Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple expands Self Service Repair to the iPhone 14 lineup, 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and Max, starting on June 21  —  Apple today announced that its self-service repair program will be expanding to the iPhone 14 lineup, 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: Crypto exchange EDX Markets, backed by Citadel, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab, quietly began executing trades via its “noncustodial” service in recent weeks  —  EDX Markets won’t directly handle customers’ digital assets or directly serve individual investors Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Twitter says CEO Linda Yaccarino and Elon Musk won’t attend the Cannes Lions ad festival, despite the company’s new “brand safety and suitability controls” push  —  Elon Musk and Twitter Inc.’s new Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino won’t be at the advertising industry’s biggest annual event … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: Worried about liability for human rights issues, Aviva, Fidelity, and other institutional investors are pressuring tech companies to prevent potential AI misuse  —  Financial firms worried about liability for human rights issues associated with the burgeoning technology Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frank Chaparro / The Block: Binance begins running Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes, as part of its plan to use the service for deposits and withdrawals, in response to network congestion  —  – Binance confirmed Tuesday it has started the process of integrating the Lightning Network.  — They would join rivals Kraken … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Masayoshi Son breaks his seven month-long public silence to make a case for SoftBank’s future, saying the company “won’t be deterred by a few short-term losses”  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is in position to win the race to master AI, thanks to its billions of dollars of tech investments … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: Sources: Google started early conversations with Foxconn’s Bharat and other Indian suppliers to assemble its Pixel smartphones, seeking to diversify from China  —  Alphabet Inc.’s Google is scouting for suppliers in India to assemble its Pixel smartphones as it borrows from Apple Inc.’s playbook to diversify beyond China. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: a16z, Sequoia, and others are increasingly investing in defense tech startups; PitchBook: US VCs invested $33B in the sector in 2022, up from below $16B in 2019  —  War in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions leads to belief that fledgling companies will get a share of US Pentagon budget Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: USA Today publisher Gannett sues Google over an alleged ad tech monopoly, echoing the DOJ’s arguments and saying audiences have grown but ad spending is down  —  – USA Today publisher Gannett is suing Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing the advertising technology market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple expands Self Service Repair to the iPhone 14 range, 13-inch MacBook Air with M2, and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and Max, starting June 21  —  Apple today announced that its self-service repair program will be expanding to the iPhone 14 lineup, 13-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip … Lees verder op Tech Meme