Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: The US FTC refers a complaint against Snap to the DOJ, alleging Snapchat’s My AI chatbot poses “risks and harms to young users”; SNAP closed down 5%  —  Snap shares closed down 5% on Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission said it would refer a complaint against the company to the Department of Justice. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: Mira Murati’s AI startup has poached about 10 researchers and engineers, including former OpenAI Head of Special Projects Jonathan Lachman, from rivals  —  It’s a major get for Murati’s mysterious startup, which has also poached engineers and researchers from a number of other prominent AI firms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Trump plans an EO to elevate crypto to a national imperative or priority and create a crypto advisory council to advocate for industry priorities  —  – Executive order expected to create a crypto advisory council  — Trump allies are discussing stopping federal crypto litigation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: The FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn’t properly inform drivers  —  An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission determined that consumers had not been aware that the automaker was providing their driving information to data brokers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matthew Keys / The Desk: Trump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC’s five-person commission  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he intends to nominate Olivia Trusty to fill an upcoming vacancy at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kalley Huang / The Information: Source: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told staff that some of Meta’s changes were “pretty ham-fisted, borderline unintentional” and Meta is planning some corrections  —  Meta Platforms Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth on Tuesday told staff that the company had handled parts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources: Zuckerberg told Stephen Miller that he would do nothing to obstruct Trump’s agenda and blamed Sheryl Sandberg for an inclusivity initiative at Facebook  —  Stephen Miller was the architect of Donald J. Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda in his first term. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple disables notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps in iOS 18.3 beta and makes other changes to summaries, including using italicized text  —  Apple released iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon.  The update includes a handful of changes to the notification summaries feature of Apple Intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft bundles its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions for an extra $3 per month  —  Microsoft is bundling its AI-powered Office features into Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions, but it’s also raising prices as a result. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tonya Riley / Bloomberg Law: FTC finalizes changes to COPPA, including requiring opt-in consent for targeted ads and prohibiting companies from retaining kids’ data indefinitely  —  Search by Topic  —  The Federal Trade Commission will require companies to secure opt-in consent for targeting advertising to children … Lees verder op Tech Meme