Tech Meme

Julia Black / The Information: Sources: Humane set its ~$1K Ai Pin launch for Oct. 14, during the solar eclipse, but moved it to Nov. 9 as reports of Sam Altman and Jony Ive’s device surfaced  —  In late September, a stakeholder in Humane received a humbled message from the startup.  The Information had just broken … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Payments Dive: Payments processor Wex plans to acquire Payzer, which offers field services software to plumbers, roofers, and other contractors, for about $250M  —  The purchase of the field services software business will allow for cross-selling an expanded set of services, CEO Melissa Smith said.  —  Dive Brief: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Source: during an all-hands, Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino referenced ambitions to create XWire, a press release service that would rival Cision’s PR Newswire  —  Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: What to expect from Apple’s “Scary Fast” event on October 30: high-end MacBook Pros with M3 Pro and M3 Max, a new 24-inch iMac with an M3, and USB-C accessories  —  The company is poised to introduce computers with speedier chips.  —  Apple Inc.’s last product unveiling … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: The UN creates a 39-member advisory body of tech executives, government officials, and academics to examine issues in the international governance of AI  —  The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced the creation of a 39-member advisory body to address issues … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Casey Hall / Reuters: Documents: Shein and PDD’s Temu file joint declarations in Chicago and Boston to end their legal fights, asking judges to dismiss the cases “without prejudice”  —  Fierce rivals Shein and PDD Holdings-owned (PDD.O) Temu have applied to end their legal fights with each other in the U.S. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: New Jersey-based Cranium, which sells enterprise AI security and trust tools and spun out of KPMG in April 2023, raised a $25M Series A led by Telstra Ventures  —  Artificial intelligence security and trust software firm Cranium.ai Corp., which was spun off as a separate company from KPMG LLC in April … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Liz Young / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Flexport is in talks to buy the tech of collapsed digital freight startup Convoy, a move that would expand Flexport’s push into the US trucking market  —  The deal would move the digital-focused freight forwarder into the domestic trucking market  —  Flexport is in talks to buy … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Source: Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino referenced ambitions to create a news wire service called XWire, akin to Cision’s PR Newswire, during an all-hands  —  Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors while pursuing new business lines in video and hiring. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Counterpoint Research: Chinese smartphone sales fell 3% YoY in Q3 2023; Honor led with 18.3%, Huawei grew the most, up 37% YoY, after the Mate 60’s launch, and Apple dropped 10% YoY  —  – In Q3 2023, smartphone sales in China declined 3% YoY in a sign the market could be closer to bottoming out. Lees verder op Tech Meme