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Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft ends software support for the original Surface Duo, three years after its launch; the Android smartphone received only two major OS updates  —  On its third birthday, the original Surface Duo is no longer supported by Microsoft.  —  What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Qualcomm says Apple extended its modem deal for three more years, covering “smartphone launches in 2024, 2025, and 2026”; the prior deal was set to end in 2023  —  – Pact between the companies had been scheduled to end this year  — The iPhone maker has been trying to create its own components Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: UK researchers detail Bluebird, a “digital twin” of English airspace to examine AI’s potential role in air traffic control, backed by £15M in government funding  —  Project Bluebird is looking at how artificial intelligence could reduce the environmental impact of aviation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Abrams / The Block: FTX sues cross-chain swap protocol builder LayerZero Labs, seeking to undo a $45M deal made four days before FTX filed for bankruptcy and a $40M cash withdrawal  —  – The FTX estate is suing blockchain infrastructure company LayerZero Labs in an attempt to undo a $45M deal made in the midst of its collapse. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clive Cookson / Financial Times: UK researchers detail Bluebird, a “digital twin” of English airspace to examine AI’s potential role in air traffic control, backed by £15M in government funding  —  Project Bluebird is looking at how artificial intelligence could reduce the environmental impact of aviation Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Filing: Instacart aims to raise up to $616M in its IPO at an up to $7.73B valuation and prices shares at $26 to $28; the listing is expected later this month  —  Instacart is aiming for a valuation of up to $7.73 billion in its initial public offering in New York, the grocery delivery service said on Monday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: How cybercriminals in Turkey teamed up with Russian émigré hackers to steal and sell tens of millions of credit card numbers, passwords, “hot” cookies, and more  —  Émigré hackers fleeing Putin’s military conscription prompts surge in activity involving stolen financial data Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Q&A with Brian Ward, the CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group, on the $4.9B acquisition of Scopely, esports, human rights issues in Saudi Arabia, and more  —  Brian Ward, CEO of Savvy Games Group, has taken the lead in helping Saudi Arabia’s attempt to move beyond its reputation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: How cybercriminals in Turkey teamed up with Russian émigré hackers to steal and sell tens of millions of credit card numbers, passwords, “hot” cookies, and more  —  Émigré hackers fleeing Putin’s military conscription prompts surge in activity involving stolen financial data Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A competition between Wharton MBA students and ChatGPT that judges generating ideas for a new product or service finds that 35 of the top 40 came from ChatGPT  —  We put humans and AI to the test.  The results weren’t even close.  —  How good is AI in generating new ideas? Lees verder op Tech Meme