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How private prison company Geo Group built a lucrative side business making digital tools like smart watches and tracking apps to help ICE surveil immigrants (New York Times) 14-04-2025

New York Times: How private prison company Geo Group built a lucrative side business making digital tools like smart watches and tracking apps to help ICE surveil immigrants  —  After a Honduran immigrant arrived in the United States in 2022, officials ordered him to use a government-issued app as part of an immigration surveillance program. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Global smartphone sales grew 3% YoY in Q1 2025; Apple took the top spot, its first ever for Q1, with a 19% share, and Vivo was the fastest growing brand (Counterpoint Research) 14-04-2025

Counterpoint Research: Global smartphone sales grew 3% YoY in Q1 2025; Apple took the top spot, its first ever for Q1, with a 19% share, and Vivo was the fastest growing brand  —  – The global smartphone market continued its growth trajectory in Q1 2025.  Smartphone sell-through grew 3% YoY during the quarter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Topgolf and Puttshack founders' Poolhouse raised a $34M seed to build a “tech-enabled” version of pool, including via video projections and tracking players (Josh Noble/Financial Times) 14-04-2025

Josh Noble / Financial Times: Topgolf and Puttshack founders’ Poolhouse raised a $34M seed to build a “tech-enabled” version of pool, including via video projections and tracking players  —  Twins behind ‘gamified’ golfing chain sold for $2.1bn raise funds from backers including Blackstone’s David Blitzer Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple asked suppliers in India, Vietnam, and Thailand to ramp up production earlier in 2025; Indian factory utilization rates are already at the limit (Nikkei Asia) 14-04-2025

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Apple asked suppliers in India, Vietnam, and Thailand to ramp up production earlier in 2025; Indian factory utilization rates are already at the limit  —  TAIPEI — Apple is ramping up production of key products in India and Vietnam to take advantage of a 90-day grace period on U.S. tariffs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Legal experts: Meta's FTC antitrust trial, where Mark Zuckerberg could take the stand as early as today, is set to be more grueling than Congressional hearings (New York Times) 14-04-2025

New York Times: Legal experts: Meta’s FTC antitrust trial, where Mark Zuckerberg could take the stand as early as today, is set to be more grueling than Congressional hearings  —  Meta’s chief has grown accustomed to tough questioning in courts and hearings, but an antitrust trial starting Monday could be more grueling, experts said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Intel is nearing a deal to sell its stake in Altera to Silver Lake and could announce it as soon as this week; Intel paid $17B for Altera in 2015 (Bloomberg) 14-04-2025

Bloomberg: Sources: Intel is nearing a deal to sell its stake in Altera to Silver Lake and could announce it as soon as this week; Intel paid $17B for Altera in 2015  —  Intel may announce a deal to sell Altera to the private equity firm as soon as this week, people familiar with the matter said … Lees verder op Tech Meme