Tech Meme

Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph: The US SEC acknowledges BlackRock’s and Bitwise’s spot bitcoin ETF applications, indicating the commencement of the official review process for the proposals  —  The SEC’s acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for BlackRock’s ETF proposal.  —  2279 Total views Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: Alibaba’s food delivery service Ele.me commits to bring more social security and welfare benefits to its ~3M couriers, after a similar move by JD.com in March  —  Alibaba Group Holding-backed Chinese food delivery service Ele.me has committed to bring more social security and welfare benefits … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Tong / Reuters: Some tech insiders say that generative AI won’t save San Francisco’s economy and commercial real estate woes as AI startups bring fewer jobs and automate work  —  In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Tong / Reuters: Some tech insiders say that generative AI won’t save San Francisco’s economy and commercial real estate woes as the startups bring fewer jobs and automate work  —  In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary: Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler  —  And even though there are some concerns about the type of data that was used […]  —  I’m fairly certain … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: The UK CMA pushes back its July 18 deadline to block Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition to August 29, which could mean the deal closes within six weeks  —  New timetable from Competition and Markets Authority means $75bn transaction could be closed within weeks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Bluesky adds the N-word to a “reserved” words list, after users reported that some usernames include the slur, highlighting the site’s ongoing moderation issues  —  The oversight highlighted an ongoing moderation issue at the platform.  —  Before this week, Bluesky … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Microsoft’s disclosures about Chinese government hackers accessing US government email accounts try to obscure the role of the company’s zero-days in the breach  —  Critics also decry Microsoft’s “pay-to-play” monitoring that detected intrusions.  —  On Friday, Microsoft attempted to explain … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Newcomer: Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds  —  The slowdown in public offerings and late-stage financings puts startups in peril  —  The generative artificial intelligence mania … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sky News: Some Etsy sellers say the platform imposed a 45-day reserve on 75% of their income with no warning, as part of its Purchase Protection program to cover refunds  —  Sellers say the online marketplace is imposing a temporary reserve on their sales under its new ‘purchase protection programme’ … Lees verder op Tech Meme