Reuters: Filing: Nvidia says the US expanded export restrictions of “a subset of A100 and H100” chips to regions beyond China, including some Middle East countries  —  The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on some Nvidia (NVDA.O) artificial intelligence chip exports to certain countries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, with a 6.46 90Hz OLED display, dual 50MP cameras, 30W charging, and eight years of patches, shipping on September 14  —  The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft plans to address a Windows 11 “unintended behavior” that for months has caused malware-like notification pop-ups promoting Bing search to Chrome users  —  I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11 machine this weekend.  There I was minding my own business in Chrome … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: China starts approving the first batch of generative AI services for public rollout; Baidu receives approval to launch its Ernie Bot to the public on August 31  —  – Regulators may give out the green-light as soon as this week  — Beijing deems AI a business as well as political imperative Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Sony plans to raise PlayStation Plus’ annual subscription prices in September: Essential from $60 to $80, Extra from $100 to $135, and Premium from $120 to $160  —  Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation Plus subscription next month.  The service’s annual Essential plan will go from $60 to $80 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Instagram is internally testing letting users create Reels up to 10 minutes long, after TikTok increased its maximum video length to 10 minutes in February 2022  —  Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels that are up to 10 minutes in the length, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme