Tech Meme

Niket Nishant / Reuters: Instacart raises its proposed IPO price range, seeking to sell 22M shares at $28 to $30 each, up from $26 to $28 each, in the wake of Arm’s successful IPO  —  Grocery delivery app Instacart on Friday raised the proposed price range for its initial public offering, revising its terms to target … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Beam / Wired: A look at the race to build tools to identify AI-generated text and evade detection, such as GPTZero and WorkNinja, which were built by college students  —  And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building tools that identify AI-generated text—and tools to evade detection. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Playtika agrees to acquire Innplay Labs, a mobile game studio in Israel, for an upfront fee of $80M and as much as $300M in total  —  Playtika has agreed to acquire Innplay Labs, a mobile game studio in Israel, for an upfront fee of $80 million and as much as $300 million. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: London-based fintech Hyperjar, which offers digital payments, planning, and personalized rewards platform, raised a $24M Series A  —  London-based fintech, Hyperjar, raises $24 million for expansion.  Known for its digital wallet and personalised rewards, Hyperjar partners with top brands to offer unique discounts and savings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X partners with Au10tix to launch government ID-based account verification for paid users; verification is not yet available in the EU and the UK  —  X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: TSMC has told its suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment, as the chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) has told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters: Apple plans a software update for iPhone 12 in France to address radiation concerns, says “this is related to a specific testing protocol” used by the regulator  —  Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France, in what seemed to offer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victor Tangermann / Futurism: Microsoft’s Start news website published a garbled, seemingly AI-generated obit for former NBA player Brandon Hunter, headlined, “Brandon Hunter useless at 42”  —  “AI should not be writing obituaries.”  —  Former NBA player Brandon Hunter passed away unexpectedly at the young age … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Meta is exploring whether to show ads in WhatsApp and charge a subscription fee to use the app without ads; WhatsApp denies working on such a feature  —  Discussions are at an early stage and include possible subscription fee, say people familiar with the matter Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Victor / The Information: Sources: Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its Gemini AI model, as the company nears a launch of the GPT-4 rival  —  Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its highly anticipated conversational artificial intelligence software … Lees verder op Tech Meme