Tech Meme

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: A person managing the .ai TLD for British territory Anguilla says the island will bring in ~$30M from domain registration fees in 2023, up from $7.4M in 2021  —  Anguilla is expected to make millions this year from a surge in demand for web addresses ending with .ai, thanks to the frenzy around artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / AnandTech: Samsung reveals the world’s first 32 Gb DDR5 DRAM die, allowing the company to lower costs of high-capacity memory modules and build 1 TB RDIMMs for servers  —  Samsung early on Friday revealed the world’s first 32 Gb DDR5 DRAM die.  The new memory die is made on the company’s 12 nm-class … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, following a vote in April; e-scooter rental companies shift focus to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrea Park / Fierce Biotech: Boston-based Beta Bionics, whose automated insulin dosing software the FDA approved in May 2023, raised a $100M Series D, taking its total funding to $293.5M  —  In the wake of earning FDA clearance for its insulin pump an |  In the wake of earning FDA clearance for its insulin pump … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: Sony unveils Xperia 5 V, with a 120Hz, 6.1 display, Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chip, a 52MP sensor, and a heat diffusion shield, available in late September for €999  —  It also has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and heat diffusion shield for gamers.  —  Sony has unveiled the Xperia 5 V smartphone … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: EU regulators plan to block Booking.com’s €1.63B acquisition of Sweden-based Etraveli over competition concerns; the UK CMA approved the deal in 2022  —  EU regulators are set to block US online travel site Booking Holding’s €1.63bn purchase of Sweden’s Etraveli Group following concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority: Honor says its foldable phone Magic V2, launched in China in July 2023, is coming to Europe, the UK, Latin America, and other markets, except the US, in Q1 2024  —  The Magic V2 will come to global markets roughly six months after the Chinese launch.  Ouch.  —  •  —  TL;DR Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Herodotus and StarkWare unveil a developer tool that can verify data at any point in Ethereum’s history, overcoming the last 256 blockhash verification limit  —  – London-based startup Herodotus, in collaboration with StarkWare, announced a tool that gives users the ability to verify data from any point in Ethereum’s history. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: New York-based Benitago, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer that has raised $380M in equity and debt in the past two years, files for bankruptcy  —  Benitago Group, an Amazon e-commerce business acquirer, filed for bankruptcy this week.  The move comes after the New York-based company raised $380 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle / New York Times: Paris becomes the first European capital to outlaw rented electric scooters, following a vote in April; e-scooter rental companies shift focus to electric bikes  —  But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. Lees verder op Tech Meme