Tyler Pathe / FinTech Futures: Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX acquires the rest of US-based analytics company VettaFi for $848M, taking ownership after buying 22% for $175M in January 2023  —  TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), has taken full ownership of VettaFi having acquired the remaining 78% stake … Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Titcomb / Telegraph: The UK approved Google’s selfie scanning tech to estimate a user’s age, per the Age Check Certification Scheme registry, ahead of Ofcom’s rules for adult sites  —  ‘Facial age estimation’ tool approved as Ofcom attempts to protect children online  —  Google has developed face-scanning technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: iOS 17.2 closes off Flipper Zero devices’ ability to carry out DoS attacks on iPhones within a 30-foot radius by continuously sending Bluetooth pairing requests  —  Apple has finally closed off the ability of the Flipper Zero pen-testing tool to flood iPhones with so many popups that the handset would lock up and require a reboot. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Pearson / VICE: Some X users report seeing ads for apps that use AI to “undress” women in photos; TikTok and Meta have started to block search terms related to “nudify” apps  —  A week after TikTok and Meta blocked certain search terms related to so-called “nudify” apps, X has not taken the same measures, Motherboard found. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Docs: ByteDance used OpenAI API to develop its own LLM, codenamed Project Seed; employees discussed “whitewashing” the evidence through “data desensitization”  —  TikTok’s entrancing “For You” feed made its parent company, ByteDance, an AI leader on the world stage. Lees verder op Tech Meme