Tech Meme

Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: Elliptic: pro-Ukraine causes received $200M+ in crypto donations in 2022, including $80M+ sent to Ukraine’s government; pro-Russian entities got less than $5M  —  Plus updates on all the big names, including Binance and FTX … Crypto’s impact on geopolitical issues does not often make for uplifting reading. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / Tom’s Hardware: Report: 69,190 semiconductor patents were filed globally in 2022, up 9% YoY; Chinese companies accounted for 55%, US companies 26%, and UK companies 0.26%  —  The U.K. only accounted for 0.26% of the global total.  —  China is neither the world’s largest developer of chips nor the world’s largest maker of semiconductors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: Sources: Sequoia resigned from Citizen’s board after the startup offered a “pay to play” deal obliging existing investors to participate in a new funding round  —  Investor abandons start-up over fundraising that has massively diluted its shareholding, as Silicon Valley VCs re-evaluate deals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Meaker / Wired: Experts: the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles is driving militaries in Ukraine and beyond to hand over more control to AI, creating a slippery slope  —  Drones that can find their own targets already exist, making machine-versus-machine conflict just a software update away. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / Tom’s Hardware: Report: 69,190 semiconductor patents were filed globally in 2022, up 9% YoY; China accounted for 55% of filings, the US accounted for 26%, and UK for 0.26%  —  The U.K. only accounted for 0.26% of the global total.  —  China is neither the world’s largest developer of chips nor the world’s largest maker of semiconductors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Midjourney temporarily bans some words about the human reproductive system to prevent generating shocking or gory images, while the company “improves things”  —  Midjourney says it’s a temporary measure to stop people from using its system to create shocking or gory images. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Midjourney temporarily bans some words about the human reproductive system to prevent generating shocking or gory images, while the company “improves things”  —  Midjourney says it’s a temporary measure to stop people from using its system to create shocking or gory images. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Rice / Blockworks: After Oasis complied with a UK high court order and upgraded a DeFi contract, Jump recovers ~120,000 ether, worth $140M, stolen during the 2022 Wormhole exploit  —  The Chicago trading firm appears to have recovered the 120,000 ether stolen during the 2022 Wormhole exploit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: Sources: Sequoia resigned from Citizen’s board, after the startup offered a “pay to play” deal obliging existing investors to participate in a new funding round  —  Investor abandons start-up over fundraising that has massively diluted its shareholding, as Silicon Valley VCs re-evaluate deals Lees verder op Tech Meme

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Midjourney temporarily bans some words about the human reproductive system to prevent generating shocking or gory images, while the company “improves things”  —  Midjourney says it’s a temporary measure to stop people from using its system to create shocking or gory images. Lees verder op Tech Meme