Tech Meme

Miranda Bryant / The Guardian: Finland passes legislation, which goes into effect August 1, to restrict the use of mobile phones during the school day, following Denmark, France, and Norway  —  Nordic country is latest to act amid evidence of impact on young people, including attention and self-esteem Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: US v. Google: Sundar Pichai says the DOJ’s proposal to share Google search data with rivals amounts to a “de facto” spinoff of Google’s search engine and its IP  —  If Google were required to share both its search data and the information on how it ranks results … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Wikipedia says it will use AI to build new features that “remove technical barriers” for editors, moderators, and patrollers, automate tedious tasks, and more  —  Wikipedia on Wednesday revealed its new AI strategy for the next three years — and it’s not replacing the Wikipedia community … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: US v. Google: Sundar Pichai says he had at least a “couple” of calls with Tim Cook in 2024 about a Gemini deal; Cook said Apple plans to add more AI chatbots  —  Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook had at least a “couple” of phone calls last year where Pichai made the case … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: SEC filing: Intel EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Christoph Schell is resigning “in order to pursue another career opportunity” after joining in February 2022  —  Christoph Schell, Intel’s EVP and chief commercial officer, is leaving the company after a two-year stint, according to a filing with the SEC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Duolingo launches 148 new language courses developed with generative AI, doubling its offerings for non-English speakers within a year, as it aims for 1B+ users  —  On Wednesday, Duolingo signaled that approach is helping to rapidly expand its language-learning courses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Shein is exploring ways to restructure its US business if Trump sticks with punitive tariffs on Chinese imports; the de minimis exemption ends on May 2  —  Fast-fashion company searches for workarounds as Trump’s trade war endangers operations in its most important market Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Grindr rolls out A-List, powered by Claude Sonnet 3.7 and Amazon Bedrock, to curate “meaningful past connections, high-potential matches” and chat summaries  —  The LGBTQ dating brand is rolling out a feature from its product roadmap called “A-List,” an automatically curated list that surfaces … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: AI legal analysis startup Supio, which focuses on personal injury law across 114+ case types, raised $60M led by Sapphire, taking its total funding to $91M  —  Supio, a startup that uses AI to automate data collection and analysis for legal teams, has raised $60 million in a funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: Meta, Spotify, and Match launch the Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience, a lobbying coalition to take on Apple and Google over user age verification  —  App makers Meta Platforms Inc., Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc. are girding for a high-stakes political battle … Lees verder op Tech Meme