Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Instagram is testing a dislike button for comments; Instagram will not show a dislike count and dislikes may eventually count toward ranking comments  —  After users noticed a new button on Instagram to downvote or dislike comments, the company confirmed that it is testing a way for users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

PYMNTS.com: London-based OneID, which provides a bank-verified digital ID service, raised £16M+ led by ACF Investors; 200+ UK, Swedish, and US angel investors also invested  —  United Kingdom-based OneID raised over 16 million pounds (about $20 million) to grow its bank-verified digital identity service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Bristow / Politico: The UK recasting its AI Safety Institute as an AI Security Institute, without bias concerns, followed JD Vance’s speech criticizing “hand-wringing about safety”  —  LONDON — The hints first came in Paris.  Rumors were circulating over the two-day Artificial Intelligence Action Summit … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: the White House plans to renegotiate some Chips Act awards after changing current requirements, and has signaled delays to some upcoming disbursements  —  The White House is seeking to renegotiate U.S. CHIPS and Science Act awards and has signaled delays to some upcoming semiconductor disbursements … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Shein’s UK IPO may be delayed to H2 2025 after President Trump’s import crackdown; Shein had told investors a London IPO could happen as soon as Easter  —  Fast fashion group was targeting London listing in first half of 2025  —  Fast-fashion group Shein’s plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Meta plans major investment into AI-Powered humanoid robots, with an initial focus on household chores, and has formed a team within Reality Labs  —  – Company is aiming to be the engine powering humanoid market  — Ex-Cruise CEO Marc Whitten to run new group in Reality Labs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: Filing: Nvidia cut its Arm stake by 43.8% to 1.1M shares in Q4, valuing its remaining shares at ~$181M as of February 13, and discloses 1.7M shares in WeRide  —  Nvidia (NVDA.O) reduced its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings by about 44% and exited its holdings in Serve Robotics (SERV.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sophie McEvoy / GamesIndustry.biz: Ubisoft reports revenue for the nine months ending December 31, 2024, down 31.4% YoY to €990M, net booking down 34.8% to €944M, but remains optimistic about Q4  —  Firm also experienced a 51.8% drop in net bookings during its third quarter  —  Ubisoft has released its financial results … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Memo: Meta hires the former CEO of luxury goods marketplace The RealReal as VP of retail, as it seeks to boost sales of Quest, Ray-Ban Meta, and AI wearables  —  – Company hires John Koryl as retail VP reporting to its CTO  — Meta wants to improve retail experience for new AI wearables Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sources: banks sold ~$4.7B of X’s debt on February 13, more than the $3B that they originally intended to sell, leaving ~$1B of X debt on their balance sheets  —  The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk’s close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue. Lees verder op Tech Meme