Financial Times: The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages — Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI tech, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years to counter threats from China and others — Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries Lees verder op Tech Meme
Todd Spangler / Variety: Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, close offices, and take an up to $65M impairment charge in Q3 2023 for cutting some content; ROKU jumps 5%+ — Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Dublin-based Wayflyer, which finances e-commerce startups in exchange for future revenue, raised $1B from Neuberger Berman via an “off-balance sheet program” — Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Horace Dediu / Asymco: An analysis of EU and other data on iOS and Android usage finds Apple’s App Store has $10.40 of Monthly Revenue Per User compared to $1.40 for Google Play — As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both iOS and Android about their economics. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Alan Levin / Bloomberg: UPS and Phoenix Air Unmanned win FAA approval to fly drones beyond the sight of operators, a key step that may eventually enable widespread package delivery — – UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry but the 7800 XT barely outperforms the 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice — It’s hard to get excited about yesterday’s performance at yesterday’s prices. — Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4090. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andy Greenberg / Wired: The Atlantic Council details how a Chinese law from 2021 requiring companies to disclose flaws within two days of discovery helps China’s hacking operations — Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry, but 7800 XT is barely faster than 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice — It’s hard to get excited about yesterday’s performance at yesterday’s prices. — Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4090. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Andy Greenberg / Wired: Atlantic Council: how a Chinese law from 2021 that requires firms disclose flaws within two days of discovery feeds into China’s offensive hacking operations — Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme