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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga / Bloomberg: Sources: Inditex races to fix bugs in Zara’s new anti-shoplifting system, which swaps plastic tags for RFID chips; some staff worry about theft becoming easier  —  – RFID technology is supposed to replace hard security tags  — Global rollout of the new hardware was expected in July Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Enfabrica, which sells “hub and spoke” networking chips to scale Nvidia GPU-based AI data centers, raised a $125M Series B led by Atreides Management  —  Enfabrica, a Silicon Valley chip startup working on networking chips for artificial intelligence data centers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Koebler / 404 Media: As some supposedly “leaked” Harry Styles songs are being sold on Discord, fans and AI-analysis companies struggle to determine if the clips are AI-generated  —  Dozens of unreleased Harry Styles songs have leaked on underground Discords in the last month.  The fandom can’t decide if they’re real or AI-generated. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Meaker / Wired: How Finnish AI startup Metroc, which helps construction companies find projects, uses prison labor paid €1.54/hour to label data, with widespread public support  —  In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rachel Graf / The Information: Sources describe Apollo’s Yahoo turnaround efforts, including layoffs, asset sales, and new partnerships; Yahoo is on pace to generate $7B in 2023 gross revenue  —  When speaking about the company he inherited in September 2021, Jim Lanzone is remarkably blunt. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: A live blog of the US et al v. Google trial, which starts today, as the DOJ prepares to argue the company illegally protected its internet search monopoly  —  Here is the latest on the Google antitrust trial.  Opening statements are underway in a major antitrust case against Google … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Amazon announces a service that lets its 2M merchants deliver inventory directly to physical retail stores and warehouses, rolling out broadly later in 2023  —  – Service brings inventory to stores instead of shoppers’ homes … Amazon on Tuesday announced that the service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kellen Browning / New York Times: Lyft announces Women+ Connect, a feature that helps match female drivers with female passengers; riders can still match with men when no women are available  —  The company said it hoped to improve safety and encourage more female drivers.  —  Lyft said on Tuesday that it was introducing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

VideoCardz.com: Intel announces Thunderbolt 5, offering up to 120 Gbps bandwidth, support for DisplayPort 2.1, USB v4, USB 3 20G, and PCIe Gen4, and up to 240W charging support  —  Thunderbolt 5 offers up to 3x the speed over Thunderbolt 4  —  Intel has revealed its newest iteration of the Thunderbolt technology. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Meaker / Wired: How Finnish AI startup Metroc, which helps construction companies find projects, uses prison labor paid €1.54/hour to label data, with widespread public support  —  In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners. Lees verder op Tech Meme