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Google Lens gets a skin condition feature that shows search results “visually similar to what you see on your skin” while warning they are “not a diagnosis” (Abner Li/9to5Google) 14-06-2023

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google Lens gets a skin condition feature that shows search results “visually similar to what you see on your skin” while warning they are “not a diagnosis”  —  Along with Maps Live View, Lens is Google’s most promising AR service, and it now has the ability to recognize skin conditions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters' 2023 Digital News Report: despite fragmentation, users' dependence on social media platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook declines and TikTok gains (Nic Newman/Reuters Institute) 14-06-2023

Nic Newman / Reuters Institute: Reuters’ 2023 Digital News Report: despite fragmentation, users’ dependence on social media platforms for news keeps growing; Facebook declines and TikTok gains  —  This year’s report comes against the backdrop of a global cost-of-living crisis, a continuing war in the heart of Europe, and further climate instability across the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies (Axios) 14-06-2023

Axios: Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet’s bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Study: US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022, driven by ransomware attacks and online commerce, as policy holders claimed $7.2B, up 3x in three years (Marnie Munoz/Bloomberg) 14-06-2023

Marnie Munoz / Bloomberg: Study: US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022, driven by ransomware attacks and online commerce, as policy holders claimed $7.2B, up 3x in three years  —  US cyber insurance premiums surged 50% in 2022 as increased ransomware attacks and online commerce drove demand for coverage. Lees verder op Tech Meme

US and international cybersecurity authorities say the LockBit ransomware gang has extorted ~$91M following ~1,700 attacks against US organizations since 2020 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) 14-06-2023

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: US and international cybersecurity authorities say the LockBit ransomware gang has extorted ~$91M following ~1,700 attacks against US organizations since 2020  —  U.S. and international cybersecurity authorities said in a joint LockBit ransomware advisory that the gang successfully extorted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google Shopping gets a virtual try-on clothing feature that uses a diffusion-based generative AI model, letting US users see how items look on many human models (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 14-06-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google Shopping gets a virtual try-on clothing feature that uses a diffusion-based generative AI model, letting US users see how items look on many human models  —  Google, ever eager to lean into generative AI, is launching a new shopping feature that shows clothes on a lineup of real-life fashion models. Lees verder op Tech Meme