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Researchers say X removed a feature letting users to report election misinformation, launched in the US, Australia, and South Korea in 2021 and expanded in 2022 (Byron Kaye/Reuters) 27-09-2023

Byron Kaye / Reuters: Researchers say X removed a feature letting users to report election misinformation, launched in the US, Australia, and South Korea in 2021 and expanded in 2022  —  Elon Musk’s X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Binance exits Russia as operating there “is not compatible with Binance's compliance strategy”, and sells the business to CommEX, which launched a day earlier (Bloomberg) 27-09-2023

Bloomberg: Binance exits Russia as operating there “is not compatible with Binance’s compliance strategy”, and sells the business to CommEX, which launched a day earlier  —  – CommEX was launched a day before Binance announced deal  — Perlman says Russia business ‘not compatible’ with compliance Lees verder op Tech Meme

Indonesia plans to ban direct transactions on social media, citing their hit to traditional markets, a blow to TikTok Shop in its first and its largest market (Jofie Yordan/Tech in Asia) 27-09-2023

Jofie Yordan / Tech in Asia: Indonesia plans to ban direct transactions on social media, citing their hit to traditional markets, a blow to TikTok Shop in its first and its largest market  —  President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to ban direct transactions on social media platforms in Indonesia … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Linda Yaccarino reflects on her first 100 days as X's CEO, says the intense public scrutiny is “hard on me”, as sources describe her relationship with Elon Musk (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times) 27-09-2023

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Linda Yaccarino reflects on her first 100 days as X’s CEO, says the intense public scrutiny is “hard on me”, as sources describe her relationship with Elon Musk  —  Can the chief of the company formerly known as Twitter survive Musk’s chaos and win back advertisers? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: dozens of VC firms, including Bain Capital, Lux, Mayfield, and IVP, are working with the US Commerce Department to develop “responsible AI” guidelines (Dan Primack/Axios) 27-09-2023

Dan Primack / Axios: Sources: dozens of VC firms, including Bain Capital, Lux, Mayfield, and IVP, are working with the US Commerce Department to develop “responsible AI” guidelines  —  A group of venture capital firms is working with the U.S. Commerce Department to develop “responsible AI” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Warner Bros. Discovery launches CNN Max in an open beta in the US, offering a 24/7 live news streaming feed and 900 hours of CNN Originals to Max subscribers (Ted Johnson/Deadline) 27-09-2023

Ted Johnson / Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery launches CNN Max in an open beta in the US, offering a 24/7 live news streaming feed and 900 hours of CNN Originals to Max subscribers  —  – Donald Trump Found Liable For Defrauding Banks, New York Judge Rules; Defense Attorney Calls Decision “Miscarriage Of Justice” – Update Lees verder op Tech Meme

Florida-based Lumu, which helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, raised a $30M Series B, of which $6M is debt, led by Forgepoint Capital (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 27-09-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Florida-based Lumu, which helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, raised a $30M Series B, of which $6M is debt, led by Forgepoint Capital  —  Lumu, a startup that helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, today announced that it raised $30 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cloudflare launches tools to help customers build, deploy, and run AI models, like Workers AI, which offers pay-as-you-go GPU access from the company's partners (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 27-09-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Cloudflare launches tools to help customers build, deploy, and run AI models, like Workers AI, which offers pay-as-you-go GPU access from the company’s partners  —  Looking to cash in on the AI craze, Cloudflare, the cloud services provider, is launching a new collection of products … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hands-on with Mercedes-Benz's Drive Pilot, the first and only Level 3 system approved for sale in the US and the EU, available only on Mercedes-mapped freeways (Daniel Golson/The Verge) 27-09-2023

Daniel Golson / The Verge: Hands-on with Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot, the first and only Level 3 system approved for sale in the US and the EU, available only on Mercedes-mapped freeways  —  Drive Pilot is a Level 3 autonomous system, meaning you can take your hands off the wheel and — more notably — your eyes off the road during certain conditions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filing: the US FTC revives its challenge against Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a move which may seek to unwind the deal after it closes (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg) 27-09-2023

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: Filing: the US FTC revives its challenge against Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a move which may seek to unwind the deal after it closes  —  – FTC administrative hearing won’t derail deal from closing  — Companies are likely to win UK regulatory approval for deal Lees verder op Tech Meme