Queenie Wong / Los Angeles Times: California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to delete a state resident’s personal info after a single request  —  Californians will be able to make a single request asking that data brokers delete their personal information, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Tuesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: US v. Google: in 2007, Sundar Pichai raised concerns over the bad “optics” of Google’s deal to pay Apple to make Google the pre-selected search option in Safari  —  – Emails from Google executive presented at antitrust trial  — DOJ says Google spends $10 billion annually on search deals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Google adds support for 1080p video in Google Meet group calls for Workspace subscribers, after rolling out the feature for one-on-one sessions in April 2023  —  The company first enabled the high-quality video feature back in April; however, it only worked during one-on-one sessions at the time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: California Governor Newsom signs the Right to Repair Act into law, effective for devices made and sold after July 1, 2021, minus game consoles and alarm systems  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: Utah sues TikTok, accusing the company of getting kids hooked via “algorithms and manipulative design features”, after similar lawsuits by Indiana and Arkansas  —  Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: How Google’s Project Green Light is using AI to analyze Maps data to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and vehicle emissions  —  Google is analyzing data from its Maps app to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and emissions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Some chemicals suppliers to TSMC plan to enter Europe, claiming EU chipmakers’ manufacturing processes have become inefficient and their supply chains atrophied  —  Chemical companies in Asia have cornered cutting-edge chipmaking market as EU supply chain atrophied Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Online used car marketplace Shift files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and begins shutting down its business, after going public via a SPAC merger in October 2020  —  Down goes another SPAC  —  Shift Technologies, the San Francisco-based online used car startup-turned-publicly traded company, filed this week for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A draft of ASEAN’s “guide to AI ethics and governance” shows the bloc is taking a business-friendly approach to AI, in contrast to the EU’s stringent framework  —  Southeast Asian countries are taking a business-friendly approach to artificial intelligence regulation in a setback … Lees verder op Tech Meme