Wall Street Journal: Sources: Instacart plans to target its IPO at roughly $8.6B to $9.3B valuation, well below the $39B valuation the company had in March 2021 — The grocery-delivery company aims for $8.6 billion to $9.3 billion, down from $39 billion in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Brenda Goh / Reuters: Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group CEO Daniel Zhang steps down, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu becomes the unit’s acting chair and CEO — China’s Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Sources: US chipmakers and companies, including Intel, GlobalFoundries, and Google, plan to attend a September 11 meeting in Hanoi as Biden visits to boost ties — Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: An expected high-end iPhone price increase and features like iPhone 15 Pro Max’s periscope lens show Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy — Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods. And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Associated Press: Research: ChatGPT uses an estimated 500ml of water for every five to 50 prompts; Microsoft disclosed the company’s water use spiked 34% YoY in 2022, Google 20% — The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post: Dennis Austin, PowerPoint’s principal developer who continued to lead the presentation software’s team until he retired in 1996, died on September 1 at age 76 — The program was the digital successor of the overhead projector. It became one of the most ubiquitous and scorned programs of modern office life. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Brenda Goh / Reuters: Daniel Zhang steps down as the CEO of Alibaba’s cloud unit, after assuming the role in June 2023; Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu will serve as the acting head of the unit — China’s Alibaba Group (9988.HK) said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down from its cloud business, in a surprise move … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Molly White / Web3 is Going Just Great: Vitalik Buterin’s X account was hacked to promote a crypto scam, leading to an estimated $650K+ of assets being stolen; the tweet was deleted within 20 minutes — The Twitter account belonging to Vitalik Buterin, inventor and effective leader of the Ethereum project, was hacked to promote a crypto scam. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Expected price increase and features like periscope lens, exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro Max, suggest Apple is getting more aggressive with its premium strategy — Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 15 on Tuesday, alongside updated watches and AirPods. And once again, the company … Lees verder op Tech Meme
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: How Lisbon’s quality of life, crypto-friendly tax laws, and government incentives for foreigners have made the city one of the crypto capitals of the world — – Quality of life, bitcoin-friendly tax laws and a huge influx of expats have made Lisbon one of the crypto capitals of the world. Lees verder op Tech Meme