Tech Meme

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: Sega co-COO Shuji Utsumi says the company is withholding its biggest games from third-party blockchain gaming projects and is shelving its own blockchain games  —  Sega Corp., the gaming studio once regarded among the staunchest advocates of blockchain gaming, is pulling back from an arena devastated … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk: Lightning Labs announces tools that let developers create AI agents that leverage GPT function calls to hold, send, and receive bitcoin via Lightning Network  —  “We are in the realm of enabling use cases that weren’t previously possible,” Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark told CoinDesk. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kara Carlson / Austin American-Statesman: Volkswagen plans to start its first US tests of autonomous driving in Austin, beginning with a small fleet of ID. Buzz EVs equipped with VW and Mobileye tech  —  Even more driverless vehicles will be tooling around Austin, as Volkswagen joins the ranks of companies that have tested their autonomous vehicle technology in Austin. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources: the FBI searched Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell’s home in March 2023, as part of US prosecutors’ probe into claims he hacked a nonprofit he founded  —  Federal agents were investigating Jesse Powell, the founder of the crypto exchange Kraken, over claims that he hacked and cyber-stalked a nonprofit arts group. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: A look at London-based VC firm Balderton’s well-being program that helps startup founders manage nutrition, sleep, and mental health to mitigate burnout risk  —  VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs  —  When Etsy paid $1.6bn to buy Depop in 2021 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nathan Crooks / The Block: Report: Binance GC Han Ng, Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Hillmann, and compliance SVP Steven Christie are leaving Binance over CZ’s response to the DOJ’s probe  —  – Top executives at Binance resigned this week over CEO Changpeng Zhao’s handling of regulatory investigations into the company, Fortune reported, citing sources. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok launches its subscription-only standalone music streaming service TikTok Music in Indonesia and Brazil, featuring UMG’s, WMG’s, and Sony Music’s catalogs  —  TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dell Cameron / Wired: A look at a National Defense Authorization Act amendment, which would ban US government agencies from buying citizens’ search histories, location data, and more  —  An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would forbid government entities from buying Americans’ search histories, location data, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission opens a full-scale investigation into Amazon’s $1.7B iRobot acquisition, setting a November 15, 2023 deadline to clear or block the deal  —  Amazon’s (AMZN.O) $1.7 billion acquisition of robot vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (IRBT.O) may reduce competition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: A look at London-based VC firm Balderton’s new wellbeing program that helps startup founders manage nutrition, sleep, and mental to mitigate the risk of burnout  —  VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs  —  When Etsy paid $1.6bn to buy Depop in 2021 … Lees verder op Tech Meme