Tech Meme

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: An investigation details a $243M crypto heist in August 2024 in which a social engineering attack targeted a single customer of Gemini’s crypto exchange  —  The parents of a 19-year-old Connecticut honors student accused of taking part in a $243 million cryptocurrency heist in August … 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

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

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

Bloomberg: A profile of FTC Chair Lina Khan, whose term ended in September 2024, as a bipartisan club of tech figures and VCs, including Reid Hoffman, call for her ouster  —  Biden’s FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes and made the donor class crazy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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

Andy Greenberg / Wired: A SCOTUS decision means that the US now legally owns the 69,370 BTC obtained during its Silk Road probe; the ex-IRS agent who seized them is in a Nigerian jail  —  The $4.4 billion in crypto is set to be the largest pile of criminal proceeds ever sold off by the US. 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

Bloomberg: Amazon says Apple TV+ will be available as a $9.99/month subscription add-on in Prime Video Channels later this month in the US, joining 100+ streaming services  —  Apple will begin selling TV+ subscriptions through Prime later this month, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Amazon Prime Video … Lees verder op Tech Meme