Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Sources: Nintendo plans to release a new console in H2 2024, with portable mode, an LCD screen, and a cartridge slot; key partners already have development kits  —  Development kits for Nintendo’s next console are now with key partner studios, with launch planned for next year, sources have told VGC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ray Schultz / MediaPost: DoubleVerify, which offers software for digital media measurement and analytics, agrees to acquire digital ad campaign optimization company Scibids for $125M  —  DoubleVerify is acquiring Scibids, a digital campaign optimization firm.  —  The cash-and-stock transaction is valued at $125 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US judge denies Terraform Labs’ motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, saying the SEC made a “plausible claim” that UST and LUNA may have violated securities law  —  Terraform Labs argued that there was no contract in the sale of UST to retail investors. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: A German data watchdog says it has been probing Worldcoin since November 2022 due to concerns over the project processing “sensitive data at a very large scale”  —  A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Worldcoin project since late last year due … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shruti Khairnar / FinTech Futures: Seoul-based Finda, which runs an online loan comparison service, raised a ~$37M Series C from JB Financial and 500 Global; Finda brokered ~$3B in loans in 2022  —  South Korean fintech Finda, which operates a loan comparison platform, has secured $37 million (KRW 47 billion) in Series C funding from JB Financial Group and 500 Global. Lees verder op Tech Meme