Tech Meme

Zoltan Vardai / Cointelegraph: Polygon Labs spinout Miden, a zero-knowledge proof-based blockchain project focused on high scalability, raised a $25M seed led by a16z Crypto, 1kx, and Hack VC  —  A16z Crypto led a $25 million investment round into Miden, an independent blockchain project spun out of Polygon Labs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: Wearing three AI-powered devices, the $50 Bee Pioneer, $199 Limitless Pendant, and $159 Plaud NotePin, shows how the wearables can be useful but also creepy  —  The Bee, Limitless and Plaud wearables record everything you say and use AI to provide summaries, to-do’s—and a slightly terrifying glimpse of the future Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Minimus, which offers secure, minimal container images and VMs to let enterprises reduce vulnerability exposure in development workflows, raised a $51M seed  —  Application security startup Minimus Inc. today launched at the RSAC 2025 Conference 2025 with an announcement that it has raised $51 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: Filings: Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 set-up a US company to boost its presence in the country, as the UAE plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in the US  —  State-backed group accelerates investment plans as it deepens collaboration over the technology Lees verder op Tech Meme

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Minimus, which offers secure, minimal container images and VMs to let enterprises reduce vulnerability exposure in the development workflows, raised a $51M seed  —  Application security startup Minimus Inc. today launched at the RSAC 2025 Conference 2025 with an announcement … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Doppel, which provides an AI-powered social engineering detection service for enterprises, raised a $35M Series B led by Bessemer at a $205M valuation  —  Cybersecurity startup Doppel Inc. today disclosed that it has closed a $35 million funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: An in-depth look at the impact of stratospheric pollution from satellite reentries on the ozone layer, as Starlink and others launch more internet satellites  —  for Bloomberg Green + The Big Take May 1, 2025  —  Elon Musk’s SpaceX has more than 7,000 satellites in orbit to create its Starlink internet constellation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine: Duolingo’s “AI-first” announcement highlights the unfolding AI jobs crisis, with attrition in creative fields, hiring cuts, declining freelance incomes, more  —  It’s not coming, it has already arrived.  —  On Monday, April 29th, Luis von Ahn, the billionaire CEO … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wayne Ma / The Information: Sources: Apple plans to launch iPhone 18 Pro models, a thin iPhone 18, and a foldable iPhone in fall 2026 but the standard iPhone 18 in spring 2027  —  After years of incremental changes to the iPhone, Apple is mixing things up much more dramatically.  Later this year it’s expected to introduce … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Sensor Tower: Temu cut US digital ad spending by an estimated 31% and Shein by 19% in the two week period from March 31 as the de minimis exemption is closed  —  For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue. Lees verder op Tech Meme