Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: UK-based Fetch.ai, which develops infrastructure to help “build, deploy, and connect smart agents to automate Web3 systems”, raised $40M from DWF Labs  —  AI is riding high on a curve of hype, which means some of the practical questions that might grow louder over time … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Wynn / The Block: The SEC sues shuttered crypto exchange Beaxy and its execs for allegedly not registering and Beaxy Digital’s founder for raising $8M via unregistered token BXY  —  – The SEC brought charges against crypto platform Beaxy on Wednesday for allegedly not registering as an exchange, broker or a clearing agency. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Nansen: Binance saw net outflows of $2.1B on Ethereum from March 20 to March 27, as the exchange raised fees, suffered software issues, and faces a CFTC lawsuit  —  In a tumultuous few days, crypto giant raises fees, suffers software issues and faces regulator lawsuit Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Google plans to launch extreme heat alerts in Search, including telling users when a heat wave is expected to start and end, keeping safe, and tips to stay cool  —  Google is introducing new extreme heat alerts in Search that are designed to surface information to help people stay safe during heat waves … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Delphine Strauss / Financial Times: Goldman Sachs research finds that generative AI could increase annual global GDP by 7% over a 10-year period and automate away 300M full-time jobs globally  —  Technology could boost global GDP by 7% but also risks creating ‘significant disruption’  —  The latest breakthroughs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justin Ling / Wired: Docs: investments in 4chan include $5.6M from owner Hiroyuki Nishimura and his company plus $2.4M from Japanese company Good Smile, which makes toys for Disney  —  Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Paris-based Glopal, which helps e-commerce merchants sell to global customers through localization, logistics, and payments services, raised a €20M Series A  —  The Series A funding round is aimed at helping the Parisian startup expand operations in both Europe and the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Paris-based Glopal, which helps e-commerce merchants sell to global customers through localization, logistics, and payments services, raised a €20M Series A  —  The Series A funding round is aimed at helping the Parisian startup expand operations in both Europe and the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher M. Matthews / Wall Street Journal: Court records and messages from alleged hackers reveal a massive hacking campaign targeting thousands of environmental activists, dating back to at least 2017  —  Charity of Rockefeller heirs among groups targeted by hackers; oil giant not accused of wrongdoing Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers find a flaw in Wi-Fi protocol IEEE 802.11 that could be exploited to inject malicious content into TCP packets and more, impacting routers and OSes  —  Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fundamental security flaw in the design of the IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol standard … Lees verder op Tech Meme