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Shein tries to shed its Chinese image, including by denying claims of sourcing its cotton from Xinjiang and staying silent on details of its suppliers in China (Shen Lu/Wall Street Journal) 22-06-2023

Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal: Shein tries to shed its Chinese image, including by denying claims of sourcing its cotton from Xinjiang and staying silent on details of its suppliers in China  —  Shein says it doesn’t source cotton from Xinjiang as it navigates U.S.-China tensions  —  Shein, the China-founded ultrafast-fashion retailer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

ASML EVP Christophe Fouquet says decoupling the global chip supply chain would be “extremely difficult and expensive”, as major economies push for self-reliance (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia) 22-06-2023

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: ASML EVP Christophe Fouquet says decoupling the global chip supply chain would be “extremely difficult and expensive”, as major economies push for self-reliance  —  Top equipment maker sources globally while keeping most production in Netherlands Lees verder op Tech Meme

Motorola Razr Plus review: useful large cover screen, all-day battery, and fun form factor, but only splash-resistant and cover screen setup is fiddly (Allison Johnson/The Verge) 22-06-2023

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola Razr Plus review: useful large cover screen, all-day battery, and fun form factor, but only splash-resistant and cover screen setup is fiddly  —  June 22, 2023 … The Motorola Razr Plus is the first folding phone that makes me genuinely excited for what’s ahead. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stability AI announces SDXL 0.9, a new model that produces more photorealistic images than SDXL due to a higher number of parameters, available via Clipdrop (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) 22-06-2023

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Stability AI announces SDXL 0.9, a new model that produces more photorealistic images than SDXL due to a higher number of parameters, available via Clipdrop  —  Artificial intelligence startup Stability AI is releasing a new model for generating images that its says can produce pictures that look more photorealistic than past efforts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Venezuela's temporary crypto mining ban is killing the industry that President Maduro promoted; ~75K mining equipment units were disconnected since March 2023 (Bloomberg) 22-06-2023

Bloomberg: Venezuela’s temporary crypto mining ban is killing the industry that President Maduro promoted; ~75K mining equipment units were disconnected since March 2023  —  Venezuela’s temporary ban on mining cryptocurrencies within the country is effectively killing the industry President Nicolás Maduro worked hard to promote. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Figma expands its Google for Education partnership to Japan and now lets all US K-12 students access its design tools for free on education Chromebooks (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge) 22-06-2023

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Figma expands its Google for Education partnership to Japan and now lets all US K-12 students access its design tools for free on education Chromebooks  —  Figma is expanding its partnership with Google for Education in a bid to introduce more school-age students to its product design and collaboration platforms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

a16z, Accel, Bain, Bessemer, Kleiner, and, sources say, Coatue and Tiger are increasingly buying startup shares on the secondary market, often at cheap prices (Bloomberg) 22-06-2023

Bloomberg: a16z, Accel, Bain, Bessemer, Kleiner, and, sources say, Coatue and Tiger are increasingly buying startup shares on the secondary market, often at cheap prices  —  It’s a bargain-hunter’s dream, and for sellers it’s sometimes the only good option left.  —  Secondary markets … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Comcast-owned UK broadcaster Sky launches Sky Live, a camera designed to add social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs, for £290 (Jon Porter/The Verge) 22-06-2023

Jon Porter / The Verge: Comcast-owned UK broadcaster Sky launches Sky Live, a camera designed to add social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs, for £290  —  Comcast-owned British broadcaster Sky has launched a new camera that’s designed to add more social, fitness, and gaming features to its smart TVs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at TikTok's effect on small businesses in the US, as the app has become “a billion-person focus group”, disrupting business cycles and corporate R&D (Wall Street Journal) 22-06-2023

Wall Street Journal: A look at TikTok’s effect on small businesses in the US, as the app has become “a billion-person focus group”, disrupting business cycles and corporate R&D  —  The social-media giant has become ‘a billion-person focus group,’ disrupting business cycles and upending corporate R&D Lees verder op Tech Meme

As Spotify's podcast strategy of focusing on exclusives and celebrity hosts continues to falter, the company seems to be shifting its focus to selling ads (Amrita Khalid/The Verge) 22-06-2023

Amrita Khalid / The Verge: As Spotify’s podcast strategy of focusing on exclusives and celebrity hosts continues to falter, the company seems to be shifting its focus to selling ads  —  The company is entering the ‘next phase’ of its podcast strategy — but will it learn from its mistakes? Lees verder op Tech Meme