Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft says Sydney is an old codename for a chatbot some Bing users in India began testing in late 2020; sources: Sydney had less personality until late 2022  —  Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot history dates back at least six years, with Sydney first appearing in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: In its superseding indictment, the US charges that SBF and two unnamed FTX executives made 300+ “unlawful” political donations, including using customers’ funds  —  Prosecutors accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and two unnamed people of making unlawful campaign donations using customers’ money. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S23 review: much improved battery life, sensibly sized, and top-notch performance, but the 3x telephoto lens is short and One UI 5.1 is average  —  The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus are the very definition of iterative updates.  They’re still some of the best high-end mobile devices out there … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta reforms its penalty system using Oversight Board recommendations to focus more on explaining its content removals and less on giving users posting timeouts  —  “Facebook jail,” the name the social network’s users have bestowed on the company’s system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Jamf finds Mac cryptomining malware in pirated copies of Final Cut Pro and warns the power of Apple Silicon Macs is making them popular cryptojacking targets  —  Update: Apple has now commented on the findings – see the end of the piece.  —  Cybersecurity company Jamf Threat Labs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Google expands Magic Eraser, which lets users remove parts of a picture, from Pixel devices to Google One subscribers using Google Photos on Android or iOS  —  Google has announced that the Magic Eraser feature, which tried to automatically remove unwanted parts of a picture and debuted with the Pixel 6 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Binance closed some derivative trading accounts in Australia after an investigation found the customers didn’t meet the criteria for wholesale investors  —  Binance closed the derivative trading accounts of some wholesale investors in Australia after an investigation found that they didn’t meet the criteria for such investors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine: An interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meeting Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX executives in March 2022 and October 2021, how tokens are securities, and more  —  As recently as a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried seemed to be an unstoppable force in official Washington. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta reforms its penalty system based on Oversight Board recommendations, focusing more on explanations of policy and less on penalizing users with “timeouts”  —  “Facebook jail,” the name the social network’s users have bestowed on the company’s system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul. Lees verder op Tech Meme