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Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Florida-based SynthBee, started by Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz to build a new kind of computing intelligence platform, raised a $20M seed led by Crosspoint  —  SynthBee, started by Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz, has raised $20 million in funding to create a new kind of “computing intelligence.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: Crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial raised $25M led by Ripple and launches Botanical, a futures trading platform in the US currently in closed beta  —  – Bitcoin derivatives exchange Bitnomial announced it has raised $25 million in a funding round led by Ripple. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple is expanding Apple Business Connect to let businesses, including those without a physical location, manage their presence in Mail, Phone, and Tap to Pay  —  Apple on Wednesday announced an expanded series of tools that will allow businesses to increase their visibility on Apple’s platforms via … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple’s chief people officer, Carol Surface, is leaving after joining in early 2023; retail chief Deirdre O’Brien is reassuming oversight of human resources  —  – Carol Surface joined Apple from Medtronic in 2023 for new role  — The short tenure for a senior executive is rare at Apple Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Amazon discontinues the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still available with physical page-turn buttons, introduced in 2016 and last refreshed in 2019  —  Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still available with physical page-turn buttons. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: The US charges two Sudanese brothers with running Anonymous Sudan, a cyberattack-for-hire gang allegedly responsible for 35,000 DDoS attacks in a single year  —  Government says two brothers targeted big U.S. corporations, a hospital and an Israeli defense system in a mostly ideologically driven operation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Instacart names Anirban Kundu, head of engineering for Uber’s delivery business, as its new CTO, a position that has been vacant for eight months  —  – Anirban Kundu to join Instacart Oct. 28, company says  — Kundu was head of engineering for Uber Eats and delivery ads Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Filings: Trump’s campaign hasn’t bought an ad on Snapchat this election cycle; Trump’s personal Snap account, banned after January 6, 2021, remains banned  —  The former president, whose personal account was banned after the Capitol riot, has refused to spend campaign money on Snapchat ads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Diana Olick / CNBC: Amazon signs three deals to help develop small modular nuclear reactors in the US, with Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund leading a $500M Series C-1 for X-energy  —  Amazon Web Services is investing more than $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington state. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Piper / Politico: FTC data: three crypto super PACs have spent $82M in 19 races, including $40M in Ohio and $10M in Arizona; the ads focus on candidates and rarely mention crypto  —  Super PACs funded by the crypto industry are pouring massive amounts into congressional races, and not a single ad actually mentions crypto. Lees verder op Tech Meme