Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg: Uber plans to let users in Turkey’s touristic Cappadocia region buy a €150 air balloon ride; ~10% of Turkey’s 44.6M visitors in 2022 stayed in the region  —  – New service follows Tuk-Tuks in India and boats in Greece  — Unesco-listed Cappadocia is one of Turkey’s top attractions Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: Dutch media reports that a former ASML employee accused of stealing data went to work for Huawei in China in 2022; it’s unclear if they still work for Huawei  —  – ASML accused the former employee of stealing technical data  — US seeks to prevent China from accessing some chip tech Lees verder op Tech Meme

Huizhong Wu / Associated Press: China’s crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia, often run by powerful Chinese crime syndicates, netted thousands of people but have left the networks intact  —  Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Matter hits version 1.2, adding support for robot vacuums, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, smoke and CO alarms, air quality sensors, and more  —  One year in, and Matter is adding support for fridges, robot vacuums, smoke alarms, and more.  It’s a major step toward a complete smart home … Lees verder op Tech Meme