Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: Filing: Alphabet-owned, London-based DeepMind cut its staff-related expenses to £595M in 2022, down 39% from £969M in 2021, as its revenue fell 21% YoY in 2022  —  – Alphabet-owned AI research unit saw revenues fall in 2022  — London-based DeepMind slashed staff costs 39% in the period Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anna Irrera / Bloomberg: JPMorgan says BlackRock used the bank’s TCN blockchain to move collateral almost instantaneously, vs. over the course of a day, and plans to add more clients  —  – Tech could speed transactions, see more efficient capital use  — JPMorgan had tested its Tokenized Collateral Network in May Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A look at FC 24, EA’s first soccer video game after the company ended its FIFA licensing deal, estimated to be worth $160M/year, because FIFA demanded much more  —  Sitting in a mock living room at his office in Vancouver, John Shepherd gestures to a video game avatar of soccer star Erling Haaland on a screen beside him. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lam Thuy Vo / The Markup: A look at Ring’s Neighbors app, which lets users report local activity and forwarded 13,053 posts to the LAPD over two years, some about non-criminal behavior  —  An investigation by The Markup found that Ring’s social platform funnels suspicions from residents in Whiter and wealthier areas of Los Angeles directly to police Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro review: useful, if troubling, AI photo editing tools, 8 lacks some 8 Pro features despite both having the same chip, Tensor G3 runs hot  —  These might just be the Pixel phones we’ve been waiting for, but it all depends on how much trust you’re willing to put into Google. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Google Pixel Watch 2 review: improved Fitbit integration, better health and stress tracking, and Safety Check is great, but fragile screen and only one size  —  Google’s addressed a lot of what annoyed me about the first Pixel Watch, but repairability and continued Fitbit integration are still question marks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Letter: Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation from Meta’s platforms during the Israel-Hamas war  —  – European regulator Thierry Breton shared a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday urging the billionaire to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation. Lees verder op Tech Meme