Tech Meme

Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Xiaomi plans to focus on retail stores to boost India sales after years of e-commerce bets, in a bid to revive smartphone sales after falling behind Samsung  —  – Xiaomi, one of India’s top phone brands, has lost market share  — Company plans to boost retail-store sales -Xiaomi exec Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Mike Rockwell’s division is now called Vision Products Group, hinting at an organizational change at Apple; Apple may hold an October event for M3 Macs  —  Apple’s new Vision Products Group reflects a shift away from its famed product-development process. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Sony and Microsoft sign a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ending a bitter battle between the companies  —  Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft.  Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: McKinsey, BCG, and other US firms are splitting their IT systems to decouple China data, as Beijing expands anti-espionage rules and data regulation  —  Beijing’s move to expand anti-espionage rules and data regulation has companies racing to hive off systems Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Larkham / Wired: A look at ~123 real-time crime centers in the US that use CCTV, facial recognition, and social media monitoring, as critics warn of creeping surveillance  —  Cities across the US have established RTCCs that police say protect the rights of innocent people, but critics warn of creeping surveillance. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lewis Gordon / The Ringer: After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development  —  First came DVDs.  Then came streaming movies and TV.  Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release ‘Oxenfree II … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anastasia Stognei / Financial Times: Russia bans officials and state employees from using Apple devices for “work purposes”, after the FSB claimed Apple helped the NSA surveil Russian iPhone users  —  FSB enforces crackdown on use by state officials after claiming it uncovered an espionage operation using Apple devices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Tong / Reuters: Some tech insiders say that generative AI won’t fix San Francisco’s economic and commercial real estate woes as the startups bring fewer jobs and automate work  —  In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph: The US SEC acknowledges BlackRock’s and Bitwise’s spot bitcoin ETF applications, indicating the commencement of the official review process for the proposals  —  The SEC’s acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for BlackRock’s ETF proposal.  —  2279 Total views Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: Alibaba’s food delivery service Ele.me commits to bring more social security and welfare benefits to its ~3M couriers, after a similar move by JD.com in March  —  Alibaba Group Holding-backed Chinese food delivery service Ele.me has committed to bring more social security and welfare benefits … Lees verder op Tech Meme