Juro Osawa / The Information: Sources: Sequoia Capital China, ZhenFund, and other big Chinese VCs have quietly invested in US AI startups in the past year, undeterred by US security concerns  —  Major Chinese venture capital firms are quietly investing in American artificial intelligence startups, undeterred by growing concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Zhang / Bloomberg: Source: in a letter to staff, ByteDance offers to buy back stock at $160 per share, up from $155 in April 2023; ByteDance says the goal is to provide liquidity  —  – The price is up from April’s employee buyback of $155 each  — ByteDance has grown at expense of incumbents Meta and Tencent Lees verder op Tech Meme

Caroline O’Donovan / Washington Post: Amazon cuts the price of an annual One Medical membership from $199 to $99 for Prime users, part of its plans to significantly expand its health care footprint  —  The tech giant will offer cheaper health care to Prime members via One Medical, a long-expected integration that could significantly expand its health care footprint Lees verder op Tech Meme

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: Letters: Samsung, Qualcomm, and others oppose India’s plan to use ATSC 3.0 to bring live TV to phones, saying the hardware changes will add $30+ to each device  —  Samsung and Qualcomm are among those opposing India’s choice of technology to bring live TV broadcasts on smartphones … Lees verder op Tech Meme