Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The US SEC sues Bittrex and its ex-CEO for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange, claiming tokens like Algorand and Omise Go are securities  —  The agency said Bittrex failed to register as an exchange, broker or clearing agency.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: Documents detail hundreds of probes by ICE into alleged database misuse by employees, ranging from harassment and stalking to passing information to criminals  —  Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitter says it will show labels on tweets that have limited visibility for potentially violating its hateful conduct policy  —  Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules.  The company occasionally restricts tweets that violate … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CTech: Sources: Tel Aviv-based QuaDream is closing after Microsoft and Citizen Lab showed last week how its spyware was used to hack reporters, politicians, and others  —  It was reported last week that the Israeli firm’s hacking tools have been used against journalists, opposition figures … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Source: Apple’s revenue in India hit a record almost $6B in FY 2022, up nearly 50% YoY from $4.1B; Tim Cook is inaugurating India’s first Apple stores this week  —  Apple Inc.’s sales in India hit a new high of almost $6 billion in the year through March, highlighting the market’s increasing importance … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal  —  The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out.  —  Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Savage / BBC: Heart On My Sleeve, a song created using AI trained on the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists’ permission, goes viral on social media  —  A song that uses Artificial Intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral on social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian Johnston / Financial Times: As Palantir vies for a £480M contract to build a “federated data platform” for the UK’s NHS, experts say the company’s Foundry tool is costly and hard to use  —  Internal opposition voiced over US company’s bid for lucrative expansion within British health service Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal  —  The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out.  —  Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian Johnston / Financial Times: As Palantir vies for a £480M contract to build a “federated data platform” for the UK’s NHS, experts say the company’s Foundry tool is costly and hard to use  —  Internal opposition voiced over US company’s bid for lucrative expansion within British health service Lees verder op Tech Meme