Adrian Zmudzinski / Cointelegraph: Bybit shutters its NFT marketplace, following a similar decision by NFT marketplace X2Y2; Token Terminal: daily NFT trading volume has dropped 70% YoY to $5.34M  —  Bybit is shutting down its NFT and inscription marketplaces on April 8, 2025, as part of a broader strategy to streamline its offerings amid declining market interest. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Qualcomm acquires the generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAI, following the acquisition of German AI and IoT company Edge Impulse in early March  —  Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: Arm decided not to pursue a deal after recently seeking to acquire Alphawave, a UK-listed supplier of semiconductor IP that is exploring a sale  —  SoftBank-owned chip tech provider Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F) recently sought to acquire UK-based Alphawave (AWE.L) to secure a crucial technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CJ Haddad / CNBC: Chef Robotics, which develops AI-powered robotic meal assembly systems, raised a $20.6M Series A led by Avataar Ventures, and an additional $22.5M in debt  —  As the food service industry continues to struggle with labor shortages, a Silicon Valley startup has put together artificially-intelligent robots that are ready to clock in. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: In a new paper, Tim O’Reilly and other researchers say OpenAI likely trained GPT-4o on paywalled books from O’Reilly Media without a licensing agreement  —  OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission.  Now a new paper by an AI watchdog … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: AI coding startup Replit is in talks with investors to raise about $200M at a $3B valuation, almost triple its last valuation  —  The new funding round would bring in about $200 million, one of the people said.  —  Replit did not respond to requests for comment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Google researchers say DPRK’s IT workers are fraudulently securing positions at companies in Germany, Portugal, and the UK, after facing sanctions in the US  —  North Korea’s IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme