Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filings: BlackRock has cut valuation of India’s most valuable startup Byju’s from $22B to $11.5B and Invesco cut Swiggy’s valuation from $10.7B to ~$8B  —  Some of the biggest Indian startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeffrey Rousseau / GamesIndustry.biz: Roblox will now hide advertisements from users 13 and younger, nearly a year after nonprofit Truth in Advertising filed an FTC complaint against it  —  Changes come nearly a year after advertising watchdog filed an FTC complaint over company’s ad policies  —  Roblox will now hide advertisements … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mimi Billing / Sifted: Copenhagen-based Agreena, whose AI monitors satellite images to let farmers earn carbon credits, raised a €46M Series B led by HV, after a €20M Series A in 2022  —  The startup helps European farmers reduce carbon emissions and trade in carbon credits Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: China plans to conduct a cybersecurity review of memory chips sold in the country by US manufacturer Micron, citing supply chain and national security risks  —  China’s cyberspace regulator will conduct a cybersecurity review on products sold in China by U.S. memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

BuzzFeed News: The NYT, LAT, and WaPo won’t buy Twitter Blue; NYT, LAT, BuzzFeed, and Politico won’t reimburse reporters for Blue, but Semafor and other small outlets plan to  —  BuzzFeed isn’t ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense.  —  Pranav Dixit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: India is looking for spyware alternatives to Pegasus to avoid the “PR problem” associated with the NSO Group, seeking to spend between ~$16M and $120M  —  Modi government seeks alternatives to software made by NSO Group following snooping scandals around the world Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Japan plans to restrict exports of 23 types of chip manufacturing equipment starting in July 2023, amid a US push to curb China’s ability to make advanced chips  —  Japan’s government on Friday said it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Twitter: Twitter launches its Verified Organizations program, which lets companies get a verified checkmark for $1,000/month and their affiliate accounts for $50/month Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Fischer / Axios: Email: White House will not pay for Twitter Blue for its staff; WH, POTUS, and some top officials will likely continue to be verified with a gray checkmark  —  The White House will not pay to have its staff’s official Twitter profiles continue to be verified, according to guidance issued to staffers via an email obtained by Axios. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mimi Billing / Sifted: Agreena, which uses AI-based monitoring by satellite imagery to let farmers earn carbon credits, raised a €46M Series B, after a €20M Series A in 2022  —  The startup helps European farmers reduce carbon emissions and trade in carbon credits  —  While fingers are being pointed … Lees verder op Tech Meme