Canalys: Global tablet shipments fell 18% YoY to 31.7M in Q1 2023, the lowest shipment volume since Q1 2020; Apple had 12.35M shipments, down 17% YoY, for a 38.9% share  —  According to the latest Canalys data, global tablet shipments fell 18% year on year in the first quarter of 2023 to 31.7 million units. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Low De Wei / Bloomberg: Chinese authorities arrest a man for using ChatGPT to write and spread fake news articles, one of the first known instances, with one article having 15K+ views  —  Chinese authorities have detained a man for using ChatGPT to write fake news articles, in what appears to be one of the first instances … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the company will spend $200M fighting an SEC lawsuit accusing him, a co-founder, and Ripple of selling unregistered securities  —  – Ripple will have spent $200 million by the time its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is over, CEO Brad Garlinghouse said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: LinkedIn plans to cut 716 jobs and shutter InCareer, its local jobs app in China, by August 9, citing fierce competition and a challenging macroeconomic climate  —  LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) that focuses on business professionals … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WhatsApp partners with Stripe to let Singapore-based users pay some businesses within the app, after launching merchant payments in India and Brazil  —  After India and Brazil, WhatsApp is launching the ability to pay businesses within a chat in Singapore.  Meta has partnered with Stripe to roll out the feature in the region. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Vienna-based Prewave, which helps companies monitor their suppliers online and create risk alerts, raised a ~$20M Series A+, following a $12.3M Series A  —  Despite the investor caution narrative permeating the startup world throughout the economic downturn, certain startup-types have been a little more impervious to market conditions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Nintendo expects to sell 15M Nintendo Switch consoles this fiscal year, below analyst estimates of 15.7M; the company sold 18M units in the year to March 2023  —  Nintendo Co. expects to sell 15 million units of its Switch console this fiscal year, showing the extent of the slowdown for its six-year-old flagship product. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment will run a global task force to tackle online sports piracy, working with Interpol, Europol, DAZN, beIN, and more  —  Group will work with Interpol and Europol to crack down on illegal streaming of sporting events Lees verder op Tech Meme