Jon Victor / The Information: Sources: Google gave a small group of companies access to an early version of its Gemini AI model, suggesting the company is close to launching the GPT-4 rival  —  Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its highly anticipated conversational artificial intelligence software … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters: Apple plans an iPhone 12 software update in France over radiation, saying this is “not a safety concern” and is for the regulators’ “specific testing protocol”  —  Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: TSMC told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment, as the chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) has told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X partners with Au10tix to offer paid users government ID-based account verification, which is not available in the EU or the UK, likely due to strict data laws  —  X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Tel Aviv-based Playtika plans to acquire Tel Aviv-based mobile game studio Innplay Labs for an upfront fee of $80M and as much as $300M in total  —  Playtika has agreed to acquire Innplay Labs, a mobile game studio in Israel, for an upfront fee of $80 million and as much as $300 million. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Beam / Wired: A look at the race to develop tools that can identify AI-generated text and evade detection, such as GPTZero and WorkNinja, which were built by college students  —  And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Ireland’s DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding it in breach of GDPR in relation to how it handles children’s data and gives the company three months to comply  —  It’s been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Google confirms the company does not offer repair options for cracked Pixel Watch screens; Google’s hardware warranty policy does not cover accidental damage  —  If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn’t in the cards. Lees verder op Tech Meme