Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Dublin-based Wayflyer, which finances e-commerce startups in exchange for future revenue, raised $1B from Neuberger Berman via an “off-balance sheet program”  —  Wayflyer, which provides financing to e-commerce startups in exchange for a portion of their future revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, close offices, and take an up to $65M impairment charge in Q3 2023 for cutting some content; ROKU jumps 5%+  —  Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI tech, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years to counter threats from China and others  —  Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages  —  Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dent / Engadget: After debuting math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs  —  The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’  —  Duolingo is best known for its language learning app … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: The Atlantic Council details how a Chinese law from 2021 requiring companies to disclose flaws within two days of discovery helps China’s hacking operations  —  Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry but the 7800 XT barely outperforms the 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice  —  It’s hard to get excited about yesterday’s performance at yesterday’s prices.  —  Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4090. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alan Levin / Bloomberg: UPS and Phoenix Air Unmanned win FAA approval to fly drones beyond the sight of operators, a key step that may eventually enable widespread package delivery  —  – UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight  — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward Lees verder op Tech Meme

Horace Dediu / Asymco: An analysis of EU and other data on iOS and Android usage finds Apple’s App Store has $10.40 of Monthly Revenue Per User compared to $1.40 for Google Play  —  As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both iOS and Android about their economics. Lees verder op Tech Meme