MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: A look at the underground bitcoin community in Austin, which attracts bitcoiners because of Texas’ pro-crypto policies and ecosystem of developers and miners  —  WATCH NOW  —  AUSTIN — There is a sort of clubhouse for Austin’s bitcoin believers on the second floor of the Littlefield Building … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Memo: Microsoft’s Bing chief Mikhail Parakhin plans to exit his roles and look for a new position, after Microsoft hired Mustafa Suleyman to run Microsoft AI  —  Parakhin, who had been chief executive officer for advertising and web services, will report to Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kalley Huang / The Information: Sources detail Meta’s unconventional moves to attract and keep AI researchers, including Mark Zuckerberg writing to DeepMind researchers to recruit them  —  To better compete for artificial intelligence researchers, Meta Platforms is making unconventional moves, including extending job offers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Memo: Microsoft names Pavan Davuluri as its Windows and Surface chief; Microsoft split the Windows and Surface groups after Panos Panay left in September 2023  —  Microsoft is naming Pavan Davuluri as its new Windows and Surface chief today.  After Panos Panay’s surprise departure to Amazon last year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Koehn / The San Francisco Standard: How Ripple’s Chris Larsen became a gravitational force in San Fransisco politics, donating millions to local causes, as he helps Mayor London Breed’s reelection  —  On a recent Friday afternoon, Chris Larsen sat behind the wheel of a gunmetal Porsche 918 Spyder, zipping through the Broadway Tunnel. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Uzbek e-commerce, fintech, and food delivery service Uzum raised a $114M Series A in equity and debt at a $1.16B valuation, becoming the country’s first unicorn  —  Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Uzbekistan-based e-commerce, fintech, and food delivery platform Uzum raised a $114M Series A at a $1.16B valuation, becoming country’s first unicorn  —  Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of customers in Uzbekistan … Lees verder op Tech Meme