Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung launches a $99 S Pen Creator Edition in the US, offering a larger, Apple Pencil-like design while lacking some smart features from other S Pen models  —  The S Pen has been a key selling point of many of Samsung’s products over the years, and the company is now debuting a “Creator Edition” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Shein aims for an $80B to $90B valuation in its US IPO, far exceeding its $50B to $60B valuation in private trades; Shein was valued at $100B in 2022  —  – Timing of Shein’s IPO remains uncertain given volatile market  — Valuation dropped to $50 billion in recent private trades Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vittoria Elliott / Wired: After Big Tech cut thousands of trust and safety staff, Sero AI and other startups now offer the services for a fee, which experts say may not be as effective  —  The burgeoning trust and safety industry promises to help tech companies navigate scrutiny and regulation.  But these services bring problems of their own. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: Omdia predicts India to be the fastest growing digital economy between now and 2027, with a 9.6% compound annual growth rate, driven by digital ad growth  —  US tech companies YouTube and Meta can expect to achieve rapid growth in video revenues, say analysts Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Ye / Reuters: Sources: ByteDance’s VR unit Pico plans to cut “hundreds” of jobs and undertake its biggest overhaul since its 2021 acquisition, as global headset demand lags  —  ByteDance’s virtual reality (VR) arm Pico will cut jobs and undertake its biggest overhaul since it was acquired … Lees verder op Tech Meme