Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A half-marathon in Beijing featured a road race with human runners and 21 Chinese humanoid robots, highlighting both the progress and limitations of such robots  —  A half-marathon in Beijing featured a road race between human runners and 21 robot models—and showed how far robots still are from mimicking people. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Cybersecurity experts say the Trump administration’s removal of security guardrails has given US adversaries more room to operate in the disinformation space  —  America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World: A look at Foxconn’s $2.5B “Project Elephant”, an upcoming factory on the outskirts of Bengaluru, its second-largest factory outside China, creating 40,000 jobs  —  The $2.5 billion “Project Elephant” will be the company’s second-largest factory outside China and create 40,000 jobs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / India Dispatch: India’s top IT firms, TCS, Infosys, and Wipro, are facing their steepest growth slowdown in years amid global economic uncertainty and geopolitical challenges  —  Infosys, TCS and Wipro report disappointing results as Trump tariffs and economic headwinds prompt corporate caution Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fortune: A profile of Bo Hines, a 29-year-old official in the Trump administration who has become the main liaison between the White House and the crypto industry  —  Since his appointment, Bo Hines has become a mini-celebrity in the crypto world—with CEOs, billionaire investors, and lobbyists vying for face time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kentaro Shiozaki / Nikkei Asia: Garment workshops are closing across the “Shein village” in Panyu, China, after the US ended the de minimis exemption; Shein urges suppliers to shift to Vietnam  —  GUANGZHOU — Garment workshops are shuttering across a Guangzhou district dubbed “Shein Village,” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Block: Sources: BOA, principally lobbying through trade associations, is pushing US lawmakers for rules favoring banks over tech companies in stablecoin issuance  —  – Bank of America is lobbying for rules favoring banks over tech firms in stablecoin issuance.  — Circle is positioning itself … Lees verder op Tech Meme

PYMNTS.com: HR management company Paychex acquires Paycor, which provides HR and payroll management software, for $4.1B in an all-cash deal  —  Human capital management (HCM) firm Paychex has announced its acquisition of Paycor HCM, a software company providing HCM, payroll and talent services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma-Victoria Farr / Reuters: PE firm KKR agrees to acquire and take private Frankfurt-listed IT company Datagroup for about €450M in an all-cash deal expected to close in Q3 2025  —  U.S.-based private equity firm KKR (KKR.N) has reached a deal with Frankfurt-listed Datagroup (D6HG.DE) to buy the firm … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Lawler / Axios: API-based background check provider Checkr acquires income and employment verification startup Truework, which had raised $125M+ and was last valued at ~$480M  —  Checkr, an API-based background check provider, is acquiring income and employment verification startup Truework, Checkr CEO Daniel Yanisse tells Axios exclusively. Lees verder op Tech Meme