Jay Peters / The Verge: Meta and the UFC partner to offer a UFC-themed experience in Horizon Worlds, letting users watch 4K, 180-degree streams of fights, play games, and more  —  Meta and the UFC are working together to make a special UFC-themed experience in Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR platform, according to a Meta blog post on Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Indian tax authorities move ahead with a 28% online gaming tax, effective from October 1, despite top investors and over 100 companies asking for changes  —  – GST panel to review the levy six months after implementation  —  An Indian tax panel on Wednesday decided to move ahead with the goods … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Internal document: Meta sold 300K Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses since the September 2021 launch through February 2023, but the device only had about 27K MAUs  —  Company plans second generation as less than 10% of devices purchased are used monthly  —  The Ray-Ban smart glasses launched … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: As the UK announces its National Semiconductor Strategy advisory panel, tech minister Paul Scully says the country plans to focus on chip design over subsidies  —  Paul Scully says Britain will focus on semiconductor design over subsidising chipmaking, as government unveils advisory panel to develop sector Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Kickstarter plans to require creators to disclose the use of AI tools in their projects or if the projects intend to develop AI tech, starting on August 29  —  As generative AI enters the mainstream, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has struggled to formulate a policy that satisfies parties on all sides of the debate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Nintendo reports Q1 revenue up 50% YoY to ~$2.9B and profit up 52% YoY to ~$1.3B, boosted by the Super Mario Bros. Movie and new Zelda; Switch sales hit 3.91M  —  Nintendo’s June quarter revenue was boosted by the success of the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” and the the popularity of its latest Zelda game for the Switch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Kickstarter plans to require creators to disclose the use of AI tools in their projects or if the projects intend to develop AI tech starting August 29, 2023  —  As generative AI enters the mainstream, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has struggled to formulate a policy that satisfies parties on all sides of the debate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Geist: As Meta starts blocking news links and sharing on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, a look at the harm that Bill C-18 will do to the country’s media sector  —  For months, supporters of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, assured the government that Meta and Google were bluffing when they warned … Lees verder op Tech Meme