Tech Meme

Samuel Agini / Financial Times: The UK’s Gambling Commission plans to take fantasy football startup Sorare to court next week over charges of providing unlicensed gambling facilities to users  —  UK betting regulator says it is taking Paris-based Sorare to court next week in rare use of its powers Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by year-end, as Intel tries to stabilize its ailing business  —  Chipmaker is seeking ways to shore up its business although potential takeover approaches could complicate talks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Rooney / CNBC: In an email to OpenAI’s investors, CFO Sarah Friar says the company’s current funding round was oversubscribed and is set to close next week  —  OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar is looking to reassure its investors that the richly valued artificial intelligence startup is still in a strong position … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hayden Field / CNBC: Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there were no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling the information “just not true”  —  At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel’s product group, but not factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn’t for sale  —  – Intel’s rapid decline has spurred takeover speculation  — Arm is interested in product group, not factory operations Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cate Lawrence / Tech.eu: Berlin-based Distribusion, a B2B marketplace connecting ground transportation providers and online travel retailers, raised an $80M Series C led by TQ Ventures  —  Distribusion connects thousands of bus, rail, ferry and public transport providers worldwide to a global network of travel retailers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Starlink crosses 4M customers; it started beta services in October 2020 and hit 1M subscribers in December 2022, 2M in September 2023, and 3M in May 2024  —  SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Kaser / VentureBeat: Discord opens Activities, its ecosystem of apps and games, to all developers, letting them distribute and monetize apps on Discord via its Embedded Apps SDK  —  Discord announced today that it is opening development for Activities, its in-app ecosystem of apps and games, for all creators. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a Hindenburg Research report; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI closed down 12%+  —  Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations  —  Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: Hugging Face surpasses 1M AI model listings for the first time; the platform began as a chatbot app in 2016 before becoming a hub for AI models in 2020  —  Hugging Face cites community-driven customization as fuel for diverse AI model boom.  —  On Thursday, AI hosting platform Hugging Face … Lees verder op Tech Meme