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Jefferies and TrueUp: tech companies have laid off 342,671 employees so far in 2023, well above the 243,075 job cuts across all of 2022 (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg) 17-08-2023

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Jefferies and TrueUp: tech companies have laid off 342,671 employees so far in 2023, well above the 243,075 job cuts across all of 2022  —  Tech companies aren’t yet ramping up hiring after massive layoffs over the past year, despite a surge in interest in artificial intelligence, requiring workers with special skills. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Snap confirms and fixes a My AI glitch that caused the chatbot to post its own Story and then stop responding to users' messages (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 17-08-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snap confirms and fixes a My AI glitch that caused the chatbot to post its own Story and then stop responding to users’ messages  —  Snapchat’s My AI feature, an in-app AI chatbot launched earlier this year with its fair share of controversy, briefly appeared to have a mind of its own. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Solidus Labs: between mid-July and August, developers deployed 500+ scam tokens on Coinbase's Base blockchain; around 300 let the creators mint unlimited tokens (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg) 17-08-2023

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Solidus Labs: between mid-July and August, developers deployed 500+ scam tokens on Coinbase’s Base blockchain; around 300 let the creators mint unlimited tokens  —  – More than 500 scam tokens were deployed on blockchain  — Solidus Labs says scammers pocketed about $2 million in profit Lees verder op Tech Meme

European payments company Adyen reports H1 2023 net revenue up 21% YoY to €739.1M, below €754M est., €320M EBITA, below €365M est., and defends hiring 551 staff (Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan/Financial …) 17-08-2023

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: European payments company Adyen reports H1 2023 net revenue up 21% YoY to €739.1M, below €754M est., €320M EBITA, below €365M est., and defends hiring 551 staff  —  Sustained recruitment by Dutch payments company hits first-half profits  —  European payments company Adyen … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Chinese regulators met with Walmart, PayPal, and other foreign companies to help navigate China's new data security rules, hoping to ease some fears (Sarah Zheng/Bloomberg) 17-08-2023

Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: Sources: Chinese regulators met with Walmart, PayPal, and other foreign companies to help navigate China’s new data security rules, hoping to ease some fears  —  – Walmart, PayPal among foreign firms that met CAC last week  — They discussed fast-tracking some data transfers abroad Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lenovo reports Q1 revenue down 24% YoY to $12.9B, below $13.84B est., net income down 66% YoY to $177M, and China sales down 29% YoY, as PC demand slumps (Reuters) 17-08-2023

Reuters: Lenovo reports Q1 revenue down 24% YoY to $12.9B, below $13.84B est., net income down 66% YoY to $177M, and China sales down 29% YoY, as PC demand slumps  —  China’s Lenovo Group (0992.HK) on Thursday posted a worse-than-expected 24% fall in revenue for the April-June quarter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Counterpoint: 2023 global smartphone shipments to drop 6% YoY to 1.15B units, the lowest level since 2013, due to China's worsening economy and poor US demand (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg) 17-08-2023

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Counterpoint: 2023 global smartphone shipments to drop 6% YoY to 1.15B units, the lowest level since 2013, due to China’s worsening economy and poor US demand  —  – Global smartphone shipments are expected to drop 6% from 2022  — Apple is better positioned than others to weather the storm Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leaked images show Lenovo's new Legion Go, a Windows 11 gaming handheld that appears to combine features of the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Nintendo Switch (Vlad Turiceanu/Windows Report) 17-08-2023

Vlad Turiceanu / Windows Report: Leaked images show Lenovo’s new Legion Go, a Windows 11 gaming handheld that appears to combine features of the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Nintendo Switch  —  Here’s a first look at Lenovo’s new gaming handheld, the Legion Go  —  Lenovo is working on a gaming handheld called Legion Go … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A number of cyber security professionals called in by companies and governments to tackle organized hacking groups say their work is attracting physical threats (Mehul Srivastava/Financial Times) 17-08-2023

Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times: A number of cyber security professionals called in by companies and governments to tackle organized hacking groups say their work is attracting physical threats  —  Computer experts called in to tackle organised hacking groups say their work is attracting physical threats Lees verder op Tech Meme

YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production after accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and plans to hire an outside investigator (Alex Cranz/The Verge) 17-08-2023

Alex Cranz / The Verge: YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production after accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and plans to hire an outside investigator  —  Linus Sebastian’s Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment. Lees verder op Tech Meme