Tech Meme

Financial Times: An in-depth look inside a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state  —  A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Kleinman / Sky News: London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on mass affluent customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation  —  Monument Bank’s Series C fundraising is being launched immediately after the completion of a £40m injection … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: Many Threads users report that they now have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook  —  Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook.  To keep Threads posts from showing up Meta’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Humane’s Ai Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager, the lack of apps seems extremely limiting, and $699 is too high compared to other wearables  —  The Humane AI pin has no screen, no apps, and a creepy in-your-face camera.  —  Not since Magic Leap has a “next-generation” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shanti Das / The Guardian: Investigation: Biobank, the UK’s biomedical research database, shared sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to  —  Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate Irwin / Decrypt: Esports leaders discuss ongoing industry challenges, including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism, and call for wealthy game studios to take on more responsibility  —  Decrypt’s investigation reveals ongoing challenges in the young esports industry—including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism—and where it’s going. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as the company diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency  —  – Taiwan’s Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit  — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Gilbert / Wired: Experts say terrorist groups are using generative AI tools to evade the hashing algorithms used by tech companies to automatically remove extremist content  —  Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists to bypass automated detection systems. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: An in-depth look at a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state  —  A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg: Alibaba and JD.com reported YoY sales increases for Singles Day, but neither company provided overall revenue figures for the event for the second straight year  —  China’s Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com reported sales increases for Singles’ Day, after the e-commerce giants offered steep discounts … Lees verder op Tech Meme