Vishal Chawla / The Block: Vitalik Buterin co-authors paper on “Privacy Pools”, a blockchain protocol to verify the legality of user funds without revealing their full transaction history  —  – Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin co-authored a research paper on a privacy protocol named Privacy Pools. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Android Security Bulletin for September 2023 patches a privilege escalation zero-day flaw in Android 11-13 that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation”  —  The September 2023 Android security updates tackle 33 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug currently targeted in the wild. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Tencent is launching its Hunyuan AI model for business use on Sept. 7 and integrating the model with its existing video conferencing and social media products  —  – Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching its artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan” for business use at an annual summit on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex York / Forbes: London-based Shop Circle, which provides e-commerce software to merchants, raised a $120M Series A in equity and debt led by 645 Ventures and 3VC  —  London-based e-commerce software startup Shop Circle has raised $120 million in Series A funding, the company announced Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Tencent is launching its Hunyuan AI model for business use on August 7 and integrating the model with its existing video conferencing and social media products  —  – Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching its artificial intelligence model “Hunyuan” for business use at an annual summit on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Caitlin Harrington / Wired: The CWA files charges with the US NLRB against Grindr, alleging the company laid off 82 workers, or 46% of its staff, for rejecting a return-to-office mandate  —  Two weeks after staff at queer dating app Grindr unionized, bosses ordered employees back to the office. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meir Orbach / CTech: Tel Aviv-based Ibex Medical Analytics, which uses AI for cancer diagnostics, raised a $55M Series C led by 83North, bringing its total funding to $100M+  —  The Israeli startup’s platform provides health systems and diagnostic laboratories with an integrated solution for cancer diagnosis … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: YouTube is dropping some YouTube Studio ad controls, limiting creators’ control over pre-roll, post-roll, skippable, and non-skippable ads starting in November  —  YouTube is making some notable changes to the ad controls available to creators.  Beginning in November, YouTube … Lees verder op Tech Meme