|
August 15, 2023, 11:30 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Andrew Paul / Popular Science: |
To comply with a new law requiring school library books be “age appropriate”, an Iowa school district uses ChatGPT to find books with a “depiction of a sex act” — Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain …
More: Engadget and The Register
Mastodon: @dkbgeek@noc.social, @kiplet@social.tchncs.de, @no1lion99@mastodon.social, and @drewharwell@mastodon.social
Bluesky: @emilymbender.bsky.social, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social, and @andrewpaul.bsky.social. Forums: r/technology
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
YouTube starts mass removal of videos promoting “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” or discouraging “seeking professional medical treatment” — YouTube will remove content that promotes “cancer treatments proven to be harmful or ineffective” …
More: YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, PCMag, Google Help Center, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Beyond Search, CNBC, USA Today, Cryptopolitan, and CNN
X: @marc_veld, @abbyohlheiser, and @abbyohlheiser
Forums: r/skeptic and r/technology
| Timmy Shen / The Block: |
Filing: BAM Trading, which runs Binance.US, seeks a protective order against the SEC due to “conducting a fishing expedition”; the SEC seeks four depositions — - BAM Trading, the company behind Binance.US, filed a motion on Monday to seek a protective order against the SEC.
More: Reuters, Cryptonews, Coinspeaker, Watcher Guru, Cryptopolitan, Cointelegraph, Bitcoinist.com, CoinGape, Decrypt, CoinJournal, Protos, CryptoSlate, Crypto Briefing, and Tech in Asia
X: @ahcastor, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @napgener, and @molly0xfff
| Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Nielsen: linear TV made up less than 50% of all US TV use in July, a first in two years of tracking, and streaming hit a record high of 38.7% of TV use — Nielsen's monthly platform rankings show broadcast and cable making up less than half of all TV use. — Broadcast and cable networks …
More: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fortune, Variety, Consequence, PR Newswire, and Deadline. Forums: Slashdot
| Wall Street Journal: |
Analysis: the average prices of major ad-free streaming service are up nearly 25% in about a year, as streamers try to push users toward ad-supported tiers — Price push by Disney, others is part of effort to trim losses, steer users toward more-lucrative ad-supported plans — Call it streamflation.
More: The Streamable, Digital Content Next, and Tom's Guide
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Email: X no longer lets advertisers promote their accounts within the platform's timeline to gain followers; a source says such ads generate $100M annually — X, the company formerly known as Twitter, will no longer allow advertisers to promote their accounts within the platform's timeline …
More: Search Engine Land, Reuters, and The Verge
X: @xdaily, @mediaevan, @wexler, @dawnposts, and @riddle245
| Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon Devices & Services SVP David Limp, who oversees Alexa, Echo, and other products, plans to leave the company later in 2023; a successor hasn't been named — David Limp's retirement will be latest departure from e-commerce giant's leadership under CEO Andy Jassy
More: About Amazon, The Verge, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, Seattle Business Journal, The Information, TechCrunch, GeekWire, and CNBC
X: @neilcybart, @caro_milanesi, @film_girl, @jeff_foust, @lanceulanoff, @inafried, @greengart, and @joannastern
LinkedIn: Bret Kinsella and Dana Mattioli
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Comcast launches the Xfinity Storm-Ready WiFi, a cellular backup internet device to weather storms and power outages, for $252, or $7 per month for 36 months — Comcast is launching a new cellular-equipped backup internet device that's designed to keep customers connected during storms and localized outages.
More: Comcast, TechCrunch, Engadget, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Neowin, TechSpot, Comcast, and SlashGear
| Luc Cohen / Reuters: |
In an amended indictment, the US DOJ alleges SBF used money he stole from FTX customers to make $100M+ in political campaign donations before the 2022 midterms — Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make more than $100 million …
More: New York Times, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune, Crypto Daily, Cryptonews, Coinspeaker, Watcher Guru, The Crypto Basic, NewsBTC, Cointelegraph, Bitcoinist.com, CoinGeek, The Block, Forkast, Associated Press, Cryptopolitan, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, Blockworks, CryptoSlate, New York Post, and Ethereum World News
Bluesky: @jonathancohn.bsky.social. X: @laurashin, @samcallah, @unusual_whales, @0xfoobar, @teddyschleifer, @teddyschleifer, @jebus911, @teddyschleifer, @sunil_trades, @teddyschleifer, @rscharf_, and @teddyschleifer
Forums: Hacker News, r/Buttcoin, and Slashdot
| Patrick Wingrove / Reuters: |
Amazon says Amazon Pharmacy plans to automatically apply manufacturers' coupons to 15+ insulin and diabetes medicines, lowering the cost to as low as $35/month — Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Tuesday its online pharmacy will automatically apply manufacturer-sponsored coupons to more than 15 insulin …
More: About Amazon, Forbes, PYMNTS.com, USA Today, Fierce Healthcare, and STAT
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Saudi Arabia bought 3,000+ Nvidia H100 GPUs and the UAE purchased thousands of Nvidia GPUs; Nvidia expects to ship ~550K H100 GPUs globally in 2023 — Gulf nations acquire thousands of GPUs amid global shortage of semiconductors needed to build large language models
More: The Information, Finbold, Insider, TechSpot, and The Verge
| Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider: |
Setapp, known for its Mac and iOS app subscription service, plans to launch an alternative app store for iOS and iPadOS next year in the EU, thanks to the DMA — Setapp is planning to launch its own alternative App Store in the EU in 2024, taking advantage of law changes … Sponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
Year in review: Zoho People in 2024 — As 2024 comes to a close, this is an amazing opportunity to reflect upon the remarkable year we've had at Zoho People. This year was significant for us as we launched Zoho People 5.0 …
Year in review: Zoho People in 2024 — As 2024 comes to a close, this is an amazing opportunity to reflect upon the remarkable year we've had at Zoho People. This year was significant for us as we launched Zoho People 5.0 …
Genesys:
The Levels of Experience Orchestration — What's your vision for the future of customer experience? See how AI can transform your business - and take you to the next level.
The Levels of Experience Orchestration — What's your vision for the future of customer experience? See how AI can transform your business - and take you to the next level.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Mon. 12/30 - Welcome To A USB-C Life
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 11:30 AM ET, August 15, 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
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Hanna Park / CNN:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
More: CNN, Coinbase, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, gHacks Technology News, and Bitcoinist.com
X: @bradchacos, @layer3xyz, @charbax, @coinbase, and @faryarshirzad
| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
More: The Hill, SCOTUS, NetChoice, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, and The Verge
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @gregstohr, @netchoice, @jess_miers, @jess_miers, @wendyndavis, and @wendyndavis
| Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg: |
More: Reuters, Crowdfund Insider, Crypto Daily, CoinGape, Coinspeaker, Unchained Crypto, Cointelegraph, and The Block
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
More: About Netflix, ZDNet, GamesIndustry.biz, PCMag, Pocket Gamer.biz, Ars Technica, The Streamable, Cryptopolitan, Dexerto, KitGuru, T3, SamMobile, Engadget, iMore, Metro.co.uk, gHacks Technology News, TouchArcade, PhoneArena, The Sun, TechRadar, TechSpot, Broadband TV News, Silicon Republic, TechPowerUp, Android Police, Eurogamer.net, 9to5Google, MacRumors, Press Start, Decrypt, WRAL TechWire, iThinkDifferent, The Hill, Mashable, 9to5Mac, Techaeris, CNET, Redmond Pie, Tom's Guide, TechEBlog, iDownloadBlog.com, Lifewire, Cult of Mac, Thurrott, Game Developer, MacDailyNews, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, GameSpot, MobileSyrup, Reuters, Neowin, Digital Trends, BGR, TechCrunch, Video Games Chronicle, Variety, iClarified, Pocket-lint, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Forums: r/Stadia, r/technology, and r/Games
| Haleluya Hadero / Associated Press: |
More: About Amazon, The Verge, The Decoder, PhoneArena, ChannelX, Thurrott, CNET, Voicebot.ai, 9to5Toys, Adweek, SlashGear, Neowin, GeekWire, MobileSyrup, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, and PYMNTS.com
Mastodon: @PadreSJ@twit.social, @Newmy@writing.exchange, and @heartlessgamer@gamepad.club
| Jesse Levine / Bloomberg: |
More: Android Headlines, KNSD-TV, The Hill, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, Politico, Newser, Mashable, New York Post, and SlashGear