Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: The first beneficiaries of Twitter’s payout to creators program include far-right influencers like Andrew Tate, who posted that Twitter paid him over $20K  —  The platform is paying high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Webster / The Verge: SAG-AFTRA: AMPTP’s AI proposal lets studios scan a background actor to create a digital likeness, for a day’s pay, for perpetual use without consent or pay  —  During today’s press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Causaly, which uses AI for biomedical research and drug discovery, raised a $60M Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, taking its total funding to $93M  —  Artificial intelligence has been a big theme in the world of health and medical research, and specifically in the area of drug discovery. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Sony plans to debut its PS5 accessibility-focused controller on December 6; Access controller preorders open on July 21 for US$90, CA$120, £80, €90, and ¥12,980  —  The highly customizable Access controller comes with several button and stick caps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg Law: A US district judge denies the FTC’s motion to stay Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition; the FTC is still seeking emergency action by the 9th Circuit  —  The US Federal Trade Commission lost its request for a California judge to temporarily block Microsoft Corp. from closing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Sony plans to debut its PS5 accessibility-focused controller on December 6; Access controller preorders open on July 21 for US$90, CA$120, £80, €90, and ¥12,980  —  The highly customizable Access controller comes with several button and stick caps. Lees verder op Tech Meme