Researchers like Carlos Moreno, the professor behind a popular urban planning concept, are struggling with conspiracy theories and death threats.Lees verder op New York Times
More than 1,000 tech leaders, researchers and others signed an open letter urging a moratorium on the development of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems.Lees verder op New York Times
Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Paris-based Glopal, which helps e-commerce merchants sell globally through localization, marketing, logistics, and payments services, raised a €20M Series A — The Series A funding round is aimed at helping the Parisian startup expand operations in both Europe and the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Justin Ling / Wired: Docs: investments in 4chan include $800K from owner Hiroyuki Nishimura, $4.8M from his company, and $2.4M from Tokyo-based Good Smile, which makes Disney toys — Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Akash Pasricha / The Information: Sources: Gemini is preparing to launch an international crypto derivatives exchange to offer perpetual futures, which US regulations prohibit for retail traders — Gemini, the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has been gearing up to launch an international cryptocurrency … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: EA plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce and cut its office space, incurring $170M to $200M in restructuring charges; EA had nearly 13,000 employees in mid-2022 — Publisher of ‘Madden NFL’ and other videogame series is also making office-space reductions — White-Collar Recession: Why Job Cuts Are Hitting Professional Workers Lees verder op Tech Meme
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: NYC-based LeapXpert, which monitors staff business chats via apps like WhatsApp, WeChat, and iMessage for compliance, raised a $22M Series A+ led by Rockefeller — The pandemic brought with it a spike in work-from-home and hybrid work, which increased peoples’ dependence on personal devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme
New York Times: How NetEase and Activision’s 14-year partnership fell apart, in part due to China’s tech crackdown, as filings show the deal was worth ~$750M in annual revenue — Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Watching local New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets or New York Liberty games will no longer require signing up for a pricey cable or satellite package.Lees verder op Cnet
Grab one of Google’s latest phones at a great price with these current promotions.Lees verder op Cnet