Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: ProsperOps, which makes software that automatically optimizes cloud resources, raised $72M led by H.I.G. Growth Partners, after previously raising just $800K  —  The cloud is growing expensive.  According to a recent survey from ESG, more than half of companies say that their spending … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: After testing, YouTube rolls out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide, helping them add dubbing to new and existing videos  —  After an initial test over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Ben Rubin, who founded Meerkat and Houseparty, announces Towns, a protocol and a web-based chat app, and raised a $25.5M Series A led by a16z Crypto  —  After launching a pair of well-loved but ultimately star-crossed social apps, Ben Rubin is going all-in on decentralization. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: Coinbase launches Base, a Layer 2 network using Optimism’s OP Stack, offering access to Ethereum, Solana, and others, and has no plans for new network tokens  —  Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) launched Base, a layer 2 network built using Optimism’s OP Stack, to attract millions of new crypto users in the coming years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Binance shut down the derivative trading accounts of retail users in Australia after an investigation found customers were misclassified as wholesale investors  —  – Binance shut down derivatives trading accounts of retail users in Australia, following an internal investigation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Lurie / Wired: A look at the top 300 contributors to Amazon’s IMDb globally, including one who wrote over 35K plot summaries, and the history of the crowdsourced service  —  Powered by obsessed film buffs, it’s a crowdsourced juggernaut that’s older than Google and Wikipedia.  Now AI is threatening to steal the starring role. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: After the US passed the industry-supported $52B CHIPS Act, chipmakers have turned cutthroat to secure federal cash, setting off a lobbying frenzy  —  Semiconductor companies, which united to get the CHIPS Act approved, have set off a lobbying frenzy as they argue for more cash than their competitors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Netflix cut subscriptions prices on certain tiers in more than 36 countries globally, in some cases halving the cost; Netflix operates in 190+ countries  —  Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission opens a consultation on Europe’s telecoms sector, a process that could see Google, Apple, Meta, and others contribute to network costs  —  The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Z. Morris / CoinDesk: Documents suggest Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of the OneCoin fraud and one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted, was murdered by a notorious drug lord as long ago as 2018  —  New documents suggest that infamous crypto scammer Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of the OneCoin fraud and one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted … Lees verder op Tech Meme