Tech Meme

Tim Wu / The Atlantic: Despite broad support by the US public and lawmakers for child internet laws, Congress has done nothing, even after holding 39 hearings on the topic since 2017  —  Americans are broadly united in support of laws to make the internet safer for kids.  So why doesn’t Congress act? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Ahead of the UK’s AI summit, Chinese scientists warn of AI’s “existential risk to humanity”; the UK says the next AI Summit will be held in South Korea  —  Attendees of Bletchley Park gathering convened by UK premier Rishi Sunak warn of ‘existential risk to humanity’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Finland-based Wirepas, which is building mesh IoT networks, raised $22M led by Highland Europe, a source says at a $100M-$200M valuation, and claims 160 clients  —  Wirepas, a startup out of Finland that is building out an Internet of Things business based on a novel approach … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at Apple’s ambition to revolutionize health care: some breakthroughs marred by philosophical disagreements, a culture of conservatism, and tech realities  —  The company is working on big things, but employees disagree over whether they should be serving people who are healthy or sick. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post: After three hours of oral arguments, SCOTUS found no consensus on whether public officials can block social media critics, part of two First Amendment cases  —  The Supreme Court will decide several cases this term that impact the future of free speech on social media platforms Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: A look back at testimony from Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh and SBF’s counterclaims, as the jury prepares to deliberate over who told the truth  —  Former crypto tycoon will soon learn whether he was able to successfully counter his former colleagues’ testimony  —  Four people were in the room. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Ahead of the UK’s AI summit, Chinese scientists warn of AI’s “existential risk”; sources say the UK plans to announce South Korea as the Summit’s host in 2024  —  Attendees of Bletchley Park gathering convened by UK premier Rishi Sunak warn of ‘existential risk to humanity’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sultan Quadri / Rest of World: Data: African startups raised only $1.3B in the first nine months of 2023, below the $3.3B and $2.9B raised over the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively  —  As funding to Africa’s once fast-growing startup ecosystem dries up, industry insiders are worried that the ecosystem is unprepared. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google and Match Group say they have reached a settlement in an app store antitrust case, letting Match implement third-party billing options by March 31, 2024  —  Google and Match announced today they’ve reached a settlement in the antitrust battle Match waged against the tech giant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage users with ad blockers to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, after a “small experiment” earlier in 2023  —  YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers.  The platform has “launched a global effort” … Lees verder op Tech Meme