Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: DocuSign is working with advisers to explore a sale; DocuSign went public in 2018 and now has a $12B+ market cap; DOCU closes up 12.46%  —  Suitors for the $11 billion company could include private equity and technology firms  —  E-signature company DocuSign is working with advisers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Titcomb / Telegraph: The UK approved Google’s selfie scanning tech to estimate a user’s age, per the Age Check Certification Scheme registry, ahead of Ofcom’s rules for adult sites  —  ‘Facial age estimation’ tool approved as Ofcom attempts to protect children online  —  Google has developed face-scanning technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tyler Pathe / FinTech Futures: Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX acquires the rest of US-based analytics company VettaFi for $848M, taking ownership after buying 22% for $175M in January 2023  —  TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), has taken full ownership of VettaFi having acquired the remaining 78% stake … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Docs: ByteDance used OpenAI API to develop its own LLM, codenamed Project Seed; employees discussed “whitewashing” the evidence through “data desensitization”  —  TikTok’s entrancing “For You” feed made its parent company, ByteDance, an AI leader on the world stage. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Pearson / VICE: Some X users report seeing ads for apps that use AI to “undress” women in photos; TikTok and Meta have started to block search terms related to “nudify” apps  —  A week after TikTok and Meta blocked certain search terms related to so-called “nudify” apps, X has not taken the same measures, Motherboard found. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: iOS 17.2 closes off Flipper Zero devices’ ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones within a 30-foot radius by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests  —  Apple has finally closed off the ability of the Flipper Zero pen-testing tool to flood iPhones with so many popups that the handset would lock up and require a reboot. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: In iOS 17.2, Apple has closed off Flipper Zero devices’ ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests  —  Apple has finally closed off the ability of the Flipper Zero pen-testing tool to flood iPhones with so many popups that the handset would lock up and require a reboot. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at the complex Microsoft-OpenAI alliance structure, which sources say entitles Microsoft to up to 49% of the earnings from OpenAI’s for-profit subsidiary  —  ChatGPT-maker quietly clarifies that tech giant has no equity despite $13bn investment — but is in line to make big profits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central: Microsoft launches its basic Office suite on the Meta Quest store for free, letting all Quests run Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a mixed reality environment  —  Now you can tweak spreadsheets while playing Xbox, all in VR.  —  What you need to know  — Meta Quest users can now use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in VR. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eduardo Baptista / Reuters: China proposes a four-tier, color-coded system for data security incidents; for red and orange warnings, companies must notify the government within 10 minutes  —  China on Friday proposed a four-tier classification to help it respond to data security incidents, highlighting Beijing’s concern … Lees verder op Tech Meme