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A profile of Joseph Weizenbaum, who created the first chatbot in 1966 but turned against AI, believing the computer revolution constricted our humanity (Ben Tarnoff/The Guardian) 26-07-2023

Ben Tarnoff / The Guardian: A profile of Joseph Weizenbaum, who created the first chatbot in 1966 but turned against AI, believing the computer revolution constricted our humanity  —  Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the origins of Worldcoin's eye-scanning orb, how the company is trying to safeguard user privacy, its tokenomics, policy challenges, and more (Jeff Wilser/CoinDesk) 26-07-2023

Jeff Wilser / CoinDesk: A look at the origins of Worldcoin’s eye-scanning orb, how the company is trying to safeguard user privacy, its tokenomics, policy challenges, and more  —  Is Sam Altman’s UBI startup a smart countermeasure to AI, or a privacy nightmare?  Jeff Wilser reports.  —  I’ve traveled to Berlin to stare into the future. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Indian edtech giant Byju's CEO Byju Raveendran, who has been in crisis mode for months but is expecting a $1B equity investment as early as August (Anto Antony/Bloomberg) 26-07-2023

Anto Antony / Bloomberg: A profile of Indian edtech giant Byju’s CEO Byju Raveendran, who has been in crisis mode for months but is expecting a $1B equity investment as early as August  —  – Indian firm has struggled to overcome issues with liquidity  — US investors accused Byju’s of hiding half a billion dollars Lees verder op Tech Meme

Enkele stevige onweersbuien KNMI : 26-07-2023

Enkele stevige onweersbuien Verwachting voor vandaag en morgen Waarschuwingen Er staat code geel uit voor onweersbuien in het westen en midden, lokaal met windstoten tot 70 km/uur, hagel en veel neerslag. Vanochtend vallen er enkele onweersbuien, lokaal met windstoten tot 70 km/uur, hagel en veel neerslag. De onweersbuien trekken in de loop van de ochtend oostwaarts over het land. De wind waait boven land eerst uit het zuiden en is zwak, maar geleidelijk neemt hij toe naar matig en gaat hij uit het westen waaien. Langs de noordkust waait het matig en later af en toe vrij krachtig.Vanmiddag zijn er… Lees verder »Enkele stevige onweersbuien KNMI : 26-07-2023

Google says 2B+ logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, up from 1.5B+ in June 2022, and YouTube is reaching 150M people on their TVs in the US (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 26-07-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Google says 2B+ logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, up from 1.5B+ in June 2022, and YouTube is reaching 150M people on their TVs in the US  —  Google said today that more than 2 billion logged-in monthly users are watching YouTube Shorts, giving it an edge over competitors like TikTok and Instagram Reels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

PitchBook: US AR/VR/XR startups raised $208M in June, nearly as much as in the previous three months combined, with Vision Pro creating “an inflection point” (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) 26-07-2023

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: PitchBook: US AR/VR/XR startups raised $208M in June, nearly as much as in the previous three months combined, with Vision Pro creating “an inflection point”  —  Mixed reality start-ups gain from tech giant’s aim to usher in new era of ‘spatial computing’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

UNESCO calls for a global ban on smartphones in schools, saying intensive technology use negatively impacts student performance and increases disruption (The Guardian) 26-07-2023

The Guardian: UNESCO calls for a global ban on smartphones in schools, saying intensive technology use negatively impacts student performance and increases disruption  —  Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wisselvallig zomerweer KNMI : 26-07-2023

Wisselvallig zomerweer Verwachting voor vandaag en morgen Waarschuwingen Er staat code geel uit voor onweersbuien in het westen, met windstoten tot 80 km/uur, hagel en lokaal veel neerslag. Vanochtend schijnt af en toe de zon, maar vallen er plaatselijk ook buien, waarbij het soms even onweert. In het noorden vallen de meeste buien en is de zon het minst te zien. De wind waait boven land eerst uit het zuiden en is zwak, maar geleidelijk neemt hij toe naar matig en gaat hij uit het westen waaien. Langs de noordkust waait het matig en later af en toe vrij krachtig.Vanmiddag… Lees verder »Wisselvallig zomerweer KNMI : 26-07-2023

Amazon adds a page to alert customers of recalled or unsafe products within users' accounts; US sellers can opt-in to Amazon's service to manage recalled items (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 26-07-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon adds a page to alert customers of recalled or unsafe products within users’ accounts; US sellers can opt-in to Amazon’s service to manage recalled items  —  Amazon today introduced a new feature that will allow consumers to be better informed about potential product safety alerts and recalls. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Ant Group plans to exclude blockchain and other businesses from its financial-related unit that will be used for a Chinese financial holding license (Bloomberg) 26-07-2023

Bloomberg: Sources: Ant Group plans to exclude blockchain and other businesses from its financial-related unit that will be used for a Chinese financial holding license  —  – Ant plans to break off overseas, blockchain units: sources  — State-owned firms plan to take part in Ant’s share buyback Lees verder op Tech Meme