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A look at Amazon India's miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at those between 18 and 25 who can not afford a subscription (Nilesh Christopher/Rest of World) 22-02-2023

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: A look at Amazon India’s miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at those between 18 and 25 who can not afford a subscription  —  If the e-commerce giant cracks the ad-free, shop-as-you-watch code in the country, nothing stops it from rolling miniTV out internationally. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A live blog of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Twitter v. Taamneh, brought by the family of a victim of an ISIS attack in Istanbul in 2017 (CNN) 22-02-2023

CNN: A live blog of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Twitter v. Taamneh, brought by the family of a victim of an ISIS attack in Istanbul in 2017  —  What we’re covering  —  Justice Gorsuch is still under the weather  —  Justice Neil Gorsuch remains ill and will be absent from the courtroom … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Microsoft releases an updated Bing app on iOS and Android in preview, adds chatbot support to Edge on mobile and Skype, and says 64% of searches are on mobile (Sean Endicott/Windows Central) 22-02-2023

Sean Endicott / Windows Central: Microsoft releases an updated Bing app on iOS and Android in preview, adds chatbot support to Edge on mobile and Skype, and says 64% of searches are on mobile  —  Microsoft just expanded the new Bing to Android, iOS, Edge mobile, and Skype.  —  What you need to know Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021 and claims over 1M users (Alex Konrad/Forbes) 22-02-2023

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021 and claims over 1M users  —  Now valued at $300 million while still pre-revenue, per a source, Tome says it’s the fastest productivity software maker to ever reach 1 million users since its September release. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ahead of its Stream On event, Spotify launches an AI-powered feature called DJ, offering curated music and spoken commentary in a “stunningly realistic voice” (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 22-02-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Ahead of its Stream On event, Spotify launches an AI-powered feature called DJ, offering curated music and spoken commentary in a “stunningly realistic voice”  —  Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Alexis Ohanian, a Reddit co-founder, Serena Williams' husband, and early investor in Coinbase and ETH, who owns 700+ NFTs and raised $500M in 2022 (Michael del Castillo/Forbes) 22-02-2023

Michael del Castillo / Forbes: A profile of Alexis Ohanian, a Reddit co-founder, Serena Williams’ husband, and early investor in Coinbase and ETH, who owns 700+ NFTs and raised $500M in 2022  —  Alexis Ohanian’s ancestors perished during the Armenian genocide and had their assets seized. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Turkey's telecoms watchdog BTK blocks access to Eksi Sozluk, one of the country's biggest social media sites; pro-government media celebrated the move (Bloomberg) 22-02-2023

Bloomberg: Turkey’s telecoms watchdog BTK blocks access to Eksi Sozluk, one of the country’s biggest social media sites; pro-government media celebrated the move  —  Turkey’s media watchdog fined three TV channels over their coverage of this month’s earthquakes, the latest move by the state to influence the narrative around the disaster. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Securities lawyers say the SEC may struggle to win a lawsuit over stablecoins, such as Paxos' BUSD, because owners do not expect profits, part of the Howey test (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal) 22-02-2023

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: Securities lawyers say the SEC may struggle to win a lawsuit over stablecoins, such as Paxos’ BUSD, because owners do not expect profits, part of the Howey test  —  Agency investigates whether the cryptocurrencies’ issuance violated investor-protection laws  —  Washington’s battle to rein in crypto has a new front: stablecoins. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The SEC has now issued dozens of enforcement actions to crypto companies, moves critics say let the agency shape crypto without a direct system of regulations (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) 22-02-2023

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: The SEC has now issued dozens of enforcement actions to crypto companies, moves critics say let the agency shape crypto without a direct system of regulations  —  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler thinks the cryptocurrency industry is playing a game with his agency. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Finch, which helps companies connect to HR apps, services, and systems, raised a $40M Series B co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo, taking its funding to $68M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 22-02-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Finch, which helps companies connect to HR apps, services, and systems, raised a $40M Series B co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo, taking its funding to $68M  —  Finch, a platform that helps companies connect to various HR apps, services and systems, today announced that it raised $40 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme