Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Bucharest-based Druid, which offers a conversational AI service to companies, raised a $30M Series B led by TQ Ventures, taking its total funding to ~$50M  —  European AI startup Druid today announced it has raised $30 million in a Series B round of funding, as it looks to double … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: TSMC is frustrated with its Arizona plant and has growing confidence in Japan, where its $8.6B fab is on track to produce mature-tech chips in 2024  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW), which is making an unprecedented push into chip manufacturing overseas, is taking an increasingly optimistic view … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: The 6.1 iPhone 15 Pro starts at $999 for 128GB, like the 6.1 iPhone 14 Pro did, and the 6.7 iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at $1,199 for 256GB  —  It’s the “most Pro iPhone we’ve ever created,” according to Apple.  The body is built from grade 5 titanium, which is stronger and later. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Hands-on with the iPhone 15 Pro: nicer to hold thanks to its curved edges and a lighter titanium frame, which immediately gets covered in fingerprints  —  We’ve just had our first chance to check out the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, which Apple just announced at its annual fall event in Cupertino. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder departs, replaced on an interim basis by Chief Legal Officer Norman Reed, as the company cuts 100+ jobs, a third of its workforce  —  – More than 100 positions are eliminated in second round of cuts  — Platform shifted to a crypto-only exchange after US crackdown Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple’s USB-C AirPods Pro will support 20-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio when used with the upcoming Vision Pro headset  —  During its iPhone 15 event, Apple announced that the second-generation AirPods Pro will soon ship with a USB-C case.  But it turns out the company quietly made other upgrades … Lees verder op Tech Meme