Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia, Pixar, and the Linux Foundation form the Alliance for OpenUSD, aiming to standardize Pixar’s Universal Scene Description  —  Five major companies in the 3D content industry — Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Nvidia and Pixar — have come together to form the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steven Levy / Wired: Q&A with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber for Teens and potential issues, rising prices, profitability, Lyft, DoorDash, driving for Uber, AI, and more  —  Dara Khosrowshahi swooped in to tame a beastly work culture and try to make the on-demand giant profitable. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon rolls out Amazon Clinic to all 50 US states and DC, available via video visits; message-based chat is only available in 34 states  —  – Amazon is expanding its virtual clinic service nationwide.  — The company launched Amazon Clinic last November as a way for patients to connect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Damien Cave / New York Times: The global race to develop quantum computing, encryption, and more demands balancing protectionism and the spirit of cooperation for the US and its allies  —  A global race to harness the power of atoms for navigation, computing and encryption is pitting concerns over protectionism against the spirit of cooperation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL database startup, raised a $46M Series B led by Menlo Ventures, taking its total funding to $104M, after launching in 2022  —  Neon, a serverless PostgreSQL database company, announced it has successfully raised $46 million in a series B round of funding. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krystal Hu / Reuters: Networking startup Nile, founded by ex-Cisco executives, raised a $175M Series C co-led by March Capital and Saudi Arabia’s Sanabil, taking its funding to $300M  —  Nile, a networking startup co-founded by former Cisco Systems executives John Chambers and Pankaj Patel, has raised $175 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Snap launches a new Lens Creator Rewards program for Snapchat to give AR creators and developers a chance to earn up to $7,200/month for top performing Lenses  —  Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money for top-performing Lenses … Lees verder op Tech Meme