Casey Newton / Platformer: Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, we may be witnessing the rise of social networks populated by synthetic companions  —  Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Leaked internal messages from 2020 and 2021 detail Huawei’s efforts to lobby Greek officials; filings: Huawei’s 2022 sales in Greece rose 56% YoY to €258M  —  Leaked internal messages detail efforts by the Chinese tech giant to court Greek officials and fight an American-led effort against its technology. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Thornhill / Financial Times: An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe’s startup space, a Skype “mafia”, and more  —  The Skype co-founder turned venture capitalist on how Europe’s start-ups can challenge America’s giants Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Leaked internal messages from 2020 and 2021 detail Huawei’s efforts to lobby Greek officials; filings: Huawei’s 2022 sales in Greece rose 56% YoY to €258M  —  Leaked internal messages detail efforts by the Chinese tech giant to court Greek officials and fight an American-led effort against its technology. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Thornhill / Financial Times: An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe’s startup space, a Skype “mafia”, and more  —  The Skype co-founder turned venture capitalist on how Europe’s start-ups can challenge America’s giants Lees verder op Tech Meme