Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Thierry Breton: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Samsung, and ByteDance said they meet the EU’s “gatekeeper” criteria of 45M+ MAUs and a €75B+ market cap  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central: OpenAI temporarily pulls the Browse with Bing beta feature from ChatGPT Plus after users discovered requesting a URL’s full text let them bypass some paywalls  —  ChatGPT aided users aiming to bypass paywalls, but OpenAI put a stop to it.  —  What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: A judge issues an injunction blocking key Biden admin officials from contacting social media companies, in a case brought by LA and MO AGs over vaccine posts  —  The Trump-appointed judge’s move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: Post-pandemic loneliness is driving young US adults to apps like Discord and Reddit to make friends; users say seeking friends as adults still carries stigma  —  American adults are lonely — and done waiting on friendship to find them IRL  —  On a gloomy June afternoon … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Thierry Breton says Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft notified the EU that they meet the DMA’s gatekeeper status of 45M+ MAUs and a €75B+ market cap  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google, Amazon (AMZN.O), Apple (AAPL.O), Meta Platforms (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme