Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Patient21, which provides software for managing patients and clinics, raised a €100M Series C in equity and debt led by Pitango  —  Patient21, a four-year-old German startup that combines a digital healthcare platform with real-world brick-and-mortar clinics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months  —  Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Some educators are cautiously experimenting with generative AI, questioning whether the tech can be used in classrooms without undermining numeracy and literacy  —  When Lauren started researching the British designer Yinka Ilori for a school project earlier this year, she was able to consult her new study pal: artificial intelligence. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: After Google Photos labeled two Black people as “gorillas” in May 2015, photo apps from Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still do not identify gorillas  —  Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled by image analysis software — and despite big advances … Lees verder op Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: Australian blockchain-based fitness app Stepn says iOS users can now buy and sell NFTs from its app, signaling perhaps Apple has softened its stance on crypto  —  – Stepn users will be able to buy, sell and trade the game’s NFT sneakers without having to leave the app. Lees verder op Tech Meme