Category Archives: Tech News

Experts say forcing a TikTok US sale within 180 days, as the bill requires, would be too complicated and costly, and likely mean the app would be banned (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Experts say forcing a TikTok US sale within 180 days, as the bill [...]

17
Mar
Lotte Rubæk, a psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm, quits, accusing Meta of "turning a blind eye" to harmful content on Instagram (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)

Miranda Bryant / The Guardian: Lotte Rubæk, a psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention [...]

16
Mar
Microsoft is again injecting pop-ups into Chrome on Windows in a bid to get users to switch to Bing, after previously pausing them citing "unintended behavior" (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft is again injecting pop-ups into Chrome on Windows in [...]

15
Mar
The FCC raises its broadband speed benchmark to 100Mbps for downloads and 20Mbps for uploads, from the previous standard of 25Mbps and 3Mbps set in January 2015 (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: The FCC raises its broadband speed benchmark to 100Mbps for [...]

14
Mar
YouTube revamps its TV app to make the viewing experience more interactive and giving greater prominence to chapters, comments, and video descriptions (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: YouTube revamps its TV app to make the viewing experience [...]

13
Mar
Letter: Chamath Palihapitiya's VC firm Social Capital said it fired two of its partners, citing an undisclosed "situation", and hired a law firm to investigate (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Letter: Chamath Palihapitiya’s VC firm Social Capital said it fired two of its partners, [...]

12
Mar
Sources: Apple is testing an AI-powered ad tool that automatically decides where to place ads within the App Store, similar to Google's Performance Max ad tool (Lara O'Reilly/Business Insider)

Lara O’Reilly / Business Insider: Sources: Apple is testing an AI-powered ad tool that automatically [...]

11
Mar
A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South Korea's Hyodol and Israel's Intuition Robotics, which offer companionship and assistance to older adults (Boone Ashworth/Wired)

Boone Ashworth / Wired: A look at AI-enabled dolls, such as those made by South [...]

10
Mar
A profile of Chinese private hacking contractor I-Soon, as leaked documents show shady business practices, worker disgruntlement, poor security protocols, more (Associated Press)

Associated Press: A profile of Chinese private hacking contractor I-Soon, as leaked documents show shady [...]

09
Mar
Source: Sam Altman will be reinstated to OpenAI's board of directors, alongside three new directors Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Nicole Seligman, and Fidji Simo (Laura Mandaro/The Information)

Laura Mandaro / The Information: Source: Sam Altman will be reinstated to OpenAI’s board of [...]

08
Mar