Wall Street Journal: Former FTX employees, including general counsel Can Sun, plan to launch crypto exchange Backpack, protecting user funds using lessons learned from FTX’s failure  —  Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun and other former company executives want the new exchange to allow customers to verify holdings at any time Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Kleinman / Sky News: London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation  —  Monument Bank’s Series C fundraising is being launched immediately after the completion of a £40m injection … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: An in-depth look inside a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state  —  A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as Foxconn diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency  —  – Taiwan’s Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit  — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: Many Threads users report that the app now has a privacy option that lets them opt out of having their posts show up on Instagram and Facebook  —  Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook. Lees verder op Tech Meme