New York Times: Over half of the testimony in the Google antitrust trial so far has been given behind closed doors thanks to arguments from Google, Microsoft, Apple, and others  —  Efforts to seal testimony have increasingly raised questions as the federal antitrust case enters its third week in court. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Eddie Cue’s US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only “valid” search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google’s privacy policies  —  Eddy Cue, in a dark suit, peered down at the monitor in front of him.  The screens in the Washington, DC … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lisa O’Carroll / The Guardian: First EU DSA report: Twitter had the highest disinformation rate in H1 2023, followed by Facebook; TikTok closed ~6M fake accounts; YouTube closed 400+ channels  —  Musk is told his platform, now known as X, must comply with new laws designed to combat fake news and Russian propaganda Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: Email: Chase bans crypto-linked payments for UK clients starting on October 16 as “fraudsters are increasingly using crypto assets to steal large sums of money”  —  Starting Oct. 16, the bank will decline customer attempts to make payments related to crypto assets via debit card or outgoing bank transfers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google plans to shut down Google Podcasts “later in 2024”, moving its streaming listeners to YouTube Music, which will support US podcasts and RSS feeds by 2024  —  Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Holmes / The Information: Sources: Microsoft is developing “distilled”, smaller AI models for features like Bing Chat that cost less to operate and mimic OpenAI’s more advanced models  —  Microsoft’s push to put artificial intelligence into its software has hinged almost entirely on OpenAI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google Messages has been installed 5B+ times, after crossing 1B installations in May 2020 and becoming the default messaging app on most new Android devices  —  In the midst of Google’s “#GetTheMessage” campaign, the company’s own RCS/SMS/MMS app for Android, Google Messages, has now been installed over five billion times. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging Illegal Online-Marketplace Monopoly  —  High-stakes case puts e-commerce giant in sights of agency chair Lina Khan’s aggressive antitrust stance  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states on Tuesday sued  —  , alleging the online retailer illegally … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to keep its prices artificially high, push sellers to pay fees, and harm its rivals  —  – Amazon is facing its first set of antitrust charges from the U.S. federal government after the Federal Trade Commission filed … Lees verder op Tech Meme