Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: Microsoft faces a formal EU antitrust investigation next week over tying Teams with Office, after concessions to appease concerns proved insufficient  —  Investigation will centre on claims US tech giant is unfairly linking its videoconferencing app with popular software Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clothilde Goujard / Politico: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting August 4 or face a daily fine of €89,500  —  Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August.  —  3 MINUTES READ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clothilde Goujard / Politico: The Norwegian Data Protection Authority orders Meta to stop showing users personalized ads for three months starting August 4 or face a daily fine of €89,500  —  Meta’s social media platforms will be barred from behavioral advertising in August.  —  3 MINUTES READ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Gabriel Simon / Bloomberg: Brussels-based telecom operator Proximus Group plans to acquire 58% stake in Indian cloud communication service provider Route Mobile for $721M  —  – Proximus to make open offer for further 26% stake in Route  — Route founders to reinvest $336 million in Proximus Unit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Lohr / New York Times: A look at the Artificial Inventor Project, which has filed pro bono test cases in the US and elsewhere seeking patent protection for AI-generated inventions  —  A group of legal experts are pressing patent agencies, courts and policymakers to address the question as generative A.I. seems … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Antenna: June 2023 was Netflix’s best US growth month in years, with a gross ~3.5M signups, 100%+ above its recent averages, amid its password sharing crackdown  —  Netflix just had its best month in years and Disney is looking to sell its TV assets.  What does that mean for the future of Hollywood? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Antenna: June was Netflix’s best month of US growth in years, with a gross total of ~3.5M signups, 100%+ over recent averages, amid a password sharing crackdown  —  Netflix just had its best month in years and Disney is looking to sell its TV assets.  What does that mean for the future of Hollywood? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: Research: Meta’s ban on anti-government “Boogaloo” content initially worked, but after 18 months, in late 2021, the volume had nearly returned to pre-ban levels  —  Members of the loose-knit Boogaloo movement who found each other online joined armed protests against Covid lockdowns. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Sony and Microsoft sign a 10-year Call of Duty on PlayStation deal; in 2022, Microsoft offered to keep “existing Activision console titles on Sony” through 2027  —  Sony has agreed to a 10-year deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Xiaomi shifts to physical retail to boost sales in India after years of big e-commerce bets, in a bid to revive smartphone sales after falling behind Samsung  —  – Xiaomi, one of India’s top phone brands, has lost market share  — Company plans to boost retail-store sales -Xiaomi exec Lees verder op Tech Meme