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DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after suffering a hack involving about $200M; SlowMist: Mixin's cloud provider was compromised (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg) 25-09-2023

Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after suffering a hack involving about $200M; SlowMist: Mixin’s cloud provider was compromised  —  – Compromise in cloud service provider’s database led to breach  — Project expected to give details in a livestream later today Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon to invest up to $4B in Anthropic, with an initial investment of $1.25B for a minority stake in the AI startup, and an option to increase the total to $4B (Financial Times) 25-09-2023

Financial Times: Amazon to invest up to $4B in Anthropic, with an initial investment of $1.25B for a minority stake in the AI startup, and an option to increase the total to $4B  —  Amazon Web Services lures Claude chatbot maker, which was valued at nearly $5bn earlier this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; sources: the proposed three-year contract adds new AI rules, increases streaming residuals, and more (Los Angeles Times) 25-09-2023

Los Angeles Times: The WGA and AMPTP reach a tentative deal to end the strike; sources: the proposed three-year contract adds new AI rules, increases streaming residuals, and more  —  The Writers Guild of America and the major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal that would end a strike that has lasted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple plans to increase its production in India over 5x to ~$40B in the next four to five years, and start making AirPods, on top of iPhones, in 2024 (PTI) 24-09-2023

PTI: Sources: Apple plans to increase its production in India over 5x to ~$40B in the next four to five years, and start making AirPods, on top of iPhones, in 2024  —  iPhone maker Apple has plans to scale up production in India by over five-fold to around $40 billion, or about Rs 3.32 lakh crore … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Q&A with Kevin Systrom about Artifact's Links discovery feature, moderation, the bear case and bull case for Threads, the current state of Instagram, and more (Jody Serrano/The Messenger) 25-09-2023

Jody Serrano / The Messenger: Q&A with Kevin Systrom about Artifact’s Links discovery feature, moderation, the bear case and bull case for Threads, the current state of Instagram, and more  —  Kevin Systrom hopes a fresh jolt of growth to his Artifact app allows it to compete better with the industry’s bigger relics Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Hank Asher, the “father of data fusion” who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies (McKenzie Funk/New York Times) 24-09-2023

McKenzie Funk / New York Times: A profile of Hank Asher, the “father of data fusion” who died in 2013 after initiating a vast shift in privacy norms through his data mining software companies  —  Hank Asher was a drug smuggler with a head for numbers — until he figured out how to turn Americans’ private information into a big business. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple to increase its production in India over 5x to $40B in the next four to five years, and start making AirPods, in addition to iPhones, in 2024 (PTI) 24-09-2023

PTI: Sources: Apple to increase its production in India over 5x to $40B in the next four to five years, and start making AirPods, in addition to iPhones, in 2024  —  iPhone maker Apple has plans to scale up production in India by over five-fold to around $40 billion, or about Rs 3.32 lakh crore … Lees verder op Tech Meme

EV maker Nio launches the Nio Phone in China with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 30+ car-specific features, including automatic parking, starting at ~$890 (Chethan Rao/Android Police) 24-09-2023

Chethan Rao / Android Police: EV maker Nio launches the Nio Phone in China with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 30+ car-specific features, including automatic parking, starting at ~$890  —  – Nio, an electric car manufacturer, has entered the Chinese smartphone market with the Nio Phone, targeting owners of its EVs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Meta plans to release AI chatbots with personalities, internally called Gen AI Personas, across its apps at this week's Connect, to attract young users (Wall Street Journal) 24-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta plans to release AI chatbots with personalities, internally called Gen AI Personas, across its apps at this week’s Connect, to attract young users  —  Facebook parent is developing bots with personalities, including a ‘sassmaster general’ robot that answers questions Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent's long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg) 24-09-2023

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: A look at the role of pro gaming in Tencent’s long-term strategy as China hosts the Hangzhou Asian Games, the first event where esports are eligible for medals  —  – Hundreds of pro players will compete at Hangzhou Asian Games  — Tencent places esports at the heart of its online media empire Lees verder op Tech Meme