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Ahead of the UK's AI summit, Chinese scientists warn of AI's “existential risk”; sources say the UK plans to announce South Korea as the Summit's host in 2024 (Financial Times) 01-11-2023

Financial Times: Ahead of the UK’s AI summit, Chinese scientists warn of AI’s “existential risk”; sources say the UK plans to announce South Korea as the Summit’s host in 2024  —  Attendees of Bletchley Park gathering convened by UK premier Rishi Sunak warn of ‘existential risk to humanity’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look back at testimony from Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh and SBF's counterclaims, as the jury prepares to deliberate over who told the truth (Joshua Oliver/Financial Times) 01-11-2023

Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: A look back at testimony from Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh and SBF’s counterclaims, as the jury prepares to deliberate over who told the truth  —  Former crypto tycoon will soon learn whether he was able to successfully counter his former colleagues’ testimony  —  Four people were in the room. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Data: African startups raised only $1.3B in the first nine months of 2023, below the $3.3B and $2.9B raised over the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively (Sultan Quadri/Rest of World) 01-11-2023

Sultan Quadri / Rest of World: Data: African startups raised only $1.3B in the first nine months of 2023, below the $3.3B and $2.9B raised over the same period in 2022 and 2021, respectively  —  As funding to Africa’s once fast-growing startup ecosystem dries up, industry insiders are worried that the ecosystem is unprepared. Lees verder op Tech Meme

YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage users with ad blockers to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, after a “small experiment” earlier in 2023 (Emma Roth/The Verge) 31-10-2023

Emma Roth / The Verge: YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage users with ad blockers to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, after a “small experiment” earlier in 2023  —  YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers.  The platform has “launched a global effort” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google and Match Group say they have reached a settlement in an app store antitrust case, letting Match implement third-party billing options by March 31, 2024 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 31-10-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google and Match Group say they have reached a settlement in an app store antitrust case, letting Match implement third-party billing options by March 31, 2024  —  Google and Match announced today they’ve reached a settlement in the antitrust battle Match waged against the tech giant … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Riyadh-based BNPL startup Tabby raised a $200M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, bringing its total funding to over $950M; CEO Hosam Arab says Tabby is profitable (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch) 01-11-2023

Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: Riyadh-based BNPL startup Tabby raised a $200M Series D at a $1.5B valuation, bringing its total funding to over $950M; CEO Hosam Arab says Tabby is profitable  —  The past year and a half have witnessed multiple startups facing valuation cuts as funding from VCs waned in an environment of rising interest rates. Lees verder op Tech Meme