Tech Meme

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times: United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix’s ad-supported tier should earn more money if their shows are popular  —  United Talent Agency chief Jeremy Zimmer says ad-supported service ‘changes the game’ for creators Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lora Kolodny / CNBC: Email: SpaceX is raising $750M in a round likely led by a16z at a $137B valuation; the company raised $2B+ in 2022 and was valued at $127B in May  —  – SpaceX is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the company at $137 billion, according to correspondence viewed by CNBC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Deena Kamel / The National: Riyadh-based Manafa, which offers SMBs debt and equity financing based on a crowdfunding model, raised a ~$28.2M Series A led by STV and Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures  —  The series A round was led by STV and Aramco’s venture capital arm  —  Listen In English Listen in Arabic Lees verder op Tech Meme

Moneycontrol: India releases draft online gaming rules, seeking to create a self-regulatory body and to require parental consent for gamers under 18, for public consultation  —  These draft regulations come at a time when India’s gaming sector has seen unprecedented growth in terms of app downloads and revenue Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the company’s Audiences marketing tool, which uploads customer data to Meta and Google’s ad platforms, is a key focus  —  Canadian ecommerce group touts new tool that allows retailers to pool customer data and better target ads Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Zomato co-founder and CTO Gunjan Patidar leaves, after the exits of two senior executives and another co-founder in December; Zomato’s stock fell 57%+ in 2022  —  Zomato said on Monday its co-founder and chief technology officer Gunjan Patidar has left the firm, the latest in a series … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: A look at China’s growing, Beijing-endorsed “virtual people” industry, including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer service representatives  —  – Tech company Baidu said the number of virtual people projects it’s worked on for clients has doubled since last year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Research: 35+ companies have pledged ~$200B for chip-related manufacturing projects in the US since spring 2020 across 16 states and 23 new chip factories  —  Amid a tech cold war with China, U.S. companies have pledged nearly $200 billion for chip manufacturing projects since early 2020. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from plummeting investments to scarce public listings, as data suggests 2023 could be even more difficult  —  Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers  —  Startups had a dismal year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rita Liao / TechCrunch: An overview of Chinese tech companies rushing to match generative AI tools like DALL-E 2 despite tighter regulations, censorship, US chip sanctions, and more  —  Chinese tech companies rush to match Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2, but roadblocks lie ahead  —  The gigantic technological leap … Lees verder op Tech Meme