Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Legit Security, which helps identify app vulnerabilities from code, raised a $40M Series B led by CRV, taking its total funding to $77M  —  Legit Security, a cybersecurity company developing a platform to identify app vulnerabilities from code, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: DeepMind researchers detail Optimization by PROmpting to improve LLM performance by using “meta-prompts” like “take a deep breath”, which helped Google’s PaLM 2  —  DeepMind used AI models to optimize their own prompts, with surprising results. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Madeleine Ngo / New York Times: The US spending over $66B to improve rural broadband and close the “digital divide” may not be enough due to the cost of laying fiber, labor shortages, and more  —  President Biden has promised to provide every American access to reliable high-speed internet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Latin America-focused rapid grocery startup JOKR raised a $50M Series D led by Convivialité at an $800M valuation, down from a $1.3B valuation in February 2023  —  Online grocery delivery company JOKR is out to show that it can continue to be a leader in the industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Sources: as equities soared in 2020, Apple and Goldman were working on a stock trading feature for iPhones, shelving the project in 2022 as markets turned  —  – Apple was exploring the launch of an iPhone feature that would let users buy and sell stocks, according to three sources familiar with the plans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: Precision Finding, Double Tap is great, and some Siri and brightness improvements, but many of the tweaks feel minor  —  Iterative updates aren’t flashy, but these smartwatches are mainly for folks who don’t have Apple Watches yet. Lees verder op Tech Meme