Chris Vallance / BBC: Google plans to update Android’s Emergency SOS after UK police blame the feature, activated by repeatedly pressing a side button, for a surge in false 999 calls  —  Police forces across the UK have warned that a new feature on some Android phones is plaguing switchboards with inadvertent “silent” 999 calls. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Andreessen Horowitz created a16z Perennial Venture Capital Fund and a16z Perennial Management investment advisor, presumably expanding into wealth management  —  Andreessen Horowitz, the storied venture firm known for being an early investor in some of the biggest tech companies including Airbnb … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ethan Millman / Rolling Stone: Over 100 artists including Tom Morello call for a live event facial recognition ban and pledge to boycott venues using the tech, citing privacy and bias risks  —  The artists are among 100 other performers and venues calling for the ban of facial recognition technology at live events Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Thierry Breton says he sees a “strong willingness” from Twitter to comply with the EU’s DSA and that the company was the first to undergo the law’s stress test  —  Social-media platform did voluntary stress test as a dry run before law takes effect late August Lees verder op Tech Meme