Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Volt, which offers open banking APIs in the UK, Europe, and Brazil, raised a $60M Series B led by IVP, a source says at a $350M+ valuation  —  Open banking — where traditional banks enable payments and other new services by way of APIs that give access to financial data previously locked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maria Streshinsky / Wired: Q&A with Christopher Nolan, director of Oppenheimer, on AI benefits for images in filmmaking, the parallels between nuclear weapon development and AI, and more  —  The Oppenheimer director says AI is not the bomb.  His new movie might still scare you shitless. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: The US FTC files a lawsuit against Amazon over allegedly using “dark patterns” to enroll customers in Prime without consent and “sabotaged” attempts to cancel  —  – The FTC on Wednesday sued Amazon, alleging it tricked customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program … Lees verder op Tech Meme