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The WGA and the AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; the proposed three-year contract ups pay and streaming residuals, adds new AI rules, and more (Los Angeles Times) 25-09-2023

Los Angeles Times: The WGA and the AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; the proposed three-year contract ups pay and streaming residuals, adds new AI rules, and more  —  The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal that would end a strike that has lasted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after a hack involving $200M in crypto assets; SlowMist says Mixin's cloud provider was compromised (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg) 25-09-2023

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after a hack involving $200M in crypto assets; SlowMist says Mixin’s cloud provider was compromised  —  – Compromise in cloud service provider’s database led to breach  — Project expected to give details in a livestream later today Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: China told Tencent and Huya to livestream only multiplayer semifinals and finals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, in part due to internet addiction worries (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg) 25-09-2023

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Sources: China told Tencent and Huya to livestream only multiplayer semifinals and finals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, in part due to internet addiction worries  —  – Only semifinals and finals will be streamed to local viewers  — Esports breaks ground with medal debut at Hangzhou Asian Games Lees verder op Tech Meme

The EU blocks Booking Holdings' €1.63B Etraveli acquisition, saying Booking failed to allay concerns that the deal expands its dominance in the hotel OTA market (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters) 25-09-2023

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU blocks Booking Holdings’ €1.63B Etraveli acquisition, saying Booking failed to allay concerns that the deal expands its dominance in the hotel OTA market  —  Booking Holdings’ (BKNG.O) proposed 1.63-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) purchase of Swedish peer ETraveli Group was blocked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown: a redesigned frame helps with replacing the back glass, a tetraprism periscope lens, software lockdown makes repairs hard, and more (Kyle Wiens/iFixit News) 25-09-2023

Kyle Wiens / iFixit News: iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown: a redesigned frame helps with replacing the back glass, a tetraprism periscope lens, software lockdown makes repairs hard, and more  —  Repairable design undermined by parts-pairing DRM  —  iPhone 15 is here, and it boasts a new charge port, titanium frame, a periscope, and a new pro-repair design. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Getty partners with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a tool trained on Getty's licensed photos that lets users create legally protected images (Emilia David/The Verge) 25-09-2023

Emilia David / The Verge: Getty partners with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a tool trained on Getty’s licensed photos that lets users create legally protected images  —  Getty Images is partnering with Nvidia to launch Generative AI by Getty Images, a new tool that lets people create images using Getty’s library of licensed photos. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon shuts down its Alexa Guard security system and moves the free smoke and carbon monoxide detection features to its $5.99/month Emergency Assist service (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) 25-09-2023

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Amazon shuts down its Alexa Guard security system and moves the free smoke and carbon monoxide detection features to its $5.99/month Emergency Assist service  —  Amazon has announced that it’s shutting down Alexa Guard — a DIY security feature for Echo devices that listens for intruders or household alarms when you’re away from home. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Boston-based Openly, which uses AI to generate home insurance quotes in 20+ US states, raised a $100M Series D led by Eden, bringing its total funding to $240M (Lucia Maffei/Boston Business Journal) 25-09-2023

Lucia Maffei / Boston Business Journal: Boston-based Openly, which uses AI to generate home insurance quotes in 20+ US states, raised a $100M Series D led by Eden, bringing its total funding to $240M  —  A Boston-based insurtech company now active in over 20 U.S. states plans further expansion thanks to a $100 million funding round. Lees verder op Tech Meme