Ethan Millman / Rolling Stone: 100+ artists including Tom Morello call for a facial recognition ban at live events and pledge to boycott venues using the tech, citing privacy and bias risks  —  The artists are among 100 other performers and venues calling for the ban of facial recognition technology at live events Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: AWS is investing $100M in a new program to help companies, including Highspot and Twilio, build generative AI products by connecting them with AWS AI experts  —  – Amazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s allocating $100 million for a center to help companies use generative artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: In a private email, PlayStation chief Jim Ryan said the Microsoft-Activision deal wasn’t about Xbox exclusives, countering Sony’s public arguments and filings  —  We’re only minutes into the FTC v. Microsoft hearing, and we’ve already had a bombshell revelation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Romero / 9to5Google: YouTube updates its policy for fan channels, requiring them to make it obvious in their name or handle that they’re fan accounts, effective August 21, 2023  —  Fan Channels that have a little too much in common with other accounts are going to be subject to YouTube’s updated policies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: AWS is investing $100M in a new program to help companies use generative AI by connecting them with AI experts, with Highspot and Twilio among its first clients  —  – Amazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s allocating $100 million for a center to help companies use generative artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme