Michael Shirer / IDC: Global public cloud services revenue hit $545.8B in 2022, up 22.9% YoY; SaaS-Applications led with 45%+ of the revenue, then IaaS with 21.2%, and PaaS with 17%  —  For more information, contact:  —  mshirer@idc.com  —  Worldwide revenue for the public cloud services market totaled $545.8 billion in 2022 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk: Lightning Labs announces tools that let developers create AI agents that leverage GPT function calls to hold, send, and receive bitcoin via Lightning Network  —  “We are in the realm of enabling use cases that weren’t previously possible,” Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark told CoinDesk. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: Sega co-COO Shuji Utsumi says the company is withholding its biggest games from third-party blockchain gaming projects and is shelving its own blockchain games  —  Sega Corp., the gaming studio once regarded among the staunchest advocates of blockchain gaming, is pulling back from an arena devastated … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kara Carlson / Austin American-Statesman: Volkswagen plans to start its first US tests of autonomous driving in Austin, beginning with a small fleet of ID. Buzz EVs equipped with VW and Mobileye tech  —  Even more driverless vehicles will be tooling around Austin, as Volkswagen joins the ranks of companies that have tested their autonomous vehicle technology in Austin. Lees verder op Tech Meme