Patrick Sisson / New York Times: Drones, cameras, apps, robots, and ML are helping speed up huge construction projects; one company expects to cut up to 5% off a UK railroad project’s $11B cost  —  Developers are embracing artificial intelligence tools like drones, cameras, apps and robots, which can reduce the timelines … Lees verder op Tech Meme

WABetaInfo: WhatsApp beta for Android now lets users create custom stickers with AI  —  WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.17.14.  —  What’s new in this update?  WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to create and share AI stickers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: A look at Binance’s early and rapid growth, aided by the haze of regulatory uncertainty, and how the company may have blown its chance to rule crypto post-FTX  —  The exchange that looked best placed to benefit from last year’s collapse of FTX has instead found itself beset by regulatory setbacks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Analysis: X adds a five-second delay on t.co links to Instagram, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, the NYT, Reuters, and other sites Elon Musk often attacks  —  The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Helene Braun / CoinDesk: Binance plans to shut down its fiat-to-crypto service Binance Connect, formerly known as Bifinity, that supported payment methods including Visa and Mastercard  —  The service was rolled out in March last year, in an effort to make traditional financial companies “crypto-ready.” Lees verder op Tech Meme