Ben Weiss / Fortune: Block opens preorders for its self-custodial Bitcoin wallet Bitkey in 95 countries, available in early 2024 for $150 in the US — MARIE UZCATEGUI—BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES — Block, the payments company led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced on Thursday that Bitkey … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Meta announces Purple Llama, an initiative to promote responsible AI development through the release of tools and evaluations to build open generative AI models — Meta Platforms Inc. is looking to promote the responsible development of artificial intelligence systems with a new initiative called Purple Llama. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: The UK FCA, the PRA, and the Bank of England issue a joint consultation paper setting out proposals to strengthen oversight of banks’ cloud computing providers — Bank of England launches consultation on new rules governing tech groups supplying critical IT services Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jim Norman / Nintendo Life: Nintendo cancels Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo and delays Splatoon and Mario Kart esports events after “persistently receiving threats” against staff and spectators — Splatoon and Mario Kart events postponed too — Nintendo has today announced that the first Nintendo Live event of 2024 … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Air Space Intelligence, whose Waze-like tool Flyways helps flight dispatchers pick routes for planes, raised $34M led by a16z, sources say at a ~$300M valuation — Andreessen Horowitz led the funding round for Air Space Intelligence, which counts Alaska Airlines and the US Defense Department as customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: A profile of Chinese whistleblower Tang Mingfang, who called out injustices at a Foxconn factory making Amazon devices in 2022 and says he still pays the price — Four years after Tang Mingfang called out the injustices he witnessed at a Foxconn factory in China, nothing has changed — except for him Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Microsoft says Russia-linked propagandists duped at least seven Western celebrities via Cameo into recording videos later used to attack Volodymyr Zelensky — Microsoft found that celebrities were tricked into making videos used to attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: The UK FCA, the PRA, and the Bank of England issue a joint consultation paper with proposals for more robust oversight of banks’ cloud computing providers — Bank of England launches consultation on new rules governing tech groups supplying critical IT services Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Earnest: Chinese e-commerce platform Temu had nearly 17% of US discount store market share in November, compared to Dollar General’s 43% and Dollar Tree’s 28% — Temu, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platform selling $4 home decor and $10 shirts, is successfully taking … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jim Norman / Nintendo Life: Nintendo cancels Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo and postpones Splatoon and Mario Kart esports events after “persistently receiving threats” to staff and spectators — Splatoon and Mario Kart events postponed too — Nintendo has today announced that the first Nintendo Live event of 2024 … Lees verder op Tech Meme