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Public cloud infrastructure startup Fly.io, which operates data centers in 37 regions globally, raised a $110M Series C led by EQT at a $467M valuation (Kwaku Gyasi/Bloomberg) 28-06-2023

Kwaku Gyasi / Bloomberg: Public cloud infrastructure startup Fly.io, which operates data centers in 37 regions globally, raised a $110M Series C led by EQT at a $467M valuation  —  Fly.io, a tech startup whose public cloud infrastructure enables developers to deploy applications, has raised $70 million in a funding round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at “Anonymous Sudan”, a self-described hacktivist group targeting Microsoft, Sweden, Israel, the US, and others, which researchers have tied to Russia (Bloomberg) 28-06-2023

Bloomberg: A look at “Anonymous Sudan”, a self-described hacktivist group targeting Microsoft, Sweden, Israel, the US, and others, which researchers have tied to Russia  —  A hacking group responsible for a series of outages at Microsoft Corp. earlier this month had spent … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Carl Pei's Nothing raised $96M led by Highland ahead of its Phone (2) announcement, taking its total funding to $250M; sources put 2022 revenue at $200M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 28-06-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Carl Pei’s Nothing raised $96M led by Highland ahead of its Phone (2) announcement, taking its total funding to $250M; sources put 2022 revenue at $200M  —  Smartphone sales are in decline as handset makers grapple with saturated markets and a tough consumer economic climate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

DoorDash announces new features for couriers, including “earn by time” for a guaranteed hourly minimum rate, real-time location sharing, and Dash Along the Way (Emma Roth/The Verge) 28-06-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: DoorDash announces new features for couriers, including “earn by time” for a guaranteed hourly minimum rate, real-time location sharing, and Dash Along the Way  —  DoorDash is making a big change to the way couriers get paid.  In an announcement on Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

UK convenience stores are increasingly using facial recognition to combat shoplifting, something critics say is a disproportionate solution for minor crimes (New York Times) 28-06-2023

New York Times: UK convenience stores are increasingly using facial recognition to combat shoplifting, something critics say is a disproportionate solution for minor crimes  —  British merchants are increasingly using the technology to combat shoplifting, raising questions about its spread as artificial intelligence rapidly improves it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The European Commission publishes its legislative plans to underpin a digital euro, including safeguards for privacy and financial stability (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk) 28-06-2023

Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: The European Commission publishes its legislative plans to underpin a digital euro, including safeguards for privacy and financial stability  —  Officials want a digital payment system available to “everyone, everywhere, for free.”  —  BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Commission published … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Y Combinator received a record 24K applications for its latest cohort, accepting less than 1%, of which around 35% focus on AI and 50% use AI in their business (Bloomberg) 28-06-2023

Bloomberg: Y Combinator received a record 24K applications for its latest cohort, accepting less than 1%, of which around 35% focus on AI and 50% use AI in their business  —  More than one-third of the famed startup accelerator Y Combinator’s latest batch of companies are focused specifically on artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US judge denies Sam Bankman-Fried's motion to dismiss or sever most of the criminal charges he faces; Bankman-Fried faces 100+ years in prison if convicted (Colin Wilhelm/The Block) 28-06-2023

Colin Wilhelm / The Block: A US judge denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion to dismiss or sever most of the criminal charges he faces; Bankman-Fried faces 100+ years in prison if convicted  —  A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion to dismiss or sever most of the criminal charges he faces. Lees verder op Tech Meme

MLB partners with Uplift Labs, which uses AI to detect players' flaws, forecast potential, and flag injury risk based on images captured by two iPhone cameras (Lindsey Adler/Wall Street Journal) 28-06-2023

Lindsey Adler / Wall Street Journal: MLB partners with Uplift Labs, which uses AI to detect players’ flaws, forecast potential, and flag injury risk based on images captured by two iPhone cameras  —  The most important thing a baseball team can do ahead of the amateur draft is predict future success for developing young ballplayers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

How Shein's influencer tour of its Guangzhou factory, aiming to foster goodwill and improve the company's image before a rumored IPO, spectacularly backfired (Alexandra Sternlicht/Fortune) 28-06-2023

Alexandra Sternlicht / Fortune: How Shein’s influencer tour of its Guangzhou factory, aiming to foster goodwill and improve the company’s image before a rumored IPO, spectacularly backfired  —  In recent days, Chinese fast fashion giant Shein took a handful of influencers on a tour of its Guangzhou factory. Lees verder op Tech Meme