Sources: UK companies tell the UK that a planned ban on paying ransoms to ransomware gangs is unlikely to stop attacks and could result in services collapsing
Kieran Smith / Financial Times : LinkedIn: Greg Palmer . Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social LinkedIn: Greg Palmer : Georgina Kon and I spoke with Kieran Smith from the Financial Times about the...
A China Labor Watch six-month investigation at Foxconn's Zhengzhou iPhone factory finds tough working conditions for seasonal staff building the latest iPhones
covered exclusively by the Financial Times — exposes serious labor rights violations at 富士康's Zhengzhou facility during iPhone 17 production. …
Sources: Tucker Carlson was on WH's list of potential TikTok investors, with JD Vance pushing for his inclusion, along with others like a16z and Blackstone
Vice-president JD Vance pushed for right-wing media star's inclusion in a deal for video app — Alex Rogers in Washington … Bluesky: @evelyndouek , @justinhendrix , @paleofuture , @ebakerwhite , and ...
A look at Paris-based incubator Station F, which includes Hugging Face as alumni and whose startups raised €1B+ for three straight years, up from €250M in 2017
Financial Times : LinkedIn: Cyril Véran LinkedIn: Cyril Véran : 🚀 Thrilled to see .omics featured in the Financial Times alongside amazing startups like Hugging Face and Entalpic! …
A look at UK-based startup accelerator Founders Factory, which has invested in 300+ startups; KPMG says UK VC funding fell from $20B in 2023 to $15B in 2024
The infrastructure to help young companies grow in the UK is varied and well established — If 2023 was the year of downturn … Bluesky: @theopriestley.com . LinkedIn: Richard Dana and Nick Huber Blue...
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles
Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …
VC firm Plural's co-founder says Europe, which has yet to create a $1T company, must start supporting experienced founders and start giving “audacious capital”
Can Europe build its first trillion-dollar start-up? Mastodon: Chester Wisniewski / @chetwisniewski@securitycafe.ca : @Techmeme Or, I know this is me being a radical, perhaps we just don't need to eve...
Analysis: X is on track to fall well short of its goal of $100M in 2024 political ad revenue, raising just $15M to date, mainly from GOP and Trump campaigns
“X” gets $15m in political ad purchases, predominantly from campaigns Musk is supporting, falling way short of the $100m in ad spending it hoped for. — A dual loser. But he'd net a lot more if the ...
How Saudi media group MBC's Shahid has become the biggest streaming service in MENA with a 22% market share, ahead of Starz Play Arabia's 18% and Netflix's 17%
I'm ecstatic that our impact has been covered by the Financial Times. …
The prospect of applying generative AI to contract lifecycle management software has prompted a flurry of deals, as experts expect further market consolidation
The prospect of applying tech breakthroughs to handling data-rich digital documents has prompted a flurry of deals LinkedIn: Mark Kember and Nick Huber LinkedIn: Mark Kember : When you are dealing wit...