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Nirvana Insurance, which uses AI, telematics, IoT, and 15B miles of trucking data to insure commercial truck fleets, raised a $57M Series B led by Lightspeed (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 17-10-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Nirvana Insurance, which uses AI, telematics, IoT, and 15B miles of trucking data to insure commercial truck fleets, raised a $57M Series B led by Lightspeed  —  Nirvana Insurance — an insurance startup taking a new approach to insurance products for commercial fleets using artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Binance.US updates its terms of use to stop dollar withdrawals, saying users must convert “US dollar funds to stablecoin or other digital assets” (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk) 17-10-2023

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk: Binance.US updates its terms of use to stop dollar withdrawals, saying users must convert “US dollar funds to stablecoin or other digital assets”  —  U.S. dollar deposits in user wallets are no longer eligible for FDIC insurance protection, according to the updated terms of use. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Patreon acquires Moment, which helps creators host live-streamed, ticketed experiences like podcasts and concerts and has raised $13.5M since its 2019 founding (Sara Fischer/Axios) 17-10-2023

Sara Fischer / Axios: Patreon acquires Moment, which helps creators host live-streamed, ticketed experiences like podcasts and concerts and has raised $13.5M since its 2019 founding  —  Patreon, which connects creators with fans and get paid by them directly, has acquired Moment, a livestream platform for events … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Former federal prosecutors say SBF's prospects for beating the fraud charges he faces are rapidly deteriorating, as the US marshals damaging insider testimony (Tory Newmyer/Washington Post) 17-10-2023

Tory Newmyer / Washington Post: Former federal prosecutors say SBF’s prospects for beating the fraud charges he faces are rapidly deteriorating, as the US marshals damaging insider testimony  —  His former inner circle, now testifying for the prosecution, has offered damning details of the inner workings of his crypto empire Lees verder op Tech Meme

The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022 (Wall Street Journal) 17-10-2023

Wall Street Journal: The US plans to significantly constrict AI chip exports, including by Nvidia and Intel, hoping to close perceived loopholes in the export controls from 2022  —  New rules make it tougher for Nvidia and Intel to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads (Stephen Warwick/iMore) 17-10-2023

Stephen Warwick / iMore: Apple announces a new “affordable” $79 Apple Pencil with USB-C for charging, shipping in “early November” and compatible with all USB-C iPads  —  A nice surprise…  Apple has today unveiled a new “affordable” Apple Pencil with USB-C that costs $79. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Experts say Hamas using hostages' Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic; one stream lasted 43 minutes (New York Times) 17-10-2023

New York Times: Experts say Hamas using hostages’ Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic; one stream lasted 43 minutes  —  The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic, experts said. Lees verder op Tech Meme