Margi Murphy / Bloomberg: PitchBook: VC funds invested $187.7M in startups that develop deepfake technologies in 2022 and $50M so far in 2023, up from just $1M in 2017  —  There’s some serious venture capital money flowing into the startups that develop deepfake technologies.  —  VC funds invested $187.7 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Micron will invest up to $3.6B in Japan over the next few years, including in a DRAM chipmaking plant in Hiroshima prefecture with support from the government  —  State-of-the-art production line to be built in Hiroshima prefecture  —  Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron Technology’s CEO … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: YouTube unveils 30-second unskippable ads on top-performing videos on TVs and says 150M+ unique US viewers watched YouTube or YouTube TV on TVs in December 2022  —  Google’s video giant says it reaches more than 150 million U.S. monthly viewers on TV screens Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Montana plans to ban apps allegedly “tied to foreign adversaries”, including Telegram, WeChat, and shopping app Temu, from state devices effective June 1, 2023  —  On Wednesday, Montana governor Greg Gianforte didn’t only ban TikTok state-wide.  He also accused Telegram, WeChat … Lees verder op Tech Meme