Tech Meme

New York Times: US prosecutors have gathered over 6M pages of documents ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, an unusually large amount that underscores his legal difficulties  —  Prosecutors investigating Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, have accumulated more than six million pages of documents and other records. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber and Waymo announce a “multi-year” partnership to “make the Waymo Driver available to more people” via Uber, starting in Phoenix with a “set number” of cars  —  Waymo’s robotaxis will be available to hail for rides and food delivery on Uber’s app … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Anthropic, a generative AI startup co-founded by OpenAI veterans, raised a $450M Series C led by Spark Capital, with Google, Salesforce, and Zoom participating  —  Anthropic, the prominent generative AI startup co-founded by OpenAI veterans, has raised $450 million in a Series C funding round led by Spark Capital. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple announces a “multiyear, multibillion-dollar” deal with Broadcom to develop and manufacture 5G and wireless components, including FBAR filters, in the US  —  Apple has announced a major new partnership with Broadcom, one of its long-time supplier partners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Amazon announces the 11-inch Fire Max 11, offering a sleeker design, slim bezels, MediaTek SoC, support for a new keyboard with trackpad and a stylus, from $230  —  For years, Amazon’s Fire tablet lineup has consisted of smaller seven-inch, medium eight-inch, and larger 10-inch screen options … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk: SEC-backed FINRA approved two crypto-related companies, including broker-dealer Prometheum Capital, which defined tokens as securities to comply with SEC rules  —  As the industry fights with the U.S. regulator over “impossible” demands, Prometheum Capital and others win approvals to deal in crypto securities. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: in 2020 and 2021, Binance commingled customer funds with revenue; a source says the sums ran into billions of dollars in Silvergate-held accounts  —  The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, commingled customer funds with company revenue in 2020 and 2021 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy releases a 19-page report arguing social media can have a “profound risk of harm” for kids and teens and calls for action  —  Dr. Vivek H. Murthy urged immediate action from policymakers, tech companies and parents to safeguard against potential harms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sundar Pichai / Financial Times: Building AI responsibly matters more than competition, one company cannot fulfill AI’s potential alone, and global cooperation, especially US-EU, will be key  —  Fulfilling the technology’s potential is not something that one company can do alone  —  The writer is CEO of Google and Alphabet Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Shutterstock plans to acquire Giphy from Meta for $53M in cash, after the UK CMA blocked Meta’s acquisition in 2022; Meta can still access Giphy content  —  Stock photos repository Shutterstock Inc (SSTK.N) said on Tuesday it would buy animated-images platform Giphy Inc from Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) for $53 million in cash. Lees verder op Tech Meme