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Globes Online: Israel-based payments startup ThetaRay, which uses AI to monitor financial transactions, raised $57M led by Portage Ventures, taking its total funding to $148M  —  The investment will allow ThetaRay to capitalize on significant market demand as banks and fintech companies look to replace legacy tools … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft rolls out a new Xbox dashboard that lets users stream Xbox gameplay to anyone on Discord one-way, a new way to report Xbox audio clips, and more  —  Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox dashboard for September that includes the ability to stream your Xbox gameplay to Discord friends … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Tokyo- and Atlanta-based Mujin, which sells AI tools for industrial automation, raised an $85M Series C led by SBI Investment, taking its total funding to $150M  —  An increasing number of companies are looking to automate as a shortage of skilled workers is expected to take a toll on manufacturers through 2030. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Dutch chipmaker NXP alerts customers to a July 11 breach involving their personal data, discovered on July 14; NXP declines to say how many had been impacted  —  Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has alerted customers to a data breach involving their personal information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Intel and Tower Semiconductor say the Israeli contract chipmaker plans to invest $300M in Intel’s New Mexico factory, after their $5.4B deal collapsed in August  —  Intel (INTC.O) will offer foundry services to Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA) in a new deal that will see the Israeli contract … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: TikTok opens its first European data center, in Ireland, after announcing the project in August 2020, and plans to complete data migration by Q4 2024  —  It has been a long time coming, but TikTok says that its first European data center is finally operational — partially, at least … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Mujin, which develops AI software for industrial automation, raised a $85M Series C led by SBI Investment, bringing its total funding to $150M  —  An increasing number of companies are looking to automate as a shortage of skilled workers is expected to take a toll on manufacturers through 2030. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Antenna: MLS Season Pass had 110K US signups on July 21, the day of Messi’s first MLS match, up from 6,143 on July 20; July was TV+’s best signup month in 2023  —  Soccer superstar attracts over 110,000 sign-ups to MLS Season Pass on day of first game  —  Soccer superstar Lionel Messi helped drive a surge in U.S. subscriptions to Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carly Page / TechCrunch: Dutch chipmaker NXP alerts customers to a breach involving their personal data, discovered on July 14; NXP declines to say how many customers had been impacted  —  Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has alerted customers to a data breach involving their personal information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Visa expands its USDC stablecoin settlements to Solana, partnering with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilots, and has already moved millions of USDC via VisaNet  —  – Visa expanded its USDC stablecoin settlement capabilities to Solana, forming partnerships with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilot programs. Lees verder op Tech Meme