Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida says cloud gaming has many technical difficulties and the company could utilize its AI agent GT Sophy to enhance cloud gaming  —  Kenichiro Yoshida says ‘technical difficulties’ with streaming games still persist  —  Sony’s chief executive has warned that cloud gaming … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: Seattle-based Hubble Network, which aims to build a global satellite network that any Bluetooth-enabled sensor or device can connect to, raised a $20M Series A  —  Bluetooth-enabled devices are ubiquitous, but how those devices are used is constrained by the relatively short range provided by Bluetooth technology. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google is aware of a “very small” number of Pixel Watch 2 users reporting their watch’s backplate falling off and is working to find the cause and fix the issue  —  Several users report the back of the Pixel Watch just falls off after a short time.  —  UPDATE: GOOGLE STATEMENT Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michelle Caffrey / EdWeek Market Brief: Swing Education, an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers, raised a $38M Series C, bringing its total funding to $60.8M  —  Swing Education raised $38 million in a Series C round aimed at helping the company, which connects schools with substitute teachers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A look at Berlin-based Rocket Internet, as founder Oliver Samwer transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive tech VCs into a more conservative investment house  —  Oliver Samwer quietly transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive VC firms into a more conservative investment house Lees verder op Tech Meme

Agence France-Presse: Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators  —  A Kenyan court on Friday ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of scores of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook’s parent company Meta and directed the social media giant to provide counselling to the employees. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google Wallet rolls out support for US state IDs, starting with Maryland, and plans to add IDs from Arizona, Colorado, and Georgia in the coming months  —  The state-by-state rollout is still a huge mess, but Android is ready, at least.  —  Google Wallet on Android is finally getting ready … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: AI researchers say ChatGPT and rival chatbots are significantly less capable in languages other than English, exacerbating the bias against non-English speakers  —  AI chatbots are less fluent in languages other than English, threatening to amplify existing bias in global commerce and innovation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Isidore / CNN: The CFPB warns users of payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and Apple Cash that their money could be at risk as FDIC insurance does not cover the apps  —  New York CNN —  —  Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: Sources: Zume, which used robots to automate pizza making, shuts down and is undergoing liquidation; the startup had raised $445M, including $375M from SoftBank  —  Zume, which raised $375 million from SoftBank to automate pizza-making with robots before switching to developing sustainable packaging, has shut down. Lees verder op Tech Meme