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Bloomberg: Google adds AI tools from others, like Meta’s Llama 2 and Anthropic’s Claude 2, to Cloud, expands Duet AI in Workspace, partners with Fox Sports, and more  —  Alphabet Inc.’s Google is adding artificial intelligence tools from companies including Meta Platforms Inc. and Anthropic to its cloud platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheera Frenkel / New York Times: Meta takes down a Chinese influence campaign, started in 2019 and spanning thousands of accounts on Facebook, TikTok, X, and more, the largest such campaign yet  —  The campaign began at least four years ago and spanned thousands of accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Substack and Chinese websites, Meta said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Google announces AI features coming soon to Meet, including expanding Duet AI to take notes, mid-meeting summaries, and “attending” meetings on a user’s behalf  —  If Google Meet’s new AI tools are as good as advertised, you might never need to pay attention to another meeting again — or even show up at all. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: A look at friend.tech, crypto’s latest craze that briefly became the second highest earning platform after Ethereum before bots and “speculative games” exploded  —  The new platform that allows users to buy and sell crypto tokens linked to influencers like Grayson Allen is starting to fizzle after a meteoric rise. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: A look at Disney’s shifting India strategy, after the unit reported a $41.5M loss on $390M revenue in the year to March 2022, including free cricket on mobile  —  Walt Disney (DIS.N) is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: Swedish payments company Trustly acquires French recurring payments service SlimPay, sources say for €70M; Trustly shelved IPO plans in 2021  —  Swedish payments firm Trustly has acquired the French recurring payments platform SlimPay as it continues its Europe-wide expansion. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: Amazon confirms testing increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 from $25 for non-Prime members; Walmart also has a $35 minimum for non-Walmart+ members  —  – Amazon is testing a $35 free shipping minimum for people who aren’t members of the company’s Prime loyalty program. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Apollo.io, which offers sales and marketing tools used by 500K+ firms, raised $100M led by Bain at a $1.6B valuation, up from ~$900M after raising $110M in 2022  —  – $100 million investment led by Bain Capital Ventures  — Apollo’s clients include Stripe, DocuSign, Utah Jazz Lees verder op Tech Meme