Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal  —  The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out.  —  Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme

TechCrunch: Ransomware gang Vice Society leaks data stolen from US network infrastructure company CommScope, including thousands of employees’ SSNs and bank account details  —  Hackers published a trove of data stolen from U.S. network infrastructure giant CommScope, including thousands … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: Documents detail hundreds of ICE investigations into employees allegedly misusing its database, from stalking and harassment to passing information to criminals  —  Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitter plans to introduce labels on tweets for which the company has limited searchability or visibility due to a violation of its hateful conduct policy  —  Twitter is introducing new labels it will show on tweets the company limits for breaking its rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US attorneys charge 30+ staff at China’s domestic security agency, alleging they made thousands of fake profiles on Twitter and elsewhere to pose as US citizens  —  Complaint depicts vast effort to disguise criticism of U.S. policies as coming from Americans Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The US SEC sues Bittrex and its ex-CEO for allegedly operating an unregistered securities exchange, claiming tokens like Algorand and Omise Go are securities  —  The agency said Bittrex failed to register as an exchange, broker or clearing agency.  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Berlin-based e-commerce aggregator Razor Group raised an €80M Series C, sources say at a $1.2B valuation, and buys its rival Stryze Group in an all-share deal  —  The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out.  —  Razor Group, one of the string … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Savage / BBC: Heart On My Sleeve, a song created using AI trained on the voices of Drake and The Weeknd without the artists’ permission, goes viral on social media  —  A song that uses Artificial Intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral on social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian Johnston / Financial Times: As Palantir vies for a £480M contract to build a “federated data platform” for the UK’s NHS, experts say the company’s Foundry tool is costly and hard to use  —  Internal opposition voiced over US company’s bid for lucrative expansion within British health service Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: Documents detail hundreds of probes by ICE into alleged database misuse by employees, ranging from harassment and stalking to passing information to criminals  —  Documents obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of investigations by the US agency into alleged database misuse that includes harassment, stalking, and more. Lees verder op Tech Meme