Tech Meme

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

Ugur Yilmaz / 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 blocked access to one of the country’s most popular social media websites, Eksi Sozluk, its latest move against platforms that it accuses of spreading disinformation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Uber launches a redesigned version of its app globally, including adding a simpler homescreen, a Services tab, and live tracking on iOS 16  —  Uber is releasing an updated version of its app that aims to simplify and personalize the experience for customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Microsoft appears to be injecting ads for Edge on a Google.com website when users download Chrome using the latest Edge Canary preview on Windows  —  Microsoft sees its browser as an important aspect and entry point for the new Bing.  Microsoft Edge on Windows is now showing a rather aggrieve ad … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vishal Chawla / The Block: Google Cloud partners with the Tezos Foundation to become a validator on the proof-of-stake Tezos blockchain, seeking to help clients develop and deploy apps  —  – Google Cloud has partnered with Tezos to act as a validator on the proof-of-stake blockchain network. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired: Q&A with David Wakeling of Allen & Overy, one of world’s largest law firms, on using OpenAI-developed generative AI tool Harvey to write legal documents  —  Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents.  What could go wrong? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Baidu reports Q4 revenue down 1% YoY to ~$4.8B, beating estimates, net income up 189% YoY to ~$718M, iQiyi revenue up 3% YoY to ~$1.1B, and a $5B share buyback  —  Baidu Inc. announced a $5 billion share buyback after reporting better-than-expected revenue, reflecting how its cloud computing service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Sources: Chinese regulators told Tencent, Ant Group, and others not to offer public ChatGPT services, after state media criticized chatbots over misinformation  —  State media outlet blasts chatbot as spreading U.S. government ‘misinformation’  —  HONG KONG — Regulators … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Phineas Rueckert / Forbidden Stories: Leaked documents detail how shadowy cybersecurity firm S2T is selling surveillance tools to clients with a track record of spying on journalists and dissidents  —  Hidden in a trove of leaked Colombian military documents, Forbidden Stories found a confidential brochure … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired: Q&A with David Wakeling of Allen & Overy, one of world’s largest law firms, on using using OpenAI-developed generative AI tool Harvey to write legal documents  —  Large law firms are using a tool made by OpenAI to research and write legal documents.  What could go wrong? Lees verder op Tech Meme