Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google releases its relevance and measurement APIs for Privacy Sandbox in general availability, making them available in Chrome without browser flags or trials  —  Google’s Chrome browser is now one important step closer to its goal of phasing out third-party cookies by the end of 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Anthropic debuts a paid tier of its Claude chatbot in the US for $20/month and the UK for £18/month, offering priority in busy times, early features, and more  —  Anthropic, the AI company backed by Google, has launched a paid version of its Claude chatbot in the US and UK. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: An IMF and Financial Stability Board paper warns jurisdictions against blanket crypto bans, recommending targeted restrictions and sound monetary policy instead  —  The global standard-setters also warned stablecoins adopted by multiple jurisdictions “may transmit volatility more abruptly” than other crypto. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Meta expands keyword search on Threads to “most” English- and Spanish-speaking countries, including the US and UK, after a test in Australia and New Zealand  —  Instagram’s Threads is rolling out the ability to search through posts more widely.  In a post on the platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: The lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says it will start investigating and prosecuting hacking crimes that violate existing international law  —  And the first case on the docket may well be Russia’s cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snapchat adds new safety features for minors, including making it harder for strangers to contact teens and removing accounts marketing inappropriate content  —  Snapchat today is announcing a series of new safeguards for its app, aimed at better protecting teen users, similar … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The founders of shuttered AV startup Argo AI launch Stack AV, an autonomous trucking startup, a Pittsburgh official estimates with $1B+ funding from SoftBank  —  – SoftBank said to provide more than $1 billion to Stack AV  — Founders of defunct Argo AI aim to automate long-haul trucking Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google makes its relevance and measurement APIs for Privacy Sandbox generally available, meaning the APIs are now available by default in Chrome  —  Google’s Chrome browser is now one important step closer to its goal of phasing out third-party cookies by the end of 2024. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Anthropic launches a $20 per month version of its Claude chatbot in the US and the UK, offering priority during busy times, early access to features, and more  —  Anthropic, the AI company backed by Google, has launched a paid version of its Claude chatbot in the US and UK. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Forbes: Imbue, formerly Generally Intelligent, which has 10K Nvidia H100 GPUs to train AI agents, raised a $200M Series B at a $1B valuation led by the Astera Institute  —  The startup, one of very few woman-led AI unicorns, has a $1 billion valuation and access to 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs … Lees verder op Tech Meme