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Spotify launches DJ, an AI-powered radio DJ feature that offers curated music and commentary about the tracks and artists in a “stunningly realistic voice” (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 22-02-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify launches DJ, an AI-powered radio DJ feature that offers curated music and commentary about the tracks and artists in a “stunningly realistic voice”  —  Ahead of Spotify’s upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce a redesigned home feed and other updates … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US judge rules NBA Top Shot Moments NFTs, on the Flow PoS blockchain, may be securities and refuses to dismiss a lawsuit against Dapper Labs for offering them (CoinDesk) 22-02-2023

CoinDesk: A US judge rules NBA Top Shot Moments NFTs, on the Flow PoS blockchain, may be securities and refuses to dismiss a lawsuit against Dapper Labs for offering them  —  The offering of Dapper Labs’ NBA-branded “Top Shot” non-fungible tokens might be securities, a federal judge ruled Wednesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Artifact, the personalized news reader created by Instagram's co-founders, opens to the public, with new features and no sign-up required, on Android and iOS (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 22-02-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Artifact, the personalized news reader created by Instagram’s co-founders, opens to the public, with new features and no sign-up required, on Android and iOS  —  Artifact, the personalized news reader built by Instagram’s co-founders, is now open to the public, no sign-up required. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple hit major milestones in a Jobs-era project to develop noninvasive blood glucose monitoring, as part of its Google X-like Exploratory Design Group (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 22-02-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple hit major milestones in a Jobs-era project to develop noninvasive blood glucose monitoring, as part of its Google X-like Exploratory Design Group  —  Apple Inc. has a moonshot-style project underway that dates back to the Steve Jobs era: noninvasive and continuous blood glucose monitoring. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google claims a breakthrough in correcting quantum computer errors by spreading the data across qubits so the system can retain enough to complete a calculation (Richard Waters/Financial Times) 22-02-2023

Richard Waters / Financial Times: Google claims a breakthrough in correcting quantum computer errors by spreading the data across qubits so the system can retain enough to complete a calculation  —  Company’s latest research could signal a step towards overcoming one hurdle to the technology Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frustrated by failures on Capitol Hill, tech privacy advocates turn to state legislation to bolster online privacy, including in Indiana, Illinois, and New York (Alfred Ng/Politico) 22-02-2023

Alfred Ng / Politico: Frustrated by failures on Capitol Hill, tech privacy advocates turn to state legislation to bolster online privacy, including in Indiana, Illinois, and New York  —  Tech privacy advocates frustrated by failures on Capitol Hill are looking to mine state capitals for legislative victories. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Amazon India's miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at users from ages 18 to 25 who cannot afford a subscription (Nilesh Christopher/Rest of World) 22-02-2023

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World: A look at Amazon India’s miniTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service in its shopping app, aimed at users from ages 18 to 25 who cannot afford a subscription  —  If the e-commerce giant cracks the ad-free, shop-as-you-watch code in the country, nothing stops it from rolling miniTV out internationally. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021, and claims 1M+ users (Alex Konrad/Forbes) 22-02-2023

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Tome, which uses AI to help build pitch decks, raised a $43M Series B, a source says at a $300M valuation, up from $175M in 2021, and claims 1M+ users  —  Now valued at $300 million while still pre-revenue, per a source, Tome says it’s the fastest productivity software maker to ever reach 1 million users since its September release. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, an early Coinbase and Ethereum investor who owns 700+ NFTs and raised $500M in February 2022 for crypto startups (Michael del Castillo/Forbes) 22-02-2023

Michael del Castillo / Forbes: A profile of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, an early Coinbase and Ethereum investor who owns 700+ NFTs and raised $500M in February 2022 for crypto startups  —  Alexis Ohanian’s ancestors perished during the Armenian genocide and had their assets seized. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Securities lawyers say the SEC is unlikely to win a lawsuit over stablecoins, such as Paxos' BUSD, since owners do not expect profits, a part of the Howey test (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal) 22-02-2023

Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: Securities lawyers say the SEC is unlikely to win a lawsuit over stablecoins, such as Paxos’ BUSD, since owners do not expect profits, a part of the Howey test  —  Agency investigates whether the cryptocurrencies’ issuance violated investor-protection laws  —  Washington’s battle to rein in crypto has a new front: stablecoins. Lees verder op Tech Meme