Stockholm-based digital bank Brite Payments raised a $60M Series A led by Dawn Capital with Headline and Incore participating (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
Stockholm-based digital bank Brite Payments raised a $60M Series A led by Dawn Capital with Headline and Incore participating  —  The move towards Open Banking payments, especially in the EU, effectively kicked-off the FinTech boom.  Open Baking standards meant that FinTech startups …

Filings: Niklas Zennström's VC firm Atomico raised $1.1B across two funds, among the largest such raises this year in Europe, as it nears its goal of $1.35B (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Filings: Niklas Zennström's VC firm Atomico raised $1.1B across two funds, among the largest such raises this year in Europe, as it nears its goal of $1.35B  —  London-based group founded by Niklas Zennström nears fundraising goal despite tough economic conditions  —  NEW

Stampli, which uses AI to automate the processing of invoices and help businesses pay vendors, raised $61M, bringing its total funding to $148M+ (Priya Anand/Bloomberg)

Priya Anand / Bloomberg:
Stampli, which uses AI to automate the processing of invoices and help businesses pay vendors, raised $61M, bringing its total funding to $148M+  —  Artificial intelligence is showing up in unexpected sectors. … Funds managed by Blackstone Inc. led the round.  The company declined to give its valuation.

Apple starts requiring a Chinese government license to publish new apps on the China App Store, after China tightened its oversight over mobile apps in August (Josh Ye/Reuters)

Josh Ye / Reuters:
Apple starts requiring a Chinese government license to publish new apps on the China App Store, after China tightened its oversight over mobile apps in August  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store …

How to share channel updates on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has introduced its Channels feature in India, following a successful pilot in specific regions. The feature allows users to share updates in a separate tab of the app, away from personal chats and calls. Updates are one-way broadcasts and are public, visible to followers and non-followers for up to 30 days. Users can add formatting, emojis, and links to their updates. https://ift.tt/4ED5iKJ

Google Home getting a generative AI feature, here’s how it will help users

Google is adding generative AI to Google Home, allowing users with little coding experience to build custom automations for their households. The new "help me script" feature in the script editor will make it easier for users to create advanced automations by generating the necessary code based on a natural language prompt. The feature will be available later this year, and users can activate the generated code in the script editor. https://ift.tt/C91EVG5

Michael Lewis' new book Going Infinite depicts Sam Bankman-Fried as delusional and criticizes FTX CEO John Ray III's handling of the exchange's bankruptcy (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)

David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Michael Lewis' new book Going Infinite depicts Sam Bankman-Fried as delusional and criticizes FTX CEO John Ray III's handling of the exchange's bankruptcy  —  “Going Infinite,” by Michael Lewis, offers a behind-the-scenes account of Mr. Bankman-Fried's rise and fall.

Q&A with Intel EVP and GM of Data Center and AI Group Sandra Rivera on the metaverse, competing with Nvidia, brain-like architectures, generative AI, and more (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Q&A with Intel EVP and GM of Data Center and AI Group Sandra Rivera on the metaverse, competing with Nvidia, brain-like architectures, generative AI, and more  —  Intel threw a lot of information at us a couple of weeks ago at its Intel Innovation 2023 event in San Jose, California.

What to expect from the "Made by Google" event on October 4: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Android 14 release, and more (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Emma Roth / The Verge:
What to expect from the “Made by Google” event on October 4: Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel Watch 2, Android 14 release, and more  —  Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event.  Even though Google has already …

Leaked ad shows off new AI features coming to Pixel 8 series: All the details

A leaked ad for the Google Pixel 8 showcases the ease of switching to the Pixel phones and highlights the new AI features. The ad emphasizes the ability to transfer apps, contacts, music, photos, videos, and messages when switching to the Pixel. The AI features include "Best Take" for changing faces in photos, Magic Eraser for editing photos, and other features like Real Tone, Call Screen, and Feature Drops. The Pixel 8 Pro ad focuses on camera features, while the Pixel 8 ad covers camera features and Safety Check. The Pixel 8 series will have improved camera sensors, with the Pro model potentially featuring a 64MP ultra-wide and a ToF sensor. https://ift.tt/JKZnAx7

Google launches Chromebook Plus certification for premium Chromebooks, with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam and display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage (Monica Chin/The Verge)

Monica Chin / The Verge:
Google launches Chromebook Plus certification for premium Chromebooks, with qualifying specs like a 1080p webcam and display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage  —  Google has introduced Chromebook Plus, a new certification that's meant to help shoppers identify high-quality Chromebooks to buy.

A profile of New York-based GlobalFoundries, spun out of AMD in 2009, which makes "essential" 12nm chips and above for image sensors, power management, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

Katie Tarasov / CNBC:
A profile of New York-based GlobalFoundries, spun out of AMD in 2009, which makes “essential” 12nm chips and above for image sensors, power management, and more  —  WATCH NOW  —  How GlobalFoundries rose to be the world's third-biggest chip foundry

Vertex, a SPAC backed by Singapore's Temasek, plans to buy live streaming service 17LIVE for ~$676M; 17LIVE had revenue of $363.7M in 2022 and is profitable (Reuters)

Reuters:
Vertex, a SPAC backed by Singapore's Temasek, plans to buy live streaming service 17LIVE for ~$676M; 17LIVE had revenue of $363.7M in 2022 and is profitable  —  Singapore's Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp (VTAC) (VERT.SI) will buy live streaming platform 17LIVE Inc for up to S$925.1 million …

Oppo Find N3 Flip smartphone to launch in India soon

Oppo is teasing the launch of its latest foldable smartphone, the Oppo Find N3 Flip, in India. The smartphone is expected to have the same specifications as the Chinese variant, including a 6.8-inch FHD+ main display, a 3.26-inch external display, an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, and a triple rear camera powered by Hasselblad. It will also feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 4,300mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. https://ift.tt/LXADwxC

Q&A with researcher Tamara Kneese on her book Death Glitch and why tech companies need to improve how they handle posthumous digital remains on their platforms (Zoë Corbyn/The Guardian)

Zoë Corbyn / The Guardian:
Q&A with researcher Tamara Kneese on her book Death Glitch and why tech companies need to improve how they handle posthumous digital remains on their platforms  —  Our digital profiles and possessions are ever-expanding, but what happens to them after our deaths?