Tech Meme

Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Polygon Labs launches a grant program that offers 110M of its native token MATIC, worth ~$85M, to entice DeFi project developers to build apps in its ecosystem  —  Polygon Labs is offering 110 million of its native token, MATIC, to projects in DeFi, gaming and social media, among others. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon no longer requires an Amazon Prime membership to use its online grocery delivery or free pickup service, starting with Amazon Fresh customers in the US  —  Amazon today announced changes to its grocery delivery service designed to make ordering from Amazon Fresh more competitive … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle: Sony COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki says the company now plans to release six live service games by FY 2025, delaying the remaining six from the original 12 titles  —  Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has halved the number of live service games it plans to release over the next few years, it’s confirmed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taras Buria / Neowin: Microsoft now requires that Windows users choose a listed reason for closing the OneDrive app, like “I do not use OneDrive” or “I don’t know what OneDrive is”  —  A few weeks ago, we reported an odd discovery in Microsoft Edge: a poll asking users to explain their decision to download Chrome. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Snap releases Lens Studio 5.0 Beta, a new version of its AR development tool with a ChatGPT Remote API that lets developers leverage ChatGPT in their Lenses  —  Snap is releasing a new version of its AR development tool, called the Lens Studio 5.0 Beta, to developers starting today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Janko Roettgers / Lowpass: Sources: Amazon is working on Vega, a new OS to replace Android on Fire TVs, smart displays, and other devices and could ship devices with the OS in 2024  —  Vega, baby! … Amazon has been working on a new operating system to replace Android on Fire TVs, smart displays and other connected devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paresh Dave / Wired: Humane plans to open Ai Pin pre-orders on November 16, starting at $699 plus $24 per month for calling, texts, and data via T-Mobile, shipping in early 2024  —  If you’re willing to clip the Ai Pin to your chest, you can talk, gesture, and tap to take photos or summon a powerful virtual assistant. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Spotify rolls out a redesigned TV app, offering a new homepage similar to the one in its desktop and mobile apps, a new playback queue, a dark mode, and more  —  Spotify is rolling out a redesigned TV app that should make it a little easier to find what you want to listen to. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google tightens Play Store rules for developers, requiring them to test apps with 20+ users for over two weeks before release, and plans to invest in app review  —  Google today is announcing strengthened protections for Android developers publishing apps to its Google Play store. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: A look at Humane’s $699 clip-on Ai Pin, the culmination of five years of work, $240M in funding, and 25 patents; Humane expects to sell ~100K in the first year  —  Humane, a company started by two former Apple employees, says its new artificial intelligence pin can stop all the scrolling. Lees verder op Tech Meme