Tech Meme

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple will pay up to 10% more per play in Apple Music royalties for tracks where a Spatial Audio version is available, starting with January’s payouts  —  Apple Music is now encouraging artists with a financial incentive to make their music available in Spatial Audio, which offers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

NBC News: Following complaints and a recording, New Hampshire’s AG probes fake Joe Biden robocalls, apparently artificially generated, that tell Democrats not to vote  —  The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president’s voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ariel Zilber / New York Post: Some current and former employees publicly blast Google, criticizing its lack of “visionary” leaders, choice not to deliver layoff news face-to-face, and more  —  Angry Googlers are finished being nice.  —  Current and former employees of the tech behemoth took to LinkedIn … Lees verder op Tech Meme

NBC News: Following complaints and shared audio, New Hampshire’s AG probes fake Joe Biden robocalls, apparently artificially generated, telling Democrats not to vote  —  The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president’s voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple releases iOS 17.3, which adds a Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple Music collaborative playlists, support for streaming to more hotel TVs, and more  —  iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that’s supposed to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone and quickly taking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

NBC News: New Hampshire’s AG is investigating fake robocalls using an impersonation of Biden, apparently artificially generated, telling Democrats to not vote on Tuesday  —  The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president’s voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple releases iOS 17.3, which adds the Stolen Device Protection feature, collaborative playlists in Apple Music, and more  —  iOS 17.3 is out, and it comes with a new security feature that’s supposed to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone and quickly taking over access to anything stored … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julia Love / Bloomberg: Source: Alphabet’s moonshot X lab is restructuring to make it easier to spin out projects as startups; sources say the unit is laying off dozens of employees  —  – X is the brainchild of Google founders Brin and Page  — Google’s job cuts are part of a broader cost-efficiency push Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian Allison / CoinDesk: Sources: FTX sold 22M Grayscale Bitcoin Trust shares, worth nearly $1B, explaining the outflows after the US SEC approved 11 ETFs and BTC’s price tumbling since  —  BTC’s price has fallen since bitcoin ETFs were approved.  In theory, now that FTX is done selling its substantial holdings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple sold an estimated 160K to 180K Vision Pro units during the first pre-order weekend; unchanged shipping times after 48 hours suggest demand has tapered off  —  Conclusion: The immediate sold-out when pre-orders opened confirms earlier predictions.  However, the inability to sustain … Lees verder op Tech Meme