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Ireland-based Everseen, which uses computer vision to spot potential retail theft, raised a €65M Series A led by Crosspoint, taking its total funding to ~€82M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) 11-05-2023

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Ireland-based Everseen, which uses computer vision to spot potential retail theft, raised a €65M Series A led by Crosspoint, taking its total funding to ~€82M  —  In 2007, Alan O’Herlihy, who previously worked with large SAP installations as well as retail, set out to find … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tech companies increasingly hire in South and Central America because remote workers there often accept lower pay than in the US but have the same time zones (Bloomberg) 11-05-2023

Bloomberg: Tech companies increasingly hire in South and Central America because remote workers there often accept lower pay than in the US but have the same time zones  —  Pandemic-era labor shortages made it hard for Austin-based Fetch Package Inc. to fill positions in the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fairphone Fairbuds XL review: modular design, lovely controls, and great ANC, but the sound isn't great, no 3.5mm port, and multipoint connectivity is confusing (Jon Porter/The Verge) 11-05-2023

Jon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone Fairbuds XL review: modular design, lovely controls, and great ANC, but the sound isn’t great, no 3.5mm port, and multipoint connectivity is confusing  —  With readily available spare parts and a modular construction, Fairphone’s first over-ear headphones are a suitable companion to its repairable smartphones. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Italy's AGCM opens an investigation into Apple over exempting its own apps from ATT, a day after the EU confirmed sending Apple Pay questionnaires to retailers (Alvise Armellini/Reuters) 11-05-2023

Alvise Armellini / Reuters: Italy’s AGCM opens an investigation into Apple over exempting its own apps from ATT, a day after the EU confirmed sending Apple Pay questionnaires to retailers  —  Italy’s antitrust agency AGCM said on Thursday it had opened a probe into U.S. technology giant Apple (AAPL.O) for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the apps market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, whose surveillance system Echo, sold to governments, exploits ad data to track people via their phones (Ryan Gallagher/Bloomberg) 11-05-2023

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, whose surveillance system Echo, sold to governments, exploits ad data to track people via their phones  —  The innovation at the heart of the advertising technology industry is automated auctions to trade real-time data about mobile phone users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taiwan's chip sector, built by TSMC's skilled workers, risks losing its global dominance due to a demographic crisis, demanding work culture, and competing jobs (New York Times) 11-05-2023

New York Times: Taiwan’s chip sector, built by TSMC’s skilled workers, risks losing its global dominance due to a demographic crisis, demanding work culture, and competing jobs  —  Taiwan’s world-dominating microchip sector was built by TSMC’s skilled employees.  But a demographic crisis … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Robinhood reported crypto trading revenue of $38M for Q1 2023, down ~30% YoY and 1% QoQ, and says it has ~$11.5B worth of crypto in assets, up 36% from Q4 2022 (Jamie Crawley/CoinDesk) 11-05-2023

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Robinhood reported crypto trading revenue of $38M for Q1 2023, down ~30% YoY and 1% QoQ, and says it has ~$11.5B worth of crypto in assets, up 36% from Q4 2022  —  The trading platform also reported holding around $11.5 billion worth of crypto in assets under custody, an increase of 36% versus the fourth quarter. Lees verder op Tech Meme