like API keys, including some from “very large companies”  —  Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.” Lees verder op Tech Meme