Tech Meme

Naomi Nix / Washington Post: Ahead of ex-Meta consultant Arturo Béjar’s Senate testimony, internal documents and sources detail debates over fostering growth while protecting young users  —  A former engineering and product leader at Meta is expected to testify in Congress about how Meta ignored warnings about youth safety Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: A look at Neuralink after FDA trial approval: huge media coverage compared to rivals and worries over hype, but its tech is exciting and potentially miraculous  —  Neuralink has FDA clearance to start messing with people’s heads—and not just figuratively.  —  Elon Musk is preparing for the most consequential launch of his career. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: European Parliament lawmakers approve new political ad rules that require Meta, Google, and others to clearly label such ads, who paid and how much, and more  —  Big Tech firms will face new European Union rules to clearly label political advertising on their platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Rebate management startup Enable raised a $120M Series D led by Lightspeed at a $1B valuation, taking its funding to $276M, and claims “thousands” of clients  —  Rebate management software startup Enable International Inc. said today it has closed on a hefty $120 million late-stage funding round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Naomi Nix / Washington Post: Ahead of ex-Meta consultant Arturo Béjar’s Senate testimony, internal documents and sources detail debates over fostering growth while protecting young users  —  A former engineering and product leader at Meta is expected to testify in Congress about how Meta ignored warnings about youth safety Lees verder op Tech Meme

Min Jeong Lee / Bloomberg: WeWork’s bankruptcy caps a years-long saga for Masayoshi Son, who overrode lieutenants’ objections to hand Adam Neumann billions, losing SoftBank over $11.5B  —  – Co-working space’s bankruptcy highlights billionaire’s hubris  — Few checks on SoftBank CEO as he prepares to go on offensive Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Schmitt / Financial Times: LG’s AI unit partners with Qraft to launch the LG Qraft AI-Powered US Large-Cap Core ETF on the NYSE, using LG’s forecasting tools to rebalance its portfolio  —  Conglomerate is partnering with SoftBank-backed quantitative manager to test a large-cap fund  —  Latest news on ETFs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the company’s 18A chip design will move into test production by Q1 2024, part of its aims to reclaim chip leadership by 2025  —  Chipmaker is chasing Samsung and TSMC as Qualcomm and Apple pose fresh challenge  —  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says his company’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung launches a $99 S Pen Creator Edition in the US, offering a larger, Apple Pencil-like design while lacking some smart features from other S Pen models  —  The S Pen has been a key selling point of many of Samsung’s products over the years, and the company is now debuting a “Creator Edition” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kellen Browning / New York Times: Uber reports Q3 revenue up 11% YoY to $9.3B, a $221M net income, gross bookings up 21% YoY to $35.3B, trips up 25% YoY to 2.4B, and a record 6.5M drivers  —  Revenue was up 11 percent from a year earlier, helping to generate $221 million in net income.  —  Uber on Tuesday reported financial results … Lees verder op Tech Meme