Financial Times: Sources: Elon Musk’s US government advisory role will let him push for his acolytes and allies to fill roles that cut regulation and protect his companies  —  Billionaire likely to push for government roles for acolytes and allies to cut regulation and protect his businesses Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Swiggy beat Amazon to fast grocery deliveries in India using an army of gig workers, mini warehouses, and big-name investors, ahead of its November 13 IPO  —  It has an army of gig workers, a fleet of mini-warehouses and big-name investors.  But a knockout trading debut isn’t a guarantee. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Greg Bensinger / Reuters: Sources: Amazon is developing smart glasses that would guide its delivery drivers to, around, and within buildings, but the tech may take years to perfect  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adam James / The Block: MicroStrategy says it bought 27,200 BTC for ~$2.03B in cash at ~$74,463 per coin from October 31 to November 10, 2024, taking its total holding to 279,420 BTC  —  – MicroStrategy added approximately 27,200 bitcoin for roughly $2.03 billion in cash at an estimated $74,463 per coin. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jamie Tarabay / Bloomberg: Sources: the US plans to support a controversial, legally binding cybercrime UN treaty this week despite concerns that authoritarian regimes could misuse it  —  – Critics fear it could be misused by authoritarian countries  — Agreement would help pursuit of cybercriminals, official says Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Argentina-based fintech Ualá, which has 8M users, raised a $300M Series E led by Allianz X at a $2.75B valuation, after raising $350M at $2.45B in August 2021  —  – Allianz, Soros, others put $300 million into fintech company  — Country’s largest startup eyes expansion, eventual IPO Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Van Straten / CoinDesk: Bitcoin passes $85K, a new record, adding almost $20K in under a week; Tesla is up 7%+ today, while Meta, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft are down slightly  —  Gold and most of the so-called magnificent seven tech stocks are down on the day.  — Bitcoin touched a record-high $85,000 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: iOS 18.2 public beta introduces Share Item Location, letting users share a link with the location of AirTags or Find My accessories with airlines and others  —  Apple will now let you share the location of a lost AirTag with other people.  The Find My feature, called Share Item Location … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jowi Morales / Tom’s Hardware: LG Display shows off a stretchable display prototype that can expand by up to 50%, more than doubling the previous record of 20% elongation  —  This stretchable display unlocks an infinite number of possibilities.  —  LG Display, one of the global leaders in display technologies … Lees verder op Tech Meme