Tech Meme

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: London-based fintech Hyperjar, which offers digital payments, planning, and personalized rewards platform, raised a $24M Series A  —  London-based fintech, Hyperjar, raises $24 million for expansion.  Known for its digital wallet and personalised rewards, Hyperjar partners with top brands to offer unique discounts and savings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X partners with Au10tix to launch government ID-based account verification for paid users; verification is not yet available in the EU and the UK  —  X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: TSMC has told its suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment, as the chipmaker grows increasingly nervous about customer demand  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW) has told its major suppliers to delay the delivery of high-end chipmaking equipment … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters: Apple plans a software update for iPhone 12 in France to address radiation concerns, says “this is related to a specific testing protocol” used by the regulator  —  Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France, in what seemed to offer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victor Tangermann / Futurism: Microsoft’s Start news website published a garbled, seemingly AI-generated obit for former NBA player Brandon Hunter, headlined, “Brandon Hunter useless at 42”  —  “AI should not be writing obituaries.”  —  Former NBA player Brandon Hunter passed away unexpectedly at the young age … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Meta is exploring whether to show ads in WhatsApp and charge a subscription fee to use the app without ads; WhatsApp denies working on such a feature  —  Discussions are at an early stage and include possible subscription fee, say people familiar with the matter Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Victor / The Information: Sources: Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its Gemini AI model, as the company nears a launch of the GPT-4 rival  —  Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of its highly anticipated conversational artificial intelligence software … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brody Ford / Bloomberg: Salesforce plans to hire 3,300 people for sales, engineering, and its data cloud product, after cutting 10% of its workforce, or ~8,000 jobs, in January 2023  —  – New hires will be split among sales, engineering, data cloud  — Many hires will be boomerang employees, CEO Benioff says Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: Google agrees to pay California $93M to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of tracking users’ location for commercial gain even after they opted out  —  Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US Senate Armed Services Committee is probing national security issues raised by Elon Musk’s denial to extend Starlink to aid a Ukrainian attack on Russia  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee is probing national-security issues raised by Elon Musk’s decision not to extend … Lees verder op Tech Meme