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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok updates its app for tablets and foldable devices, adding streamlined navigation bars and a landscape mode, as the company seeks to compete with YouTube  —  TikTok has rolled out an update to enhance the app experience for viewers on tablets and foldable devices, the company announced on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Coulter / Reuters: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers warn Biden that EU technology regulations are unfairly targeting US companies and not including many Chinese or EU companies  —  A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written to U.S. President Joe Biden, warning European technology regulation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Game preservationists are digging into a 1.2TB cache of TestFlight data, from roughly 2012 to 2015, found on the Internet Archive, containing a ton of old apps  —  A huge number of old mobile games and apps from TestFlight, which lets developers share in-development versions of their apps … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US SEC sues New Jersey-based Tingo Group, which sells phones to African farmers, for allegedly booking billions in false transactions via two subsidiaries  —  – Allegations against Tingo follow June report by short seller  — CEO Mmobuosi once seen as potential buyer of Sheffield United Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Data analytics company Alteryx agrees to be acquired by private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners, in a deal valued at $4.4B including debt  —  Alteryx (AYX.N) said on Monday it has agreed to be acquired by private-equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Insight Partners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Amazon is negotiating with Diamond Sports Group, the biggest US regional-sports programmer, about an investment and a multiyear streaming partnership  —  E-commerce giant would partner with Diamond on streaming as part of deal under discussion  —  Amazon is in talks to invest … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Filing: VF Corp., which owns Vans, Supreme, JanSport, and The North Face, says a threat actor stole company data and is hurting order fulfillment; VFC drops 7%+  —  VF Corporation, the U.S.-based owner of apparel brands including Vans, Supreme, and The North Face, has confirmed a cyberattack … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Agence France-Presse: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, in jail since August 2023 for allegedly leaking classified documents, uses ElevenLabs’ AI voice clone tool for a campaign speech  —  PTI party uses ‘voice clone’ of imprisoned opposition leader to give impassioned speech in ‘virtual rally’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: After OpenAI Head of Trust & Safety Dave Willner’s exit in July 2023, OpenAI has broken up the team, whose vetting procedures some developers said took too long  —  OpenAI has overhauled how it handles the task of rooting out disinformation and offensive content from ChatGPT and its other products … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register: The US DOT fines Southwest Airlines $140M, in addition to customer refunds, for the December 2022 meltdown caused by its antiquated flight scheduling software  —  Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits  —  The US Department of Transportation has … Lees verder op Tech Meme