The Economic Times: Sources: Tiger Global has completed its exit from Flipkart, in a years-long selloff that led to gains totaling $3.5B — The US fund exits online retailer with a 4% stake sale to Walmart in final deal of phased selloff. — New York-headquartered investment firm Tiger Global informed its limited partners … Lees verder op Tech Meme
CoinDesk: Curve, a stablecoin exchange on Ethereum, says bugs in Vyper, a programming language used by parts of Curve, are being exploited; ~$100M of crypto is at risk — More than $100M-worth of cryptocurrency could be at risk due to a bug impacting Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the center of Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Townsend / The Guardian: Source: UK Home Office officials aim to lobby the ICO for expanded use of facial recognition in shops, in contrast to the EU’s ban of the tech in public spaces — Covert government strategy to install electronic surveillance in shops raises issues around bias and data … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kari McMahon / The Block: A look at nine under-the-radar lobbying firms helping influence US crypto legislation in 2023 on behalf of Binance, Crypto.com, Coinbase, and others — – Crypto companies are looking for a seat at the table in Washington as scrutiny on the industry intensifies this year. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jack Shenker / The Guardian: An in-depth look at a January strike at Amazon’s BHX4 Coventry warehouse, a carefully planned and legal effort, the likes of which Amazon UK had never faced — When staff in Coventry downed tools, they kickstarted a David v Goliath battle against one of the most powerful companies on Earth. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide: Study: just 2% of Spotify “super listeners” drive over 18% of monthly streams on average for an artist, with the number rising to 30% for the biggest artists — MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: A deep dive into Apple’s plans for the new iPhones and Watches coming this fall, including iPhone 15 Pro with 1.5mm bezels, a step towards a borderless iPhone — Apple is just weeks away from introducing the iPhone 15 and next-generation watches. The new lineup will mark another stepping stone toward … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Tate Ryan-Mosley / MIT Technology Review: A look at C2PA, a standard that relies on cryptography to encode provenance information of media content, started by Adobe, Arm, Intel, Microsoft, and Truepic — An internet protocol called C2PA adds a “nutrition label” to images, video, and audio. — The White House wants big AI companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Allison Parshall / Quanta Magazine: An interview with Yael Tauman Kalai, a Microsoft cryptographer who won the 2022 ACM Prize in Computing, on cryptography, “post-quantum” security, and more — Yael Tauman Kalai’s breakthroughs secure the digital world, from cloud computing to our quantum future. Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: Starlink’s near total control of satellite internet is raising global alarms; 4,500+ Starlink satellites are in orbit, accounting for 50%+ of active satellites — The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms. Lees verder op Tech Meme