Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: Double Tap is great, but Precision Finding requires an iPhone 15, and the Siri and brightness improvements feel minor  —  Iterative updates aren’t flashy, but these smartwatches are mainly for folks who don’t have Apple Watches yet. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Sources: as equities soared in 2020, Apple and Goldman were working on an iPhone stock trading feature but shelved the project when markets turned south in 2022  —  – Apple was exploring the launch of an iPhone feature that would let users buy and sell stocks, according to three sources familiar with the plans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Latin America-focused rapid grocery startup JOKR raised a ~$50M Series D led by Convivialité at an $800M valuation, down from a $1.3B valuation in February 2023  —  Online grocery delivery company JOKR is out to show that it can continue to be a leader in the industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Legit Security, whose service helps identify app vulnerabilities from code, raised a $40M Series B led by CRV, taking its total funding to $77M  —  Legit Security, a cybersecurity company developing a platform to identify app vulnerabilities from code, has raised $40 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Latin America-focused rapid grocery startup JOKR raised a ~$50M Series D led by Convivialité at an $800M valuation, down from a $1.3B valuation in February 2023  —  Online grocery delivery company JOKR is out to show that it can continue to be a leader in the industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources: the Kirin 9000S SoC has four CPUs that use Arm designs, the other four use Huawei-modified Arm designs, HiSilicon developed the GPU and NPU, and more  —  Facing US sanctions, Chinese company emulates Apple by using its own designs in chips for Mate 60 Pro Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon announces the $50 Fire TV Stick 4K, $60 Fire TV Stick 4K Max, $120 Fire TV Soundbar, and new generative AI updates for Fire TV voice search  —  At its annual devices event, Amazon updated its Fire TV lineup with new devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Amazon announces updated Echo Frames, its Alexa-powered glasses, offering enhanced speech processing, better noise isolation, and six hours of battery for $270  —  Amazon today unveiled a new generation of Echo Frames, its Alexa-powered glasses, with enhanced speech processing, better noise isolation and a $269.99 price tag. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Verge: Everything Amazon announced at its product event: Alexa Emergency Assist for $6/month, Alexa Eye Gaze to control devices, the $50 Echo Pop Kids, and more  —  Amazon is kicking off its annual fall product announcements at its HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Bluesky Stats: on September 18, Elon Musk floated charging all X users, and on September 19, Bluesky signed up 53,585 users, or 5% of its ~1,125,499 accounts  —  The day isn’t even over yet Bluesky has already seen its biggest influx of new users in a single-day  —  Would you pay to use X, the platform formerly known as Twitter? Lees verder op Tech Meme