Tech Meme

Kevin Collier / NBC News: The New York MTA says it has used AI-powered surveillance software at seven subway stations in May to track fare evaders, plans to expand to ~12 more this year  —  An MTA spokesperson said the software doesn’t flag fare evaders to New York police but declined to comment on whether that policy could change. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rich Stanton / PC Gamer: Troy Hunt: the sensitive info of almost 4,000 Roblox Developer Conference attendees from 2017 to 2020 was leaked in 2021; Roblox disclosed the leak this week  —  This may cost the company a few Robux.  —  The major gaming platform Roblox has suffered a major data breach … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Amazon settles with the US DOJ and the FTC for $25M over not complying with parents’ requests to delete their kids’ Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data  —  The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million fine … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Letter: the US SEC subpoenaed Bolt and sent a notice to former CEO Ryan Breslow in 2022 over their past misleading statements to current and potential investors  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed e-commerce software startup Bolt and sent a notice to co-founder … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Telegram launches Stories, initially for its Premium subscribers, letting users control who can see their stories and how long they last before disappearing  —  You can display them forever or make them disappear at various times up to 48 hours.  —  Telegram’s new Stories feature is here as promised … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Tiger Global, Peak XV, and other investors ask India to reconsider its new 28% online gaming tax that they say would lead to a $2.5B write-off and 1M jobs lost  —  Tiger Global, DST Global, Peak XV, Steadview Capital, and Kotak Private Equity are among global and Indian investors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charmaine Jacob / CNBC: Canalys: after three quarters of decline, smartphone shipments in India have stabilized with 36.1M units in Q2 2023, down 1% YoY; Samsung led with an 18% share  —  – India’s smartphone market stabilized in the second quarter with 36.1 million units shipped, according to a report by Canalys. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Tokar / Wall Street Journal: The US DOJ merges its crypto enforcement team, formed in 2021, into the department investigating computer-related crimes, giving crypto crimes more resources  —  The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will become a permanent fixture of a section of the agency that investigates computer-related crimes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources: the US SEC subpoenaed Bolt and sent a notice to former CEO Ryan Breslow last year over past misleading statements to current and potential investors  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed e-commerce software startup Bolt and sent a notice to co-founder and former CEO Ryan Breslow … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ash Parrish / The Verge: Activision Blizzard lays off ~50 esports employees and asks Overwatch League teams to vote on an updated operating agreement, and to decide the league’s future  —  Amid layoffs in the Activision Blizzard esports department, Overwatch League franchise owners will vote on whether to continue the league in its current format. Lees verder op Tech Meme