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Meta scrambles to refocus its resources on usable AI products and features after a decade of research in its AI division disincentivized work on generative AI (Wall Street Journal) 17-06-2023

Wall Street Journal: Meta scrambles to refocus its resources on usable AI products and features after a decade of research in its AI division disincentivized work on generative AI  —  The CEO considers artificial intelligence critical to long-term growth and is taking more control over efforts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reddit's management risks putting the company in a death spiral as users revolt, dedicated moderators quit, and its vibrant discussions move to other platforms (Boone Ashworth/Wired) 17-06-2023

Boone Ashworth / Wired: Reddit’s management risks putting the company in a death spiral as users revolt, dedicated moderators quit, and its vibrant discussions move to other platforms  —  When the user revolt ends—if it ever does—Reddit’s community won’t ever be the same.  —  It’s pretty easy to piss people off on Reddit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Block announces an open beta program for Bitkey, its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, offering Coinbase and CashApp integrations; Block plans to add BTC trading (Andrew Throuvalas/Decrypt) 17-06-2023

Andrew Throuvalas / Decrypt: Block announces an open beta program for Bitkey, its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, offering Coinbase and CashApp integrations; Block plans to add BTC trading  —  Bitkey will allow beta users to withdraw Bitcoin from Coinbase and Cashapp using “copy and paste.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Similarweb: Reddit had 52M+ visitors on Tuesday, June 13, vs. 57M+ on the day before the blackouts began; the average session was 7.2 minutes, a three-year low (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget) 17-06-2023

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Similarweb: Reddit had 52M+ visitors on Tuesday, June 13, vs. 57M+ on the day before the blackouts began; the average session was 7.2 minutes, a three-year low  —  The protest appears to have had a small but noticeable effect on the platform.  —  When more than 8,000 subreddits went dark … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Microsoft says hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan' DDoS attacks “temporarily impacted availability” of Azure, Teams, Outlook, and more services in early June 2023 (Frank Bajak/Associated Press) 18-06-2023

Frank Bajak / Associated Press: Microsoft says hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan’ DDoS attacks “temporarily impacted availability” of Azure, Teams, Outlook, and more services in early June 2023  —  In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite … Lees verder op Tech Meme

WhatsApp keeps banning Taliban officials' accounts due to US sanctions, causing disruptions at the nascent government, which relies on the app for communication (New York Times) 18-06-2023

New York Times: WhatsApp keeps banning Taliban officials’ accounts due to US sanctions, causing disruptions at the nascent government, which relies on the app for communication  —  The Taliban administration is stuck in a cat-and-mouse game with WhatsApp, which is off-limits to the nascent government because of U.S. sanctions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Huawei is seeking licensing fees from ~30 small to midsize Japanese firms over the use of its patented tech, an unusual move for a major manufacturer (Takahiro Shibuya/Nikkei Asia) 18-06-2023

Takahiro Shibuya / Nikkei Asia: Sources: Huawei is seeking licensing fees from ~30 small to midsize Japanese firms over the use of its patented tech, an unusual move for a major manufacturer  —  Chinese telecom giant turns to patent fees to offset sales decline  —  China’s Huawei to trying to forge a path forward amid U.S. sanctions … Lees verder op Tech Meme