Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Coinbase plans to open Base, its layer-2 blockchain built on Optimism’s OP Stack, to the public on August 9 and launches an Ethereum bridge  —  – Coinbase released a bridge between its Base network and Ethereum.  — The public launch of Base is set for August 9, making it accessible to everyone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

GPU Utils: An in-depth look at GPU supply and demand, particularly Nvidia H100s, how a reliance on TSMC causes bottlenecks, H100 clients, Nvidia’s allocations, and more  —  Introduction  —  As of August 2023, it seems AI might be bottlenecked by the supply of GPUs. … Is There Really A Bottleneck? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Endor Labs, which offers code and pipeline governance tools, raised a $70M Series A led by Lightspeed, just 10 months after launching  —  Code and pipeline governance startup Endor Labs Inc. said today it has closed on a big funding round, reeling in $70 million in an early-stage round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Claire Moses / New York Times: As Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, owners of its $2,000+ bikes worry over replacing proprietary parts and losing important app-enabled bike functions  —  VanMoof’s sleek electric bikes attracted fans, but the Dutch company’s demise has left owners unable to get repairs and worried that app-enabled functions may stop working. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Hong Kong grants its first crypto license under its new rules to HashKey Exchange, legalizing retail trading as officials seek to foster a global crypto hub  —  – Hong Kong is seeking to develop a digital-asset center  — City’s pivot has received a guarded welcome from firms Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / AnandTech: Intel files an application to significantly expand its Oregon campus, currently home to 22K workers, slated to begin as soon as 2025; the last upgrade cost $3B  —  Intel has filed a permit application that outlines significant expansion plans for its campus near Hillsboro, Oregon. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shubham Kalia / Reuters: France’s AFP sues X in Paris, saying the company refused to discuss potential content distribution payments under a 2019 law; Elon Musk calls the move “bizarre”  —  said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit in Paris against Elon Musk’s X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Parth M.N. / Wired: India cutting off internet in Manipur state on May 4 after ethnic conflict broke out did not quell the violence and provided cover for murders, rapes, and arson  —  Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: How some people use “date-me docs”, online documents akin to newspaper personal ads, to look for more meaningful connections than those found in dating apps  —  Writers of the online text profiles, which can read like 1,000-word versions of the personal ads of yore … Lees verder op Tech Meme

TechCrunch: India restricts the import of laptops, tablets, PCs, and servers with immediate effect; analysts say the move seems designed to boost local tech manufacturing  —  India restricted import of laptops, tablets, other personal computers and servers with immediate effect on Thursday … Lees verder op Tech Meme