Alex Heath / The Verge: Sources: Meta is planning to release its Twitter competitor in mid-July and is pitching big-name celebrities to join a platform that will be “sanely” run — Mark Zuckerberg is the overwhelming favorite to beat Elon Musk in a cage match. Will it actually happen? Lees verder op Tech Meme
01:00 De Vlaamse overheid weet al twee jaar dat 1.523 Vlaamse gezinnen wonen op potentieel vervuilde grond, zonder dat ze er zelf erg in hebben. Waarom waarschuwt ze haar burgers niet?Lees verder op De Tijd
01:00 Ruim 1.500 gezinnen wonen op grond waarvan de Vlaamse overheid vermoedt dat er pfas in de bodem zitten. Bij langdurige blootstelling zijn de niet-afbreekbare stoffen een risico voor de gezondheid. De …Lees verder op De Tijd
01:00 Na twee jaar speurwerk heeft de Vlaamse overheid 5.000 locaties opgelijst die vermoedelijk vervuild zijn met pfas, een groep schadelijke chemische stoffen. Het gaat om woningen, crèches en industriete…Lees verder op De Tijd
Mark Matousek / The Information: Social media startup IRL is shutting down after an investigation by its board concluded that 95% of its claimed 20M MAUs were “automated or from bots” — Last year, the CEO of messaging app IRL repeatedly said it had 20 million monthly active users, who chatted about shared interests and planned real-world events together. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Here are the top picks for affordable wireless charging pads tested by CNET experts.Lees verder op Cnet
Artificial intelligence carries a broad range of serious harms, the senators say in a letter to the Government Accountability Office.Lees verder op Cnet
Tom Warren / The Verge: At the FTC v. Microsoft hearing, Phil Spencer says Microsoft bought ZeniMax for $7.5B to stop Starfield and other Bethesda games becoming PlayStation exclusives — Microsoft’s Xbox chief has revealed one of the key reasons behind the acquisition of Bethesda parent company ZeniMax: potential Starfield PlayStation exclusivity. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Midjourney adds a “zoom out” feature that builds out a larger scene around images generated within Midjourney, simulating zooming out with a camera lens — Midjourney v5.2 features camera-like zoom control over framing, more realism. — On Thursday, Midjourney unveiled version 5.2 … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jay Peters / The Verge: Google adds a Perspectives tab to search results, with information that people have posted on YouTube, Reddit, and more, after announcing the feature in May — Google’s new search feature that shows you different perspectives (ideally, human ones) in search results will be available on Friday, the company said on Twitter. Lees verder op Tech Meme