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Binance launches Capital Connect to connect VIP clients and investment fund managers; the exchange has 128M users, of which VIPs are a “very small percentage” (Yogita Khatri/The Block) 10-05-2023

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Binance launches Capital Connect to connect VIP clients and investment fund managers; the exchange has 128M users, of which VIPs are a “very small percentage”  —  – Binance has launched a new platform called Capital Connect to facilitate connections between its VIP clients and investment fund managers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Japan-based Rapidus is trying to become a globally competitive chipmaker by 2027, aiming to mass produce 2nm chips just two years after TSMC and Samsung (Bloomberg) 10-05-2023

Bloomberg: How Japan-based Rapidus is trying to become a globally competitive chipmaker by 2027, aiming to mass produce 2nm chips just two years after TSMC and Samsung  —  Tetsuro Higashi is taking on what seems like an impossible task: Create a globally competitive semiconductor manufacturer in Japan from scratch – and do it in four years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Block over its 2021 Tidal acquisition, saying the company was “free to make a terrible business decision” (Randall Chase/Associated Press) 10-05-2023

Randall Chase / Associated Press: A US judge dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Block over its 2021 Tidal acquisition, saying the company was “free to make a terrible business decision”  —  A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against financial technology company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition … Lees verder op Tech Meme

“Religious” chatbots, based on the Bhagavad Gita, emerge in India, with millions using them, some answering ~50K questions per day and others condoning violence (Nadia Nooreyezdan/Rest of World) 10-05-2023

Nadia Nooreyezdan / Rest of World: “Religious” chatbots, based on the Bhagavad Gita, emerge in India, with millions using them, some answering ~50K questions per day and others condoning violence  —  Claiming wisdom based on the Bhagavad Gita, the bots frequently go way off script.  —  • NEW DELHI, INDIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chinese DRAM chipmaker ChangXin plans a Shanghai IPO, sources say after receiving assurances over exemptions from US export controls for its equipment (Financial Times) 10-05-2023

Financial Times: Chinese DRAM chipmaker ChangXin plans a Shanghai IPO, sources say after receiving assurances over exemptions from US export controls for its equipment  —  ChangXin Memory Technologies to raise funds for production expansion following assurance on American equipment supplies Lees verder op Tech Meme

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress for the first time on May 16 over AI safeguards alongside IBM VP Christina Montgomery and professor Gary Marcus (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post) 10-05-2023

Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will testify to Congress for the first time on May 16 over AI safeguards alongside IBM VP Christina Montgomery and professor Gary Marcus  —  Sam Altman, the OpenAI chief, will appear for the first time as AI scrutiny soars in Washington Lees verder op Tech Meme

Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the revamped Rooms feature, flexible work, making principle decisions, the future of AI, inspiration from Apple, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) 10-05-2023

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the revamped Rooms feature, flexible work, making principle decisions, the future of AI, inspiration from Apple, and more  —  Airbnb is revamping its Rooms feature while eyeing AI and betting on work from anywhere.  —  Brian Chesky, the co-founder … Lees verder op Tech Meme

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $5.8B, beating estimates, a $106.8M operating profit, and active customers up 5% to 19M (Sohee Kim/Bloomberg) 10-05-2023

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang reports Q1 revenue up 13% YoY to $5.8B, beating estimates, a $106.8M operating profit, and active customers up 5% to 19M  —  Coupang Inc., the South Korean e-commerce giant backed by SoftBank Group Corp., reported better-than-expected revenue growth … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google posts an unlisted video ad featuring high-res images of the Pixel Fold, expected to be announced at I/O, showing the hinge, a darker color, and more (Abner Li/9to5Google) 10-05-2023

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google posts an unlisted video ad featuring high-res images of the Pixel Fold, expected to be announced at I/O, showing the hinge, a darker color, and more  —  Ahead of the announcement at I/O 2023 tomorrow, Google has released an ad that features NBA stars with the Pixel Fold. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Locksmith, which let Apple II users make duplications of floppy disks, kickstarting one of the earliest copy protection battles of the PC era (Laine Nooney/VICE) 10-05-2023

Laine Nooney / VICE: A look at Locksmith, which let Apple II users make duplications of floppy disks, kickstarting one of the earliest copy protection battles of the PC era  —  A computer historian tells the story of one of the earliest copy protection battles of the personal computer era. Lees verder op Tech Meme