Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: HSBC launches a blockchain platform to tokenize ownership of gold held in its London vault; HSBC is one of the world’s largest custodians of precious metals  —  – System creates tokens representing gold in bank’s vault  — Blockchain allows investors to more easily track gold they own Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Tobin / Reuters: Apple loses a bid to block a mass UK lawsuit over allegedly hiding battery issues in iPhones and “throttling” them via updates; Apple calls the suit “baseless”  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Accepting regulation locks in incumbents, OpenAI and other early winners, which signed the Center for AI Safety’s letter, seem most invested in creating alarm  —  In 2019, a very animated Bill Gates explained to Andrew Ross Sorkin why Microsoft lost mobile: Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: At the UK’s AI Safety Summit, the UK releases the Bletchley Declaration, signed by 29 countries, and the US Commerce Secretary announces an AI Safety Institute  —  The world is locked in a race, and competition, over dominance in AI, but today, a few of them appeared to come together … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shivangi Acharya / Reuters: Sources: India authorizes 110 companies, including Apple, HP, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Lenovo, to import laptops, tablets, and PCs under its new tech import rules  —  Apple (AAPL.O), Dell (DELL.N), HP (HPE.N), Samsung (005930.KS) and Lenovo (0992.HK) are among 110 firms authorised by India to import laptops … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Counterpoint Research: Apple shipped 2.5M iPhones in India in Q3, its highest quarterly shipments; Samsung remained top with a 17.2% share, followed by Xiaomi (16.6%) and Vivo (15.9%)  —  – With a 17.2% share, Samsung remained the market leader for the fourth consecutive quarter. Lees verder op Tech Meme