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Italy's privacy regulator temporarily bans ChatGPT and probes OpenAI, claiming the company has no legal basis for “mass collection and storage of personal data” (Clothilde Goujard/Politico) 31-03-2023

Clothilde Goujard / Politico: Italy’s privacy regulator temporarily bans ChatGPT and probes OpenAI, claiming the company has no legal basis for “mass collection and storage of personal data”  —  The Italian privacy regulator Friday ordered a ban on ChatGPT over alleged privacy violations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filings: BlackRock has cut valuation of India's most valuable startup Byju's from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy's valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 31-03-2023

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filings: BlackRock has cut valuation of India’s most valuable startup Byju’s from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy’s valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B  —  Some of the biggest Indian startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Twitter open sources a portion of its code on GitHub, including its algorithm for recommending tweets in For You but excluding its ad recommendation algorithm (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 31-03-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Twitter open sources a portion of its code on GitHub, including its algorithm for recommending tweets in For You but excluding its ad recommendation algorithm  —  As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code, including the algorithm it uses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

GM's upcoming EVs won't support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of a system developed with Google, to help capture more data and subscription launches (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) 31-03-2023

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: GM’s upcoming EVs won’t support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in favor of a system developed with Google, to help capture more data and subscription launches  —  General Motors’ electric future doesn’t include Apple CarPlay or Android Auto.  —  The automaker’s upcoming lineup of electric vehicles … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Roblox will now hide advertisements from users 13 and younger, nearly a year after nonprofit Truth in Advertising filed an FTC complaint against it (Jeffrey Rousseau/GamesIndustry.biz) 31-03-2023

Jeffrey Rousseau / GamesIndustry.biz: Roblox will now hide advertisements from users 13 and younger, nearly a year after nonprofit Truth in Advertising filed an FTC complaint against it  —  Changes come nearly a year after advertising watchdog filed an FTC complaint over company’s ad policies  —  Roblox will now hide advertisements … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Copenhagen-based Agreena, whose AI monitors satellite images to let farmers earn carbon credits, raised a €46M Series B led by HV, after a €20M Series A in 2022 (Mimi Billing/Sifted) 31-03-2023

Mimi Billing / Sifted: Copenhagen-based Agreena, whose AI monitors satellite images to let farmers earn carbon credits, raised a €46M Series B led by HV, after a €20M Series A in 2022  —  The startup helps European farmers reduce carbon emissions and trade in carbon credits Lees verder op Tech Meme

China plans to conduct a cybersecurity review of memory chips sold in the country by US manufacturer Micron, citing supply chain and national security risks (Reuters) 31-03-2023

Reuters: China plans to conduct a cybersecurity review of memory chips sold in the country by US manufacturer Micron, citing supply chain and national security risks  —  China’s cyberspace regulator will conduct a cybersecurity review on products sold in China by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won't buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won't reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to (BuzzFeed News) 31-03-2023

BuzzFeed News: The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won’t buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won’t reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to  —  BuzzFeed isn’t ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense.  —  Pranav Dixit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: India is looking for spyware alternatives to Pegasus to avoid the “PR problem” associated with the NSO Group, seeking to spend between ~$16M and $120M (Financial Times) 31-03-2023

Financial Times: Sources: India is looking for spyware alternatives to Pegasus to avoid the “PR problem” associated with the NSO Group, seeking to spend between ~$16M and $120M  —  Modi government seeks alternatives to software made by NSO Group following snooping scandals around the world Lees verder op Tech Meme

Japan plans to restrict exports of 23 types of chip manufacturing equipment starting in July 2023, amid a US push to curb China's ability to make advanced chips (Reuters) 31-03-2023

Reuters: Japan plans to restrict exports of 23 types of chip manufacturing equipment starting in July 2023, amid a US push to curb China’s ability to make advanced chips  —  Japan’s government on Friday said it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme