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Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Q&A with Marc Andreessen on “Public Intellectual Marc”, software and the physical world, his AI essay, COVID-19, Twitter, China, a16z, crypto bets, and more  —  Today’s Stratechery Interview — and the last Interview of the summer — is with Marc Andreessen. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Documents and sources: in the coming weeks, the FTC plans to file a far-reaching antitrust lawsuit against Amazon’s marketplace, after months of honing its case  —  Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission has already filed three cases against Amazon.com Inc. Now she’s gearing up for the Big One. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: Shein, which was valued at $66B in May 2023, has registered with the SEC for a US IPO, which could come before the end of 2023  —  Shein, the Chinese online fashion retailer worth more than $60 billion that is under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers over its labor practices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Narwhal, MultiTab, and other third-party Reddit apps plan to continue operating after July 1, but will increase their subscription prices to cover new API costs  —  Many Reddit users are mourning the June 30th shutdowns of third-party apps like Apollo for Reddit, rif is fun for Reddit (RIF) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Q&A with Marc Andreessen on “Public Intellectual Marc”, software and the physical world, his essay on AI, COVID-19, China, a16z, crypto investments, and more  —  Today’s Stratechery Interview — and the last Interview of the summer — is with Marc Andreessen. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Microsoft adds AI-powered shopping tools, including GPT-generated buying guides in the US, to its Bing search engine and the Bing AI chatbot in Edge’s sidebar  —  Microsoft today announced a slew of new AI-powered shopping tools for its new Bing search engine and the Bing AI chatbot in the Edge sidebar. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Vienna-based One Trading, formerly called Bitpanda Pro, raised a €30M Series A led by Valar Ventures, as the digital asset exchange separates from Bitpanda  —  The crypto exchange has split from Bitpanda and now operates as One Trading.  —  Austria-based One Trading … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Meta’s Oversight Board calls for Meta to suspend Cambodian PM Hun Sen on Facebook and Instagram, the first time the Board has asked Meta to ban a head of state  —  MANILA — The social media giant Meta’s Oversight Board called Thursday for the immediate suspension of Cambodian Prime Minister … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Sources: TSMC and its suppliers plan to send several hundred more workers from Taiwan to Arizona to speed up building its US plant, which is behind schedule  —  World’s largest contract chipmaker faces delays in Arizona project as market slows  —  Construction of TSMC’s chip plant in Arizona … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: after struggling to raise at a $4B valuation, Stability AI secured a convertible note worth less than $25M; Stability denies having fundraising issues  —  Stability AI, the artificial intelligence startup that has been struggling to raise funding at a $4 billion valuation … Lees verder op Tech Meme