Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Sweden’s privacy watchdog says “Companies must stop using Google Analytics” and issues $1M+ in fines to businesses, including telco Tele2, that used the service  —  Sweden’s data protection watchdog has issued a couple of fines in relation to exports of European users’ data via Google Analytics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws and says before it went dark in Louisiana traffic fell ~80% there due to such a law  —  Pornhub is now blocking people in Mississippi and Virginia from visiting its website over laws that would require the service to verify their age. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: A look at uncensored and loosely moderated AI chatbots like WizardLM-Uncensored, Open Assistant, and Falcon, causing polarizing debates on free speech and risks  —  A new generation of chatbots doesn’t have many of the guardrails put in place by companies like Google and OpenAI, presenting new possibilities — and risks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benedict Evans: An analysis of whether generative AI will destroy, displace, create, and accelerate jobs over years like other automation waves, or if this time is different  —  Pretty much everyone in tech agrees that generative AI, Large Language Models and ChatGPT are a generational change … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julian Lucas / New Yorker: A look at MoMA’s free Never Alone exhibit, which features 35 video games, making MoMA one of very few art museums to build games into its permanent collection  —  After years of neglect, art institutions are coming around to games.  Can they master the controls? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta held talks with Tencent and other Chinese tech companies about selling Quests in China, but Mark Zuckerberg’s past China comments may cause issues  —  Meta is in talks with Tencent to bring Meta’s Quest VR headset to a huge new market, but potential partners worry about Zuckerberg’s past criticisms of China Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: Sources: Netflix plans to develop targeted and tailor-made ad formats, like “episodic” campaigns, and discussed the strategy with ad executives at Cannes Lions  —  US streaming service introduced ad-supported subscriptions last year  —  Netflix will develop increasingly targeted … Lees verder op Tech Meme