Note: Techmeme is hiring part-time editors. Go here to apply, or tell a friend!
|
June 21, 2023, 7:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
The US FTC files a lawsuit alleging Amazon used “dark patterns” to steer customers to enroll in Prime without consent and “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel — - The FTC on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging it tricked customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program …
More: Insider, Federal Trade Commission, The Verge, New York Times, Reuters, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, Ars Technica, SiliconANGLE, Insider, BleepingComputer, PCMag, VICE, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Reason, GeekWire, PYMNTS.com, Light Reading, Neowin, Associated Press, CNET, KTSM 9 News, The Register, The Information, Politico, The Guardian, Washington Post, Thurrott, Livemint, SlashGear, GameSpot, Engadget, New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Financial Times, NPR, TechCrunch, Barron's Online, IGN, iPhone in Canada Blog, and AppleInsider
LinkedIn: Jeffrey Roberts. Twitter: @linakhanftc, @matthewstoller, @notkavi, @stevesi, @alistairmbarr, @ftc, @scottlincicome, @sarthakgh, @douglaslfarrar, @stacyfmitchell, @davenewworld_2, @alfredwkng, @tomwarren, @deitaone, @ericboehm87, @eugenekim222, @kristakbrown, @ddayen, @ftc, @richardhanania, @megangra, and @tomgara
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/technology, r/technology, r/technology, and r/business
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft increases the prices in most markets for its Xbox Series X and, for the first time, Xbox Game Pass; Xbox Series X pricing remains the same in the US — Microsoft is increasing its Xbox Series X prices in most countries in August apart from the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia.
More: Engadget, Android Authority, GamesIndustry.biz, PCMag, VideoCardz.com, Game Developer, Press Start, BGR, Stevivor, Android Headlines, TweakTown, Tom's Hardware, Gamereactor UK, SlashGear, GameRevolution, Thurrott, Metro, Windows Central, IGN, MobileSyrup, 9to5Toys, GameSpot, Gameranx, Game Rant, Neowin, Kotaku, Eurogamer.net, iPhone in Canada Blog, TrueAchievements, Wccftech, Pure Xbox, Polygon, For The Win, and Video Games Chronicle
Forums: r/xcloud, r/VideoGameDealsCanada, r/MicrosoftRewards, r/XboxGamePass, r/xbox, r/gadgets, r/xboxone, r/pcgaming, r/Games, r/kindafunny, and r/XboxSeriesX
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases visionOS SDK, and says the company will open developer labs and applications for Apple Vision Pro developer kits next month — When Apple announced Vision Pro at WWDC, the company promised to make a robust set of tools available for developers.
More: Apple, Ars Technica, Thurrott, MacRumors, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, UploadVR, Road to VR, MacRumors, MacRumors, Forrester, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada Blog, Patently Apple, The Apple Post, MacStories, Daring Fireball, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, Supercharged, and Wccftech
Twitter: @lindadong and @gregjoz
| Julia Love / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitter resumed paying Google Cloud for its services; the companies are negotiating a partnership that could include ads and Google using Twitter's API — Twitter has resumed paying Google Cloud for its services, patching up a relationship that became strained after Elon Musk acquired … | Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Apple patches three zero-days in its operating systems, including Operation Triangulation iMessage exploit described by Kaspersky earlier in June — Apple addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks installing Triangulation spyware on iPhones via iMessage zero-click exploits.
More: Securelist, CyberScoop, MacRumors, Apple Support, The Record, CRN, PCMag, The Register, The Hacker News, Macworld, Infosecurity, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, SecurityWeek, and SecurityWeek
Mastodon: @BleepingComputer …. Twitter: @kaspersky, @billmarczak, @jonathandata1, @patrickwardle, @billmarczak, @runasand, @iblametom, @kucher1n, @talbeerysec, @k_sec, and @tyrus_
Forums: r/InfoSecNews and MacRumors Forums
| Josh Dzieza / The Verge: |
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training — As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.
More: Fortune. LinkedIn: Alison Taylor and Timnit Gebru
Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social, @knguyen.bsky.social, and @yoyoel.com
Mastodon: @stshank@mstdn.social, @alastairmrushworth …, and @mhoye@mastodon.social
Twitter: @caseyjohnston, @niamh_mcintyre, @jwherrman, @joshdzieza, @joshdzieza, @billdeblasio, @knguyen, @lil_mermaid, @saedelstein, @gvsmith, @chrisgayomali, @nostalgiatrap, @cfarivar, @bernstein, @dylanmatt, and @beneltham. Forums: r/artificial. Thanks:@ants000
| Zosha Millman / Polygon: |
Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel's Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy.
More: The Guardian, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Game Rant, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Gizmodo, ET Canada, GovTech, SlashGear, UPROXX, Metro, TheGamer, Digital Trends, Mashable, GameSpot, Forbes, Tech Advisor, IGN, Variety, and Dexerto
Bluesky: @saltybretzel.bsky.social. Twitter: @jonlamart, @bobbymiller, @hairyshortstack, and @discussingfilm
Forums: r/DefendingAIArt, r/MarvelStudios_Rumours, r/blankies, r/aiwars, r/television, and Slashdot
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Dropbox debuts two AI tools: one for summarizing documents, and Dash, an ambitious universal search engine that aims to be the “Google for your personal stuff” — Dropbox is launching two different but related AI-powered services into its platform.| Scott Wong / NBC News: |
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveils an AI regulatory framework and says that “Congress must join the AI revolution” before it's too late to regulate — The Senate majority leader released his long-awaited framework for regulating artificial intelligence …
More: Washington Post, CIO Dive, The Hill, Federal Computer Week, Decrypt, InfoRiskToday.com, CNN, Associated Press, The Verge, Politico, Wall Street Journal, Cointelegraph, and FedScoop
Twitter: @senschumer, @therealhoarse, and @scottwongdc
| Jeremy Diamond / CNN: |
| Sawdah Bhaimiya / Insider: |
In a tweet reply, Elon Musk says Twitter considers “cis” and “cisgender” slurs and “the contemptible creep” who “manufactured” the term “has serious problems” — - Elon Musk said terms like “cisgender” and “cis” are now considered “slurs” on Twitter.
More: Fortune, Global News, New York Post, Reclaim The Net, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, and Transgender World
Bluesky: @lolgop.bsky.social. Twitter: @elonmusk, @jk_rowling, @jamesesses, @elonmusk, @rvawonk, @jonfavs, @marionumber4, @jdcmedlock, @mattgertz, @elonmusk, @internethippo, @walshfreedom, @keffals, @erininthemorn, @csmfht, and @fmanjoo
Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/FreeSpeech, and r/daverubin
| Maria Streshinsky / Wired: |
Q&A with Christopher Nolan, the director of Oppenheimer, on AI improving images in filmmaking, the parallels between nuclear weapon development and AI, and more — The Oppenheimer director says AI is not the bomb. His new movie might still scare you shitless.| Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg: |
Intel plans to sell a ~20% stake in IMS Nanofabrication to Bain in a deal valuing IMS at $4.3B; Intel invested in IMS in 2009 and acquired the company in 2015 — Intel Corp. agreed to sell a roughly 20% stake in IMS Nanofabrication GmbH to Bain Capital in a deal that values the company at $4.3 billion.
More: Intel, Tom's Hardware, Reuters, The Register, and Livemint
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon plans to hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11 and July 12 and introduce an invite-only Prime Days deals program; India's event will be held “later this summer” — Amazon will hold its 2023 Prime Day sales event on Tuesday, July 11, and Wednesday, July 12, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant announced tonight.
More: About Amazon, Thurrott, Android Central, Gizmodo, KnowTechie, TheGamer, TechSpot, Android Headlines, Popular Mechanics, ZDNet, BGR, MobileSyrup, HotHardware, CNBC, BigTechWire, iClarified, MacRumors, Fortune, 9to5Toys, Engadget, Digital Trends, iMore, AppleInsider, Android Police, GSMArena.com, TechCrunch, The Verge, and Engadget
| Aaron Holmes / The Information: |
Google files a US FTC complaint alleging Microsoft used Office 365 licensing terms to lock clients into Azure contracts; Microsoft changed its EU terms in 2022 — After years of publicly alleging that Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers toward …
More: Reuters, The Register, CIO Dive, BigTechWire, CNBC, Neowin, and Forbes
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Patreon adds a free membership tier for the first time and plans to let creators sell one-off downloadable products such as videos and podcasts, taking a 5% cut — Patreon built a user base with creators who wanted to charge a fee for the content they create.
More: Tubefilter and TechCrunch
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Discord plans to let creators sell “Downloadables”, one-time digital purchases, and rolls out Media Channels in beta, designed for videos, photos, and files — Discord plans to give creators a new way to make money from their communities by selling digital products via one-time purchases.
More: Discord Blog, iPhone in Canada Blog, Eurogamer.net, Music Ally, and Dexerto
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
NYC-based newsletter platform beehiiv raised a $12.5M Series A led by Lightspeed and says it has 7,500 active newsletters with 350M monthly impressions — The world took a double take at the potential of newsletters after Substack started to blow up a few years ago.
More: beehiiv Blog and Lightspeed Venture Partners
Twitter: @martymadrid, @adventure_fund, @stephenkaraolis, and @adamsinger
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
A look at the recent debates over existential risk in AI, as views once considered extreme are now mainstream talking points, grabbing world leaders' attention — “Ghost stories are contagious.” — Who's afraid of the big bad bots? A lot of people, it seems.
More: Tech Xplore. LinkedIn: Rob Foster. Mastodon: @TNLNYC@mastodon.social. Twitter: @internetdaniel, @phuenermund, @ieet, @mark_riedl, @datasociety, and @fchollet
| Kana Inagaki / Financial Times: |
Masayoshi Son says SoftBank plans to go on the “counteroffensive” soon by resuming AI investments; the group has $35B+ after halting investments in recent years — Billionaire chief talks up AI and reveals he had breakdown in October where he questioned his achievements as an entrepreneur| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Q&A with Jason Del Rey, the author of Winner Sells All, on how Walmart plays catch up to Amazon, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon's tenure, Amazon's missteps, and more — Jason Del Rey has spent the last 15 years reporting on e-commerce businesses, including Walmart and Amazon.
More: GeekWire
| Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix tweaks its weekly top 10 rankings to sort by “views”, calculated by dividing the time spent watching a film or a show in a week by its running time — The streamer's weekly rankings will now show the most popular titles by number of accounts watching as well as total time.| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Instagram now lets US users download Reels posted by public accounts, adding a watermark logo and the account name for sharing, which TikTok has done for years — Instagram is finally letting users download Reels posted by others so they can share them outside the app.
More: UploadVR, Engadget, Digit, BigTechWire, Pricebaba.com Daily, MSPoweruser, Gizchina, Mashable, SamMobile, PhoneArena, WeRSM, Techlusive, Business Standard, Neowin, India Today, and Livemint
Bluesky: @mommunism.bsky.social, @wagatwe.bsky.social, and @wagatwe.bsky.social
| Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
In his new book, DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman proposes a “modern Turing test” that would observe whether an AI can turn a $100K seed investment into $1M — A new book floats a provocative idea for testing whether machines are capable of human-like intelligence. But first...
Twitter: @michaelbhaskar and @mustafasuleymn
| Nate Bek / GeekWire: |
Seattle-based DexCare, whose tools help health systems manage capacity and patient appointments, raised a $75M Series C, bringing its total funding to $146M — Seattle health-tech startup DexCare announced Wednesday that it raised $75 million in fresh cash to boost the development of its healthcare patient demand and access platform.
More: FinSMEs, Seattle Business Journal, HIT Consultant, DexCare, and Tech Startups
| Kat Bailey / IGN: |
In a major reorganization, EA splits EA Games and EA Sports, and renames the former as EA Entertainment, signaling the company's possible expansion beyond games — EA is undergoing a major internal reorganization, with EA Games being renamed “EA Entertainment.”
More: Electronic Arts Inc., Bloomberg, Pocket Gamer.biz, Game Developer, Gameranx, KitGuru, TechPowerUp, TechSpot, PCMag, TrueAchievements, Push Square, Video Games Chronicle, Pure Xbox, Press Start, Game Rant, Destructoid, Eurogamer.net, Appuals.com, GamesIndustry.biz, Stevivor, GameSpot, and The Hollywood Reporter
LinkedIn: Laura Miele and David Tinson
Forums: r/SuperMegaBaseball, r/PS4, r/pcgaming, r/Madden, r/PS5, and r/Games
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
Tribe AI:
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
Zoho:
WhatsApp-CRM: Drive business growth with efficient customer communication — This is a guest post by WAPlus.For many businesses, WhatsApp has become an indispensable channel for customer communication.
WhatsApp-CRM: Drive business growth with efficient customer communication — This is a guest post by WAPlus.For many businesses, WhatsApp has become an indispensable channel for customer communication.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Lenny's Podcast:
Anthropic's CPO on what comes next | Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Techmeme Ride Home:
State Of The AI Coding Landgrab
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View:
Tyler Cowen on how AI will reorder economies, schools, and spirituality
Azeem Azhar explores how AI and exponential technologies are shaping our future.
Subscribe to Azeem Azhar's Exponential View.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Bluesky Wasn't Supposed to be a Twitter Rival. Now It Is.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Invest Like the Best:
John Zito - Inside Apollo
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Spotlight On:
Vercel's Guillermo Rauch on bold visions for the future delivered incrementally
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:35 PM ET, June 21, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Minho Kim / New York Times:Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
Peter White / Deadline:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica: |
More: The Verge and 9to5Mac
Twitter: @danielahanley, @benedictevans, and @zacksjerryrig
Forums: r/technology and Ars OpenForum