|
September 19, 2024, 11:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU Commission says Apple must step into line with strict new DMA laws on making OSes fully functional with other tech, and gives Apple six months to comply — - EU announces efforts to pull Apple into compliance with rules — Apple previously said it would hold back future tech from EU
More: European Commission, Silicon Republic, Engadget, Thurrott, PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, Computerworld, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Euractiv, OSnews, RTÉ, Business Times, Six Colors, Cult of Mac, Wall Street Pit, The Economic Times, MacDailyNews, PocketGamer.biz, The Information, BGR, ZeroHedge News, Spyglass, Sharecast, and NewsBytes
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair, accusing it of infringing on “multiple patent rights”; Palworld sold 5M+ copies in January — Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game Palworld.
More: Nintendo Co., Ltd., Pocketpair, Gizmodo, PCMag, Ars Technica, Game Developer, Eurogamer.net, The Independent, Windows Central, PocketGamer.biz, KitGuru, Press Start, Screen Rant, Neowin, PC Gamer, Gameranx, Forbes, Polygon, BBC, PlayStation LifeStyle, TechRaptor, Cybernews.com, OC3D, Dexerto, IGN, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, iPhone in Canada Blog, TrueAchievements, Push Square, The Indian Express, The Shortcut, GamingOnLinux, Stevivor, XboxEra, Agence France-Presse, AV Club, Tom's Guide, SoraNews24, Engadget, Blue's News, Game File, Pure Xbox, Bloomberg, TheGamer, Kotaku, GamingBolt, The Game Post, Video Games Chronicle, Windows Central, Destructoid, VentureBeat, Aftermath, IGN, Gematsu, GameSpot, Variety, Nintendo World Report Updates, and Gamereactor UK
| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
X says a change in network providers resulted in an “inadvertent” service restoration to Brazilian users; regulators expect to restore the block soon — Elon Musk's social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it.
More: BBC, Semafor, PCMag, Reuters, Reuters, UPI, Silicon Republic, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Axios, BusinessLIVE, Financial Times, Reuters, Techdirt, SiliconANGLE, Cybernews.com, Benzinga, Engadget, Associated Press, and The Brazilian Report
Forums: r/Twitter, r/technology, r/worldnews, and Slashdot
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response”; YouTube piloted Pause ads in 2023 — It's been nearly six years since we warned you that ads were coming for your pause button …
More: ZDNET, Android Police, BGR, XDA Developers, MakeUseOf, Tom's Guide, Business Standard, AdExchanger, Android Authority, and Phandroid
| Reuters: |
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google took a major step this year to end an EU antitrust investigation with an offer to sell … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
The US FTC releases a four-year study of how Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six others collected and used data, finding “vast surveillance” of consumers — Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced KOSA and COPPA 2.0 on a voice vote despite discontent from some lawmakers over last-minute changes — The proposed laws passed on a voice vote despite discontent over last-minute changes to KOSA, in particular, that were aimed at quelling persistent criticism.
More: Techdirt, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Techdirt, NetChoice, Public Interest Privacy Center, Axios, Washington Times, Tech Policy Press, The Hill, and The Hill
X: @eff and @netchoice
Forums: r/technology and Beehaw
| Rebecca Falconer / Axios: |
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say Iranian hackers emailed stolen, non-public Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates; there's no sign the recipients replied — - “There is currently no information indicating those recipients” responded to these incidents in late June and early July, the agencies added.
More: Gizmodo, The Record, Federal Bureau …, SC Media, Engadget, UPI, Benzinga, CyberScoop, Fox News, The Verge, NewsNation, New York Times, ZeroHedge News, Cybernews.com, WHDH-TV, RTÉ, The Hill, NBC News, Al Jazeera, Townhall, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, The Indian Express, Le Monde.fr, RedState, CBS News, ABC News, USA Today, Daily Caller News Foundation, Metro.co.uk, Associated Press, and KVIA-TV
| Reuters: |
Alibaba releases 100+ open-source models from its Qwen 2.5 family, its LLM released in May 2024, ranging from 0.5B to 72B parameters, and text-to-video AI tech — Chinese technology company Alibaba (9988.HK) released on Thursday new open-source artificial intelligence models and text-to-video AI technology …
More: Qwen, CNBC, Benzinga, CCN.com, and MarkTechPost
| Georgina Rannard / BBC: |
Study: unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-gen Starlink satellites is stronger than first-gen, causing 32x more interference with radio telescopes — Radio waves from Elon Musk's growing network of satellites are blocking scientists' ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
More: How-To Geek, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Quartz, BGR, VICE, Phys.org, Semafor, and ExtremeTech
Mastodon: @parismarx@mastodon.online, @markmccaughrean …, @Astromeg@astrodon.social, and @mcnees@mastodon.social
Forums: r/Snorkblot, r/space, and r/facepalm
| CNBC: |
Amazon launches Amelia, an AI tool to help third-party sellers resolve account issues and fetch sales and inventory data, in beta for select US sellers — Amazon is rolling out an artificial intelligence tool designed to help third-party sellers quickly resolve issues with their accounts and fetch sales and inventory data.
More: About Amazon, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, GeekWire, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, and Modern Retail
| Wall Street Journal: |
Layoffs.fyi: tech companies have laid off ~137,000 people since January 2024; Indeed.com: software development job postings are down 30%+ since February 2020 — Employment for software engineers has cooled as resources shift toward developing artificial intelligence| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft partners with Anduril Industries to improve the performance of Integrated Visual Augmentation System or IVAS, the new combat goggles for the US Army — - Pentagon may spend up to $21.9 billion on headsets over decade — System must pass combat test next year before full production
More: Wired, Road to VR, Telegraph, The Verge, Breaking Defense, Defense Daily, Anduril, DefenseScoop, Neowin, and TechCrunch
X: @palmerluckey, @techcrunch, and @palmerluckey
| Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal: |
In an open letter coordinated by Meta, more than 24 companies warned that the EU might reap fewer rewards of AI because of the bloc's tech regulations — Facebook parent, other companies warn in open letter that the bloc's regulations risk hampering innovation and economic growth
More: Fortune, WinBuzzer, EUneedsAI, TechRadar, PhoneArena, Irish Independent, and Livemint. X: @metanewsemea
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches an AI-powered video generator, available for some US advertisers in beta, which turns a single product image into a few-seconds-long video clip — Like its rival, Google, Amazon has launched an AI-powered video generator — but it's only for advertisers at the moment, and somewhat limited in what it can do.| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI — An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations … | Brooks Barnes / New York Times: |
Amazon joins the Motion Picture Association, after a long courtship; the lobbying group's other members are Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and WBD — The Motion Picture Association has been wooing the company for years. The addition gives the group a lot more muscle.
More: The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, and Deadline
| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Analysis: Elon Musk, apparently unaware of Tenet Media's alleged Russian funding, replied to or reposted content from accounts tied to Tenet at least 60 times — Musk, apparently unaware of the company's Russia funding source, engaged with content from Tenet Media and its creators at least 60 times.
More: CNBC, Mother Jones, and emptywheel
Bluesky: @waldo.net and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Forums: r/inthenews, r/news, and r/politics
| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Two researchers say a security conference in China potentially used the event as a secret espionage operation to collect intelligence from an unknown target — Participants in a hacking competition with ties to China's military were, unusually, required to keep their activities secret … Sponsor Posts
Microsoft:
6 AI Trends to Watch in 2025 — Explore insight from Microsoft on key AI advancements that will shape our work and daily lives in the coming year.
6 AI Trends to Watch in 2025 — Explore insight from Microsoft on key AI advancements that will shape our work and daily lives in the coming year.
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.
Zoho:
Zoho Workplace gets yet another security boost: The addition of Zoho Vault — Information is the new currency. More than ever, safeguarding sensitive data is now paramount. A data breach can not only damage …
Zoho Workplace gets yet another security boost: The addition of Zoho Vault — Information is the new currency. More than ever, safeguarding sensitive data is now paramount. A data breach can not only damage …
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Tue. 01/07 - Nvidia Still Takes CES Seriously
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 11:10 AM ET, September 19, 2024.
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
Hadas Gold / CNN:Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Elena Giordano / Politico:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
More: Globes Online, GamesIndustry.biz, PocketGamer.biz, CTech, Playtika, Mobilegamer.biz, and Reuters. LinkedIn: Lior K.
| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
More: The Verge, Social Media Today, Ars Technica, Wired, and The Indian Express
Threads: @laurengoode, @noahchestnut, @michaelsayman, and @michaelsayman
Mastodon: @timmy@goblin.camp, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @mxbck@front-end.social, @Cal@kind.social, @ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org, and @ernie@writing.exchange
Bluesky: @illumi.meme and @illumi.meme
X: @michaelsayman, @charlesarthur, @heidibriones, @zeneca, @michaelsayman, @thegartsy, @rrhoover, @nickadobos, @stevemoser, @kelseyhightower, @michaelsayman, @michaelsayman, @kelseyhightower, @michaelsayman, @icreatelife, @tomwarren, @michaelsayman, @michaelsayman, @amandamgoetz, @danielcberk, @jsjoeio, @kibblesmith, @jacquelyngill, @the_moviebob, @alexpaknadel, @ghostfinder, @thelincoln, @79semifinalist, @jendiagammon, and @gregisenberg
| Joe Warminsky / The Record: |
More: US Department of Justice, Washington Post, CyberScoop, Lumen, Metacurity, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Silicon Republic, UPI, Reuters, Enterprise Times, PCMag, Associated Press, CNN, Help Net Security, Cyber Daily, SecurityWeek, Information Age, The Register, Hackread, SiliconANGLE, Security Boulevard, SecurityWeek, Voice of America, and The Hacker News
Forums: r/politics, r/technology, r/synology, and r/hacking
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More: T-Mobile, Tech Monitor, Light Reading, Neowin, AIM, TmoNews, PYMNTS.com, Wall Street Journal, How-To Geek, Constellation Research, and CNET
X: @tmobilenews, @peter_adderton, and @eliblumenthal
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
More: Travel Photographer, 9to5Mac, Tony & Chelsea Northrup on YouTube, Pixel Envy, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, PetaPixel, CNBC, Wired, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Austin Mann on YouTube, MacRumors, Daring Fireball, BGR, nextpit, TechCrunch, MobileSyrup, CNET, BGR, XDA Developers, PetaPixel on YouTube, Geek Culture on YouTube, iClarified, Gizmodo, Creative Strategies, 9to5Mac, KnowTechie, XDA Developers, PetaPixel, CNN, South China Morning Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, CNET on YouTube, Marques Brownlee on YouTube, Mrwhosetheboss on YouTube, Washington Post, Tom's Guide, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Dave2D on YouTube, Wccftech, Wccftech, Forbes, Irish Independent, The Independent, iJustine on YouTube, British GQ, The Sun, The Verge, and Engadget
Threads: @mkbhd, @joannastern, @reckless1280, @parkerortolani, and @345triangle. Mastodon: @sdw@mastodon.social
X: @opa334dev, @stalman, @bencsin, @austinmann, @geoffreyfowler, @danielraffel, @leakerapple, @aundrelarrow, @stevemoser, @sdw, @sdw, @christianselig, @handleym99, @mkbhd, @saranbyte, @vadimyuryev, @negativeonehero, @sdw, @maxwinebach, @venkyparik, @adrianweckler, @ijustine, @mkbhd, and @adrianweckler
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums