Emma Roth / The Verge: Amazon discontinues Alexa’s celebrity voices feature, offering Samuel L. Jackson’s, Shaquille O’Neal’s, and Melissa McCarthy’s voices, even for those who paid  —  Amazon is getting rid of its celebrity voices for Alexa.  Not only are the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Binance is discussing letting some of its institutional clients use bank deposits as collateral for margin trading, to help reduce counterparty risk  —  Binance is discussing a proposal to let some of its institutional clients keep their trading collateral at a bank instead … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Analyst Ross Young says Apple’s upcoming MR headset will have two 1.41 Micro OLED displays targeting 5,000+ nits of brightness and 4,000 pixels per inch  —  The tech community is collectively on the edge of our seats as we zoom toward the expected unveiling of Apple’s mixed reality headset. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: Miami-based Transak, which sells payment and onboarding infrastructure for Web3 games and financial apps, raised a $20M Series A led by CE Innovation Capital  —  The startup offers on- and off-ramps that could make it easier for new users to interact with Web3 projects. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: An interview with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on having had “some serious” leadership, people, and methodology issues, the rough turnaround, competitors, and more  —  Rivals such as Nvidia have left the chip company far behind.  CEO Pat Gelsinger aims to reverse firm’s fortunes by vastly expanding its factories. Lees verder op Tech Meme