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

Alvise Armellini / Reuters: Italian antitrust regulator AGCM opens an investigation into Apple over alleged App Store market abuse, a day after the EU sought details on Apple Pay  —  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

Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: A look at Tel Aviv-based Rayzone, which quietly harvests ad data to help governments track people via their phones using its Echo tool, sold around the globe  —  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

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