Tech Meme

Helen Reid / Reuters: Ecommerce Europe expects 2024 e-commerce turnover in Europe, including the UK, to rise 8% YoY to €958B, the first inflation-adjusted growth year since 2021  —  Recovering consumer confidence has boosted online shopping in Europe this year, industry group Ecommerce Europe said on Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Garmin Fenix 8 review: the $1,000 smartwatch has excellent battery and fitness tracking and an OLED display, but costs $350 more than the Fenix 7 and lacks LTE  —  The Fenix 8 adds smarter features, but they don’t quite make up for the price hike or lack of LTE. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joyu Wang / Wall Street Journal: Taiwan says China detained four employees at Foxconn’s iPhone factory in Zhengzhou and says Foxconn said it didn’t suffer a financial loss tied to their actions  —  Taiwan says investor confidence may be damaged after four Taiwanese are held  —  TAIPEI—Four Taiwanese employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Alphabet’s stock has fallen 15%+ from its $191.18 record high on July 10, as the DOJ seeks a breakup of Google, which experts say will make operational changes  —  – DOJ proposed options for fixes run from ‘milder to spicy hot’  — Company sees ‘unintended’ fallout from ‘radical’ remedies list Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Suki, which makes AI voice assistants for healthcare providers, raised a $70M Series D, source says at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total funding to $165M  —  Suki, a startup that offers to build artificial intelligence (AI) assistants in healthcare, has raised $70 million in a Series D round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Heim / TechCrunch: Paris-based Qantev, which offers an AI-based claim management software for health and life insurance companies, raised a €30M Series B  —  Health and life insurance providers face a rising volume of claims due to chronic disease and aging populations, but their processes lack scalability. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Heinemeier Hansson / HEY: Automattic demanding an 8% cut of WP Engine’s revenue is a wanton violation of open source ideals, and the damage to open source may extend far beyond WordPress  —  Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine’s revenues because they’re not “giving back enough” to WordPress is a wanton violation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Helen Reid / Reuters: Ecommerce Europe expects 2024 e-commerce turnover in Europe, including the UK, to rise 8% YoY to €958B, the first inflation-adjusted growth year since 2021  —  Recovering consumer confidence has boosted online shopping in Europe this year, industry group Ecommerce Europe said on Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: How Google plans to deflect and delay the US breakup threat; a remedies ruling is likely in mid-2025 and legal timelines may let it put off any impact for years  —  Search group claims regulators are overreaching just as foreign and domestic rivals are gaining ground Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Heim / TechCrunch: Paris-based Qantev, which offers an AI-based claim management software for health and life insurance companies, raised a €30M Series B  —  Health and life insurance providers face a rising volume of claims due to chronic disease and aging populations, but their processes lack scalability. Lees verder op Tech Meme