Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Bolttech, a B2B2C startup that offers “embedded” insurance products, raised a $196M Series B led by Japan’s Tokio Marine at a $1.6B valuation  —  Embedded insurtech is still hot, as the $196 million in funding landed by bolttech proves. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Since April 6, the Cyberspace Administration of China closed 107K online accounts of counterfeit news outlets and anchors and removed 835K pieces of content  —  China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg: India announces a ~$2B incentive scheme to entice makers of laptops, tablets, and other hardware, running for six years, following the 2021 smartphone program  —  India is unveiling a 170 billion rupee ($2 billion) financial incentive plan to draw makers of laptops, tablets and other hardware … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Instagram adds support for GIFs in comments on posts and Reels, plans to launch a lyrics feature for Reels, and will roll out Instagram Gifts in India  —  On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg held a chat with Instagram head Adam Mosseri as part of the company launching collaboration feature on broadcast channels. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post: An investigation finds some US public housing agencies use surveillance cameras with facial recognition and AI to evict residents, sometimes for minor breaches  —  Surveillance cameras purchased with federal crime-fighting grants are being used to punish and evict public housing residents … Lees verder op Tech Meme