Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Revolut is spinning out its €8.5B wealth management offering into a standalone app and plans to launch it in European Economic Area countries by the end of 2024  —  – Firm spinning out $9.5 billion wealth assets with new platform  — Fintech seeking to tap customers beyond its main banking app Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Kuhn / The Block: Celestia Foundation, which is behind the Celestia modular blockchain network, raised a $100M round led by Bain Capital Crypto, taking its total raised to $155M  —  – The organization behind the modular blockchain network has raised $100 million in a round led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing its total financing to $155 million. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: US intelligence officials say Russia, Iran, and China are using AI tools to boost US election influence efforts, with Russia’s efforts being the most aggressive  —  American intelligence officials say Moscow’s efforts, aimed mostly at undermining Harris, are the most aggressive. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg: The US House approves a bill exempting some chipmaking projects from federal permitting requirements after Senate approval in 2023, sending it to Biden’s desk  —  – Bill would limit NEPA requirements for projects by Intel, TSMC  — Republicans had killed earlier attempts at chips carve-out Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Ingram / NBC News: TikTok permanently removes accounts associated with the parent organizations of Russian state media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing “covert influence operations”  —  Social media rivals Meta and YouTube have announced similar suspensions of Russian state media accounts this month. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cade Metz / New York Times: Harmonic, a startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev that aims to build AI better at math than humans, raised a $75M Series A at a $325M valuation  —  Chatbots like ChatGPT get stuff wrong.  But researchers are building new A.I. systems that can verify their own math — and maybe more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: California Governor Gavin Newsom signs the Phone-Free Schools Act, which will require schools to restrict cellphone use during school hours by July 1, 2026  —  Calls for crackdowns have mounted with reports of cyberbullying and studies indicating that smartphones are harmful to children’s mental health. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: Apple says Apple Intelligence will require 4GB of storage on compatible iPhones, and the storage requirement “will increase as more features roll out”  —  Apple Intelligence is releasing soon as part of iOS 18.1.  When it does, you may need to free up some additional storage on your iPhone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Paul / Reuters: Source: Meta plans to launch the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Awkwafina, and Keegan-Michael Key for its Meta AI chatbot at Connect this week  —  Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: The US Commerce Dept. proposes banning Chinese and Russian internet connected car software and hardware in US; the software ban would start with 2027 model cars  —  Move prompted by fears Beijing could collect data on American drivers and hack internet-connected cars Lees verder op Tech Meme