Andy Baio / Waxy.org: A developer says Twitter appears to be DDoSing itself via a Twitter web app JavaScript bug, which could be tied to Elon Musk’s emergency blocks and rate limits  —  For the last two days, Elon Musk has claimed that Twitter is under attack from “several hundred organizations” who were conducting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: The moderators of r/IAmA say they won’t solicit and coordinate celebrity AMAs as Reddit “has all the funds they need to hire people” for work done by volunteers  —  The moderators of Reddit’s IAmA community will no longer solicit and coordinate ask me anything (AMA) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: Thousands of performers who signed their voice rights away in perpetuity years ago are now being forced to compete with AI-cloned versions of their voices  —  Performers forced to compete with themselves as companies’ use of technology for cloning prompts calls to update copyright law Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is exploring hearing health and body-temperature features for AirPods, while planning cheaper models and a shift to a USB-C port for the case  —  Apple is working on a slew of changes for its popular AirPods earbuds, seeking to expand its wearables business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bernhard Warner / New York Times: How researchers at Amazon and other companies are making AI-powered devices and bots more conversational by tackling the voice disentanglement issue  —  For Alexa to speak like a Dubliner, Amazon researchers had to crack a problem that’s vexed data scientists for years: voice disentanglement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Poynter: Q&A with Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, on Twitter’s content moderation approach, the whirlwind first two weeks under Elon Musk, and more  —  Yoel Roth explains how moderation rules evolved at Twitter, the fight against harassment and why he no longer drives a Tesla Lees verder op Tech Meme

Trisha Thadani / Washington Post: California regulators plan to decide on July 13 whether to allow 24/7 Waymo and Cruise driverless cabs in San Francisco; city officials fume over having no say  —  To their dismay, local officials have no control over whatever the state decides  —  SAN FRANCISCO — On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon … Lees verder op Tech Meme