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Politico: Inca Digital: Huobi and KuCoin, both based in Seychelles, still let traders transact with debit cards issued by sanctioned Russian banks on their P2P platforms  —  Two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges failed to take steps to prevent sanctioned Russian banks from using their platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mitchell Clark / The Verge: A major outage has taken down Dish Network’s websites, apps, and customer support systems; sources say remote employees can’t connect to their VPNs and work  —  Since Thursday morning, Dish Network has been experiencing a major outage that’s taken down the company’s main websites, apps … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Glenn Peoples / Billboard: Source: TikTok’s test in Australia limiting how much licensed music some users’ can access is to study what is trending, how users access its service, and more  —  The short-form video app known for breaking viral hits, is using music in a different way Down Under.  —  What’s TikTok without music? 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

Jon Porter / The Verge: HMD Global announces the £150 Nokia G22 and claims users will be able to replace its battery in around five minutes and screen in ~20 minutes with an iFixit kit  —  HMD has worked to make what it says are the most common smartphone repairs — replacing a broken screen, charging port … Lees verder op 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

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