Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post: An investigation finds some US public housing agencies use surveillance cameras with facial recognition and AI to evict residents, sometimes for minor breaches  —  Surveillance cameras purchased with federal crime-fighting grants are being used to punish and evict public housing residents … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Bolttech, a B2B2C startup that offers “embedded” insurance products, raised a $196M Series B led by Japan’s Tokio Marine at a $1.6B valuation  —  Embedded insurtech is still hot, as the $196 million in funding landed by bolttech proves.  The company, which started in Singapore … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Weeks / The Block: Ripple acquires Swiss custody startup Metaco for $250M in cash and stock and plans to keep the brand and CEO Adrien Treccani  —  David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images  — Crypto payments firm Ripple shelled out $250 million for Swiss custody startup Metaco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Zürich-based ANYbotics, which develops autonomous legged robots for industrial inspection, raised a $50M Series B led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital  —  ANYbotics this week announced a $50 million Series B. The round, led by Walden Catalyst and NGP Capital, comes as the firm is pushing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Tong / Reuters: A poll of 4,415 US adults finds 61% believe AI could threaten civilization and 66%+ are concerned over negative effects; 70% of Trump voters were concerned  —  The swift growth of artificial intelligence technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed … Lees verder op Tech Meme