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A profile of AMD CEO Lisa Su, who orchestrated one of the great tech turnarounds after her 2014 takeover, as the company attempts to take Nvidia's AI chip crown (Forbes) 31-05-2023

Forbes: A profile of AMD CEO Lisa Su, who orchestrated one of the great tech turnarounds after her 2014 takeover, as the company attempts to take Nvidia’s AI chip crown  —  AMD’s CEO orchestrated one of the great turnarounds in Silicon Valley history, driving the dying semiconductor maker’s stock price up nearly 30-fold in less than a decade. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Torrent site RARBG, founded in 2008, shuts down and stops its content releases, citing COVID-related health problems, the Russia-Ukraine war, and inflation (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak) 31-05-2023

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: Torrent site RARBG, founded in 2008, shuts down and stops its content releases, citing COVID-related health problems, the Russia-Ukraine war, and inflation  —  RARBG, one of the world’s largest torrent sites, has said “farewell” to millions of users.  The site, which was a prominent … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filing: the Ontario Securities Commission opened an investigation on May 10 into Binance attempting to skirt regulations; Binance withdrew from Canada on May 12 (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Filing: the Ontario Securities Commission opened an investigation on May 10 into Binance attempting to skirt regulations; Binance withdrew from Canada on May 12  —  Crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. said it has received an order from one of Canada’s securities regulators to investigate whether … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon Echo Pop review: a $40 bargain, nice design, good sound for its size, and speedy responses, but fewer hardware features and less voice aware than the Dot (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) 31-05-2023

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon Echo Pop review: a $40 bargain, nice design, good sound for its size, and speedy responses, but fewer hardware features and less voice aware than the Dot  —  As the latest entry-level Alexa smart speaker, the $40 Echo Pop packs a lot of value into a small package. Lees verder op Tech Meme

After raising $730M+, UK chip startup Graphcore reported $5M+ in 2021 revenue and a $183M loss; Microsoft, an investor, reportedly declined to use its chips (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: After raising $730M+, UK chip startup Graphcore reported $5M+ in 2021 revenue and a $183M loss; Microsoft, an investor, reportedly declined to use its chips  —  Nvidia is riding the AI wave to absurd heights.  Its UK rival: not so much.  But first…  If your company sells components designed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Garmin launches the $800 Fenix 7 Pro and $900 Epix 2 Pro in 42mm, 47mm, and 51mm sizes, both with an LED flashlight, better heart rate sensor, and improved maps (Victoria Song/The Verge) 31-05-2023

Victoria Song / The Verge: Garmin launches the $800 Fenix 7 Pro and $900 Epix 2 Pro in 42mm, 47mm, and 51mm sizes, both with an LED flashlight, better heart rate sensor, and improved maps  —  Garmin’s joining the Pro bandwagon.  On Wednesday, it’s launching the Epix 2 Pro and Fenix 7 Pro, which both come with a boatload … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road” (Iain Withers/Reuters) 31-05-2023

Iain Withers / Reuters: Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road”  —  British digital bank Monzo marginally narrowed its annual loss in the year to February 2023 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Plaid, valued at $13.4B, and co-founder Zach Perret, after a $58M data scraping settlement in 2022, as the startup expands and fights a PNC lawsuit (Jenny Surane/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Jenny Surane / Bloomberg: A profile of Plaid, valued at $13.4B, and co-founder Zach Perret, after a $58M data scraping settlement in 2022, as the startup expands and fights a PNC lawsuit  —  Zap $50 to a friend via Venmo.  Trade Bitcoin on Robinhood.  Get a student loan with SoFi. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road” (Iain Withers/Reuters) 31-05-2023

Iain Withers / Reuters: Monzo reports FY 2023 revenue up 131% YoY to £355.6M, and net loss down 2% YoY to £116.3M; CEO TS Anil says an IPO in NYC or London is “some ways down the road”  —  British digital bank Monzo marginally narrowed its annual loss in the year to February 2023 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dublin-based payments startup NomuPay, formed from Wirecard and other assets, discloses raising $53.6M to date, ~$15M recently, and plans a “proper raise” soon (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 31-05-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Dublin-based payments startup NomuPay, formed from Wirecard and other assets, discloses raising $53.6M to date, ~$15M recently, and plans a “proper raise” soon  —  We still see regular updates on the calamitous fallout of the 2020 collapse of Wirecard, the now-insolvent fintech … Lees verder op Tech Meme