Tech Meme

Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal: Labor consultants say US companies, responding to labor shortages and rising wages, are outsourcing jobs overseas, expanding on pandemic remote work policies  —  Companies respond to labor shortages and rising wages by moving some positions abroad, labor consultants say Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other services to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs  —  Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material  —  Universal Music Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ezra Klein / New York Times: Q&A with Alondra Nelson, former deputy director of Biden’s OSTP who spearheaded the White House’s AI Bill of Rights effort, on the AI policy challenge and more  —  I’m Ezra Klein.  This is “The Ezra Klein Show.”  —  [MUSIC PLAYING]  —  It would be easy, listening to the discourse about A.I. … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Raspberry Pi raised an undisclosed amount from Sony Semiconductor Solutions at a $500M valuation, the same valuation as its $45M raise in 2021, to work on AI  —  – Raspberry Pi has received fresh investment from Sony’s semiconductor unit, in a deal that will let users and developers make visual sensory applications using its AI chips. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Knibbs / Wired: A profile of Andy Hunter and his ecommerce platform Bookshop.org, which helps indie booksellers set up a digital storefront instead of selling through Amazon  —  Andy Hunter’s ecommerce platform was a pandemic hit.  Now he’s on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other platforms to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs  —  Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material  —  Universal Music Group … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael D McDonald / Bloomberg: Despite bitcoin rallying to over $30K, El Salvador’s total holdings of 2,546 bitcoin, acquired for around $108M, are worth just $77M  —  Bitcoin may be at a nine-month high, but El Salvador’s total holdings are still worth 29% less than what the government paid for the world’s largest digital currency. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: a16z, Tiger Global, IVP, and other VCs are touring Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar to build ties with sovereign wealth funds during the funding crunch  —  Liquidity crunch leads investors such as Andreessen Horowitz to sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE Lees verder op Tech Meme

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk said Twitter is roughly breaking even, the company will tweak the state-affiliated media tag, most advertisers are back, and more  —  The Twitter CEO provided a six month update on his takeover in a live interview with BBC.  —  SAN FRANCISCO … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A US jury finds the former CEO, CFO, and president of digital pharma ad firm Outcome Health guilty of running a ~$1B scheme that defrauded clients and investors  —  Verdict caps fall of startup’s executive team led by Rishi Shah, who could face years in prison Lees verder op Tech Meme