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A look at Apple's smartphone dominance among Gen Z in the US, who make up an estimated 34% of US iPhone owners, as Samsung and Android struggle against iMessage (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) 21-02-2023

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: A look at Apple’s smartphone dominance among Gen Z in the US, who make up an estimated 34% of US iPhone owners, as Samsung and Android struggle against iMessage  —  Younger Americans prefer an iPhone over Android by huge margins, creating unusual pressure over how they communicate Lees verder op Tech Meme

Over 200 e-books in Amazon's Kindle Store listed ChatGPT as an author as of mid-February 2023, as some worry that generative AI could commoditize book writing (Greg Bensinger/Reuters) 21-02-2023

Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Over 200 e-books in Amazon’s Kindle Store listed ChatGPT as an author as of mid-February 2023, as some worry that generative AI could commoditize book writing  —  Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A researcher found a now-secure US DOD Azure database without a password for two weeks that had years' worth of military emails with sensitive personnel info (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) 21-02-2023

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: A researcher found a now-secure US DOD Azure database without a password for two weeks that had years’ worth of military emails with sensitive personnel info  —  A government cloud email server was connected to the internet without a password  —  The U.S. Department of Defense secured … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sci-fi outlet Clarkesworld suspends short story submissions, citing a surge in AI-generated stories from people who only care about “making a quick buck” (Michael Kan/PCMag) 21-02-2023

Michael Kan / PCMag: Sci-fi outlet Clarkesworld suspends short story submissions, citing a surge in AI-generated stories from people who only care about “making a quick buck”  —  Clarkesworld speculates that people are using AI to make ‘a quick buck’ since the sci-fi publication pays 12 cents a word for accepted stories. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Microsoft is bringing its Xbox PC games to Nvidia's GeForce Now and promises to offer Activision Blizzard games on the cloud service if the acquisition closes (Tom Warren/The Verge) 21-02-2023

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft is bringing its Xbox PC games to Nvidia’s GeForce Now and promises to offer Activision Blizzard games on the cloud service if the acquisition closes  —  Microsoft is bringing its Xbox PC games to Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service.  Speaking at a press conference in Brussels today … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Source and memo: Max Cutler, Spotify's head of audio talk shows and partnerships who oversaw deals with creators like Joe Rogan, is leaving to start a company (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg) 21-02-2023

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Source and memo: Max Cutler, Spotify’s head of audio talk shows and partnerships who oversaw deals with creators like Joe Rogan, is leaving to start a company  —  Max Cutler, Spotify Technology SA’s head of audio talk shows and partnerships, is leaving the company to start a new venture. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A roundup of notable recent interactions with the new Bing and AI-related developments, from lengthy discussions with Sydney to Microsoft adding restrictions (Zvi Mowshowitz/Don't Worry About the Vase) 21-02-2023

Zvi Mowshowitz / Don’t Worry About the Vase: A roundup of notable recent interactions with the new Bing and AI-related developments, from lengthy discussions with Sydney to Microsoft adding restrictions  —  Previous AI-related recent posts: Jailbreaking ChatGPT on Release Day, Next Level Seinfeld, Escape Velocity From Bullshit Jobs … Lees verder op Tech Meme