Tech Meme

Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: A look at the battle brewing between LEO satellite operators over spectrum use, as SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and others push for looser rules  —  A contest between legacy and new operators is brewing over the use of spectrum  —  There is a battle brewing in space. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Former employees at IRL, which is being sued by SoftBank for fraud, detail problems that were apparent from the start, such as outages and inflated user metrics  —  Japanese group claims it was duped, founder says he was a scapegoat and ex-employees say there were problems from the start Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Airbus is in talks to acquire Atos’ cybersecurity and data unit for up to €1.8B; Atos says another company also made an offer; Thales reportedly showed interest  —  – Deal would value the unit at as much as €1.8 billion  — Atos is selling off assets as it faces hefty debt repayments Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shelly Banjo / Bloomberg: SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service, as part of its Direct to Cell service with T-Mobile US  —  Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its first six satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as the company races to bring more connectivity to remote areas. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Intel forms Articul8 AI, an AI company with backing from DigitalBridge and others; executives did not give the deal’s value or say if Intel had a majority stake  —  Intel (INTC.O) on Wednesday said it was forming a new independent company around its artificial intelligence software efforts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: SEC filing: MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor begins selling $216M worth of shares; Saylor remains “optimistic about MicroStrategy’s prospects”  —  Saylor said earlier that he would use the proceedings from the sales to address personal obligations and buy more bitcoin to his personal account. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Roku plans to launch its first high-end TVs in spring 2024, including the 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch Pro Series for up to $1,500  —  Roku Inc., the maker of TV streaming boxes and software, is debuting its first high-end televisions in a bid to continue sales momentum for the company’s devices. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Airbus begins talks to acquire Atos’ cybersecurity and data unit, in a deal that could be valued up to €1.8B; Atos says another company had also made an offer  —  – Deal would value the unit at as much as €1.8 billion  — Atos is selling off assets as it faces hefty debt repayments Lees verder op Tech Meme

Fred Wilson / AVC: 2024 predictions: AI will help make Web3 usable in mainstream applications and Web3 will help us trust AI, Web3 regulatory clarity, flat VC investing, and more  —  As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher.  The Fed has taken interest rates as far … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Devlin / The Guardian: A UK study of 7,000 people born between 2000 and 2002: 48% agreed with “I think I am addicted to social media”; 57% of girls agreed, compared to 37% of boys  —  Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media Lees verder op Tech Meme