Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Edge Plus review: excellent Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance and battery life, a sturdy build, and fast charging, but a curved display hampers usability  —  It’s much closer to being a true flagship competitor, but the Edge Plus 2023 lacks the extra something that it needs to stand up to the category leaders. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: TikTok is testing its chatbot, Tako, in select markets; from the right side of the app, the bot helps users discover new content and ask questions about a video  —  AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman to build Worldcoin, raised a $115M Series C led by Blockchain Capital, aiming to scan everyone’s eyes to create IDs  —  A crypto startup co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has raised new funding to further its mission of providing a digital ID for everyone on the planet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Interviews with 30+ sources detail issues at Tom Siebel’s AI startup C3.ai, causing product delays; the company is on its third name since its founding in 2009  —  The AI hype cycle has birthed innumerable boosters.  An unlikely member of this group is Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Access Now: Pegasus was used in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict to target a government worker, a UN official, and others in 2021 and 2022, the first documented use in a war  —  The Armenia spyware victims include a former Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia (the Ombudsperson) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stan Schroeder / Mashable: OpenAI expands its free ChatGPT app for iOS, which launched in the US last week, to 11 countries, including the UK, Germany, France, and Nigeria  —  The smart chat assistant is at your service in 11 new markets.  —  OpenAI’s ChatGPT app for iOS is available in 11 new markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Binance launches NFT loans, starting with ETH borrowing against “blue-chip” NFTs, such as BAYC, MAYC, and Azuki with an interest rate of 7.91% per annum  —  – Binance has launched NFT loans feature on its NFT marketplace.  — The feature currently supports ETH borrowing against … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Edge Plus review: excellent Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance and battery life, sturdy build, and fast charging, but curved display hampers usability  —  It’s much closer to being a true flagship competitor, but the Edge Plus 2023 lacks the extra something that it needs to stand up to the category leaders. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Fahrenheit, a group of bidders led by Arrington Capital, win an auction to oversee Celsius Network’s assets, including $500M in “liquid cryptocurrency”  —  Failed crypto lender Celsius Network LLC is poised to restart as a new company after Fahrenheit LLC, a group of bidders led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A look at Disney and Comcast’s fight over Hulu; sources say their Hulu valuations differ significantly, they’re in arbitration, and Comcast stopped funding Hulu  —  Parent companies are in final phase of battle marked by legal threats, broken promises and secret arbitration Lees verder op Tech Meme