Kylie Robison / Fortune: X is testing Not A Bot, a program requiring new, unverified users to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post, in New Zealand and the Philippines  —  The owner of X, Elon Musk, has long floated the idea of charging users $1 to use the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: Arm CEO Rene Haas says the US’ goal to cut off China’s access to sophisticated chips with military uses will be “a hard problem to solve” using export controls  —  The US government’s goal of cutting off Chinese access to sophisticated semiconductors with military uses will be difficult … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tracy Qu / South China Morning Post: Alibaba announces S Plan, which offers “traffic flow, operations, and logistics” support to merchants affected by Indonesia’s ban of e-commerce on social media  —  – Indonesia has imposed a ban on e-commerce transactions via social media apps to protect the country’s small businesses Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: Analysis: Israel has pushed dozens of ads, including graphic videos, on X and YouTube in the EU, the UK, and the US to drum up support for its actions in Gaza  —  BRUSSELS — A photo with a bloody dead baby whose face is blurred has been circulating on X for the last four days. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Foxconn and Nvidia announce plans to build “AI factories”, a new class of data centers to accelerate the development of autonomous EVs and industrial robots  —  Nvidia and Foxconn are working together to build so-called “AI factories,” a new class of data centers that promise … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: ASML reports Q3 revenue up 15.5% YoY to €6.67B, vs. €6.71B est., net profit up 11% YoY to €1.89B, vs. €1.8B est., and forecasts that 2024 revenue will be flat  —  – ASML reported a profit decline in the third quarter, but beat estimates as it forecast 2024 revenue will be flat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Irina Anghel / Bloomberg: PwC partners with OpenAI to consult clients on complex tax, legal, and HR matters, as the Big Four audit firms look to AI to cut costs and boost productivity  —  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has teamed up with ChatGPT owner OpenAI to offer clients advice generated by artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marissa Newman / Bloomberg: Israel is in talks with SpaceX to set up Starlink internet, a first for the country, as a backup in case its other wartime communication systems are disrupted  —  – Satellite internet to be used if other systems disrupted  — Israeli ministry also mulling disconnecting Gaza from internet Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Honan / The City: NYC Mayor Eric Adams is using AI to make robocalls in languages he doesn’t speak, raising ethical issues over making voters think he is fluent in many languages  —  New York City law requires public documents and announcements be made available in a wide range of languages … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Filing: Invesco marked up Swiggy’s valuation to $7.85B on July 31, 2023, up 42% from ~$5.5B in January 2023, but down from reportedly $10.7B in January 2022  —  Conditions appear to be shifting favorably for India’s Swiggy.  The food delivery startup — backed by SoftBank, Prosus and Accel … Lees verder op Tech Meme