Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Prolific, which stress tests AI models through its network of 120K human participants, raised £25M co-led by Partech and Oxford Science Enterprises  —  AI, when it works well, can feel like magic, but all too often AI-based systems don’t work as they should … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: India’s IT minister says the Foxconn-Vedanta venture ended due to “internalissues” and “doesn’t affect” the chip program; Foxconn plans to seek new partners  —  Minister says both companies will still pursue chip projects in India  —  India’s minister for technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Deck / Rest of World: A look at the global freelancer labor force on sites like 99designs, some of whom are early generative AI adopters and are most at risk of being replaced by AI  —  The global labor force of outsourced and contract workers are early adopters of generative AI — and the most at risk.  —  R Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The EU approves Broadcom’s $61B VMware deal, provided Broadcom adheres to its access and interoperability commitments; UK and US approval is still pending  —  U.S. chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO.O) secured EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its $61 billion proposed acquisition of cloud computing firm VMware … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: The European Securities and Markets Authority issues detailed proposals on crypto companies under the EU’s MiCA law; more are expected in October and early 2024  —  Consultations cover authorization and conflict-of-interest rules for crypto companies under the landmark digital assets regulation Lees verder op Tech Meme