Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg says Threads now has over 30M signups, up from 10M within seven hours of launch, 5M in four hours, and 2M in two hours  —  Update July 6, 11:45 AM IST: Zuckerberg noted that Threads crossed the milestone of 10 million signups within seven hours of launch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wayne Ma / The Information: Sources: Google has delayed the release of its first fully customized chip for the Pixel by at least a year, after originally planning to introduce it in 2024  —  Google has big ambitions to develop its own chips for its Pixel phones.  So far, however, things haven’t gone according to plan. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Tokyo-based Telexistence, which develops AI-powered robotic arms for the retail and logistics industry, raised a $170M Series B from SoftBank and others  —  SoftBank is backing Japanese robotics startup Telexistence, making good on the tech giant’s recent pledge to go back on the investment offensive in light of the current AI hype. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A test by the NY Fed and a group of banks on a private blockchain finds tokenized dollars can improve wholesale payments without “insuperable legal impediments”  —  A monthslong test with some of the world’s largest banks found that digital dollars could be an effective … Lees verder op Tech Meme