TechCrunch: Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity no longer offers its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil, and France, months after a “limited time access” launch  —  Worldcoin is no longer offering its Orb-verification service in India, Brazil and France, just months … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: Privacy campaigners say the UK quietly introduced legislation to let police run facial recognition searches on 50M+ driving license holders without oversight  —  Exclusive: Privacy campaigners say clause in new criminal justice bill will put all UK drivers on ‘permanent police lineup’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Apple’s AI researchers publish papers on using human gaussian splats to generate animated 3D avatars and deploying LLMs on devices with limited memory  —  Apple, a company practically synonymous with technological innovation, has once again positioned itself at the forefront of the AI revolution. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Leffer / Scientific American: In five experiments, encouraging people to use search engines to evaluate the veracity of fake news posts increased the likelihood of them being rated as true  —  Data voids in search results can lead down rabbit holes that bolster belief in fake news  —  Politics Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Sources: Anthropic is in talks to raise $750M led by Menlo Ventures at a $15B valuation, tripling from spring 2023; its final valuation may top $18B  —  Anthropic is in talks to raise $750 million in a venture round led by Menlo Ventures that values the two-year-old artificial intelligence startup … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kamya Pandey / MediaNama: India’s lower house of parliament passes the 2023 Telecommunication Bill, despite a lack of clarity on whether online services will fall under the bill’s scope  —  Despite questions from several Members of the Parliament, Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw did not provide … Lees verder op Tech Meme