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Torrent site RARBG, founded in 2008, shuts down and stops its content releases, citing COVID-related health problems, the Russia-Ukraine war, and inflation (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) 31-05-2023

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: Torrent site RARBG, founded in 2008, shuts down and stops its content releases, citing COVID-related health problems, the Russia-Ukraine war, and inflation  —  RARBG, one of the world’s largest torrent sites, has said “farewell” to millions of users.  The site, which was a prominent … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filing: the Ontario Securities Commission opened an investigation on May 10 into Binance attempting to skirt regulations; Binance withdrew from Canada on May 12 (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Filing: the Ontario Securities Commission opened an investigation on May 10 into Binance attempting to skirt regulations; Binance withdrew from Canada on May 12  —  Crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. said it has received an order from one of Canada’s securities regulators to investigate whether … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon Echo Pop review: a $40 bargain, nice design, good sound for its size, and speedy responses, but fewer hardware features and less voice aware than the Dot (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) 31-05-2023

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon Echo Pop review: a $40 bargain, nice design, good sound for its size, and speedy responses, but fewer hardware features and less voice aware than the Dot  —  As the latest entry-level Alexa smart speaker, the $40 Echo Pop packs a lot of value into a small package. Lees verder op Tech Meme

After raising $730M+, UK chip startup Graphcore reported $5M+ in 2021 revenue and a $183M loss; Microsoft, an investor, reportedly declined to use its chips (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: After raising $730M+, UK chip startup Graphcore reported $5M+ in 2021 revenue and a $183M loss; Microsoft, an investor, reportedly declined to use its chips  —  Nvidia is riding the AI wave to absurd heights.  Its UK rival: not so much.  But first…  If your company sells components designed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Garmin launches the $800 Fenix 7 Pro and $900 Epix 2 Pro in 42mm, 47mm, and 51mm sizes, both with an LED flashlight, better heart rate sensor, and improved maps (Victoria Song/The Verge) 31-05-2023

Victoria Song / The Verge: Garmin launches the $800 Fenix 7 Pro and $900 Epix 2 Pro in 42mm, 47mm, and 51mm sizes, both with an LED flashlight, better heart rate sensor, and improved maps  —  Garmin’s joining the Pro bandwagon.  On Wednesday, it’s launching the Epix 2 Pro and Fenix 7 Pro, which both come with a boatload … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road” (Iain Withers/Reuters) 31-05-2023

Iain Withers / Reuters: Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road”  —  British digital bank Monzo marginally narrowed its annual loss in the year to February 2023 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dublin-based payments startup NomuPay, formed from Wirecard and other assets, discloses raising $53.6M to date, ~$15M recently, and plans a “proper raise” soon (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 31-05-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Dublin-based payments startup NomuPay, formed from Wirecard and other assets, discloses raising $53.6M to date, ~$15M recently, and plans a “proper raise” soon  —  We still see regular updates on the calamitous fallout of the 2020 collapse of Wirecard, the now-insolvent fintech … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple touts an Analysis Group study saying App Store ecosystem generated $1.1T in 2022, up 29% YoY, with $910B coming from sales of physical goods and services (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 31-05-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple touts an Analysis Group study saying App Store ecosystem generated $1.1T in 2022, up 29% YoY, with $910B coming from sales of physical goods and services  —  Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference next week, the company is offering an update on its app ecosystem with the release … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eclypsium: a firmware flaw in 271 Gigabyte motherboards could let hackers install malware when the PC restarts; Gigabyte plans a fix, but problems could persist (Andy Greenberg/Wired) 31-05-2023

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Eclypsium: a firmware flaw in 271 Gigabyte motherboards could let hackers install malware when the PC restarts; Gigabyte plans a fix, but problems could persist  —  Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Magic, which offers SDKs to help companies create and maintain bespoke on-chain crypto wallets, raised $52M led by PayPal Ventures at a sub-$500M valuation (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune) 31-05-2023

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Magic, which offers SDKs to help companies create and maintain bespoke on-chain crypto wallets, raised $52M led by PayPal Ventures at a sub-$500M valuation  —  The biggest crypto wallet you’ve never heard of is flourishing.  San Francisco-based Magic announced on Wednesday that it’s raised $52 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme