Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: A look at Replika’s decision to block adult content in its AI companion chatbot; 60% of paying customers had a romantic element in their Replika relationship  —  Eugenia Kuyda didn’t set out to build sexting chatbots.  The startup she ran was struggling to find direction when her best friend died in a car crash in 2015. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Munich-based IntegrityNext, a service that helps companies audit supply chains for ESG compliance, raised €100M from EQT Growth, its first outside investment  —  The funding landscape remains very tough for technology startups, but there are still some pockets, and specific companies … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A poll of 1,027 US adults: 41% support a TikTok ban, 25% oppose it, and 71% are concerned that ByteDance is based in China; 17% of US daily users support a ban  —  As D.C. pushes for action against TikTok, a Washington Post poll finds more support than oppose banning the app Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Coinbase says it received an SEC notice warning the exchange of potential US securities law violations that could lead to enforcement actions; COIN drops 10%+  —  – The SEC issued crypto exchange Coinbase a Wells notice, warning the exchange that it identified potential violations of U.S. securities law. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Toshiba plans to accept a ~$15.3B takeover offer from a coalition including Japan Industrial Partners; JIP is expected to take Toshiba private  —  Board approves offer and present delisting plan to shareholders  —  TOKYO — Toshiba is set to accept a takeover offer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Canva debuts AI-based tools, including Magic Design which makes personalized templates from images and Magic Presentation which creates slideshows from prompts  —  Covering venture capital, cloud and startups  —  The ten-year-old Australian startup led by Melanie Perkins said annualized revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme