Tech Meme

Niamh Rowe / Wired: Some companies providing Microsoft, Google, and others with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content  —  Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Ye / Reuters: Lenovo reports Q2 revenue down 16% YoY to $14.4B, meeting estimates but marking the fifth straight quarterly sales decline, and net income down 60% YoY to $249M  —  China’s Lenovo Group Ltd (0992.HK) on Thursday posted a 16% fall in revenue for the three months through September … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google News plans to end support for paid magazines starting on December 18 and says users will be able to export copies of paid magazines before the shutdown  —  A lesser known feature of the Google News app (and the website) is its ability to show digital copies of magazines … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julia Love / Bloomberg: Human smugglers are using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and WhatsApp to recruit a new generation of coyotes to transport migrants from Mexico to the US  —  Cartel-backed networks are using Snapchat, TikTok and other apps to entice drivers into transporting migrants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Paxos to issue new USD-backed stablecoin in Singapore  — Paxos has created a Singaporean entity for launching a new USD-backed stablecoin in the country.  — Paxos Digital Singapore Pte.  Ltd. received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: Paxos and StraitsX get in-principle approvals from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to issue USD-backed stablecoins  —  – City-state issues in-principle licenses to stablecoin firms  — Japan and Hong Kong also aim to attract such businesses  —  Singapore awarded a batch … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takashi Kawakami / Nikkei Asia: IDC: China-based Transsion, the largest smartphone manufacturer by sales in Africa, shipped 26M smartphones in Q3 2023, up 35% YoY, for a 8.6% global share  —  Leading brand in Africa, Pakistan and Bangladesh thrives on local needs  —  Transsion’s brands include Techno, itel and Infinix. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Niamh Rowe / Wired: Companies that provide Microsoft, Google, and others with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content  —  Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: GitGuardian: nearly 3K of the 450K projects submitted to PyPI exposed at least one credential in code, like API keys, including some from “very large companies”  —  Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Knight / Wired: YouTube will let some Shorts creators test Dream Track, a new AI tool that can generate and remix music in the styles of seven different artists, including Sia  —  YouTube creators will get to test a new AI tool that generates and remixes music in the style of several famous musicians, including Sia, Demi Lovato, and T-Pain. Lees verder op Tech Meme