Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: The SEC says the creator of Stoner Cats NFTs, which raised $8M+, will pay a $1M fine for an unregistered offering and return money to investors via a Fair Fund  —  The creator of the Stoner Cats animated web series will pay a $1 million civil fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Paris-based Swan, which lets companies integrate banking and other financial services, raised a €37M Series B led by Lakestar, taking its total funding to €58M  —  – French embedded finance startup Swan raised 37 million euros ($39.6 million) in a series B investment led by European venture capital giant Lakestar. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: Apple hikes the prices of the iPhone 15 range in China, Japan, India, and other markets, keeps prices flat in the US, and cuts prices in the UK by £50 to £100  —  – Apple hiked the prices of its latest iPhones in some of its key markets including China, Japan and India, even as it kept them the same in the U.S. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle: Sony releases a PS5 software update that adds support for Dolby Atmos HDMI devices, assigning a second controller as an “assist controller”, and up to 8TB SSDs  —  Sony has rolled out a major PlayStation 5 system software update globally.  —  It introduces a number of new features … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple’s second-gen Ultra Wideband chip in the iPhone 15 improves Find My, including by supporting precision finding with distance indicators for crowded venues  —  Apple’s iPhone was the first smartphone to introduce Ultra Wideband capabilities, which made it easier to find lost items … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: WhatsApp rolls out Channels to users in 150+ countries, after introducing the broadcasting feature in June 2023 in Colombia and Singapore, and adds improvements  —  WhatsApp is rolling out its new Channels feature to more users.  The messaging app announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Starks / Washington Post: Researchers: the iPhone of Meduza owner Galina Timchenko was infected with Pegasus in Germany, the first known case of the tool being used against a Russian  —  Unclear is who planted the spyware while the founder of the Meduza news outlet was in Germany  —  The iPhone of a prominent Russian … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: Stability AI announces text-to-audio tool Stable Audio, available for free for 20 songs and 20-second tracks or $12/month for 500 songs and 90-second tracks  —  What comes after building generative AI technology for image and code generation?  For Stability AI, it’s text-to-audio generation. Lees verder op Tech Meme