John Markoff / New York Times: A look at SRI’s Future Concepts division, a research organization comprised of SRI and PARC researchers, as some argue that basic tech research labs are passé  —  Two research labs known for some of the tech industry’s most important innovations have merged in hopes of recapturing their glory days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian Allison / CoinDesk: HSBC releases its HSBC Gold Token, minted on its Orion digital assets platform, via its online banking and app, after testing the service in November 2023  —  The bank is claiming bragging rights for being the first bank to create a blockchain-based real world asset aimed at retail investors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Martin Coulter / Reuters: Tech industry group Boardwave, representing 1,300 founders, CEOs, and others, urges the UK to provide more support for the software industry in a white paper  —  Britain’s government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google rolls out Gemini to some Google Messages beta users with RCS enabled on select Pixel and Galaxy devices, letting users chat to Gemini over RCS  —  Following the announcement a month ago, Gemini is starting to roll out for some Google Messages beta users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emilia David / The Verge: Productivity platform Airtable launches Airtable AI, adding AI summaries, categorization, and translation via GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and Anthropic’s Claude  —  Companies like Microsoft and Google have integrated AI features into their productivity offerings.  But a recent survey from Slack … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: Blockchain game Munchables, which offers rewards for looking after digital creatures, loses ~$63M in ETH in a hack; the hacker seems to have returned the funds  —  – Blockchain-based Munchables game confirmed a security incident  — Munchables declared all user funds safe later the same day Lees verder op Tech Meme