Tech Meme

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: A German data watchdog has been investigating Worldcoin since November 2022 due to concerns over the project processing “sensitive data at a very large scale”  —  A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project since late last year due … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anissa Gardizy / The Information: Sources: Nvidia asks some cloud provider startups for their customers’ names; the company also ensures some upstart cloud providers get early new chip shipments  —  Nvidia plays favorites with its newest, much-sought-after chips for artificial intelligence, steering them to small cloud providers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christian Davies / Financial Times: A look at South Korea’s position in the tech “cold war”, as the country pivots away from China’s economy and prepares to comply with the US-led China chip ban  —  Washington is courting chipmakers and battery manufacturers with large subsidies but demanding they loosen ties with their other major market Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe McDonald / Associated Press: China restricts civilian drone exports, citing Russia’s war in Ukraine and concern about military use; DJI pulled out of Russia and Ukraine in April 2022  —  China imposed restrictions Monday on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war in Ukraine and concern that drones might be converted to military use. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Meta plans to launch a range of AI chatbots dubbed “personas” that exhibit personalities as soon as September, to boost engagement on its platforms  —  Facebook owner seeks to seize on hype for AI while challenging rivals such as OpenAI, Snap and TikTok Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: senior EU and US officials are concerned about China’s accelerated push into the production of older-generation chips made with 28nm equipment or above  —  – China is building more plants than others despite US sanctions  — Officials are worried about impact on domestic chip plans Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Economic Times: A regulatory disclosure shows that Fidelity has halved the valuation of Indian business messaging startup Gupshup to $697M, down from $1.4B in July 2021  —  Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund’s stake in the San Francisco-headquartered startup was valued at nearly $11.09 million as of April 30, 2023, which it successively marked down. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: The BBC launches social.bbc, an “experimental” Mastodon server with posts from a handful of BBC accounts, and says it will try out the server for six months  —  The BBC has launched its own “experimental” Mastodon server, marking one of the first major news outlets to establish an instance on the Twitter alternative. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ray Schultz / MediaPost: DoubleVerify, which offers software for digital media measurement and analytics, agrees to acquire digital ad campaign optimization company Scibids for $125M  —  DoubleVerify is acquiring Scibids, a digital campaign optimization firm.  —  The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at $125 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Sources: Nintendo plans to release a new console in H2 2024, with portable mode, an LCD screen, and a cartridge slot; key partners already have development kits  —  Development kits for Nintendo’s next console are now with key partner studios, with launch planned for next year, sources have told VGC. Lees verder op Tech Meme