Tech Meme

Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Binance closed some derivative trading accounts in Australia after an investigation found the customers didn’t meet the criteria for wholesale investors  —  Binance closed the derivative trading accounts of some wholesale investors in Australia after an investigation found that they didn’t meet the criteria for such investors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Austin-based ProsperOps, whose software automatically optimizes cloud resources, raised a $72M Series A led by H.I.G. Growth, after previously raising ~$800K  —  The cloud is growing expensive.  According to a recent survey from ESG, more than half of companies say that their spending … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Lurie / Wired: A look at IMDb’s top 300 contributors, including one who wrote 35K+ plot summaries, and the history of the Amazon-owned crowdsourced website predating Wikipedia  —  Powered by obsessed film buffs, it’s a crowdsourced juggernaut that’s older than Google and Wikipedia.  Now AI is threatening to steal the starring role. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: After the US passed the industry-supported $52B CHIPS Act, chipmakers turn cutthroat to snag a bigger share of the federal cash, setting off a lobbying frenzy  —  Semiconductor companies, which united to get the CHIPS Act approved, have set off a lobbying frenzy as they argue for more cash than their competitors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Netflix cut its prices on certain subscription tiers across 36+ countries in recent weeks, in some cases halving the cost; Netflix operates in 190+ countries  —  Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy S23 review: much improved battery life, sensibly sized, and top-notch performance, but 3x telephoto lens is short and Samsung’s One UI is average  —  The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus are the very definition of iterative updates.  They’re still some of the best high-end mobile devices out there … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: In its superseding indictment, the US charges that SBF and two unnamed FTX executives made 300+ “unlawful” political donations, including using customer funds  —  Prosecutors accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and two unnamed people of making unlawful campaign donations using customers’ money. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft says Sydney is an “old codename” for a chatbot tested with some Bing users in India since 2020; sources say Sydney had less personality until 2022  —  Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot history dates back at least six years, with Sydney first appearing in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone: Twitter under Elon Musk has yet to publish transparency reports detailing government content removal demands; the company published its last report in July 2022  —  “That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter’s previously routine transparency reports Lees verder op Tech Meme

Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch: Amsterdam-based Source.ag, whose AI helps commercial greenhouse crop growers maximize their yields, raised a $23M Series A, taking its total funding to $33M  —  Based in the Netherlands, blossoming agtech startup Source.ag has announced a $23 million Series A funding round to help grow its business … Lees verder op Tech Meme