Techmeme
June 6, 2023, 12:40 PM

Top News

Austin Weinstein / Bloomberg:
The SEC sues Coinbase, alleging the exchange operated as an unregistered broker since at least 2019 and broke the rules by offering “staking”; COIN drops 15%+  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase Global Inc. in federal court in New York on Tuesday, alleging the crypto firm for years broke its rules.
More: USDC SDNY, U.S. Securities …, CNBC, Reuters, The Block, Finbold, CoinDesk, The Verge, The Block, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, PCMag, CoinDesk, Forbes, The Block, The Block, Finextra, TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, DL News, The Information, VICE, The Block, New York Times, Cointelegraph, PC Gamer, WRAL TechWire, crypto.news, Chamber of Progress, Reuters, CoinGape, CCN.com, Rolling Stone, Fortune, Ethereum World News, Tech Startups, Newser, Watcher Guru, Protos, CryptoPotato, CryptoGlobe, Tech in Asia, nft now, CryptoSlate, Wealth Management, Cryptonews, and Bitcoin News
Zhiyuan Sun / Cointelegraph:
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Tim Cook unveils Apple Vision Pro, a “spatial computing” headset controlled with the user's eyes, hands, and voice, coming to the US for $3,499+ in early 2024  —  Apple has announced an augmented reality headset called Apple Vision Pro that “seamlessly” blends the real and digital world.
More: Apple on YouTube, Bloomberg, 9to5Mac, Disconnect, NBC News, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Android Authority, The i Paper, On my Om, Windows Central, Reuters, Ars Technica, Dexerto, Livemint, TechCrunch, Tom's Hardware, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Insider, PCWorld, Digit, PhoneArena, Digital Trends, KitGuru, BGR, Counterpoint Research, WinBuzzer, OnMSFT.com, SlashGear, Wired, MacDailyNews, Lifewire, TechRadar, Variety, Forbes, PC Gamer, TheGamer, ZDNet, UploadVR, and O'Grady's PowerPage
Bluesky: @trevor.bsky.socialMastodon: @leo@twit.socialTweets: @sterlingcrispin, @tim_cook, @nexuist, @palmerluckey, @benthompson, @kevinakwok, @jetscott, @siglesias, @lexnfx, @markhachman, @zsk, @dieworkwear, @oliwilly, @levie, @joncomms, @patrickmcgee_, @jetscott, @dshankar, @om, @mgsiegler, @kevinakwok, @peer_rich, @parismarx, @munster_gene, @mikeisaac, @__mihir, @bzamayo, @mikeisaac, @casey, @dsccross, @neilcybart, @ashleyesqueda, @jason, @rachelmetz, @jyarow, @andrewmartonik, @0xgaut, @jlax, @ballmatthew, @jack, @turnernovak, @trungtphan, @jinkiagain, @dieworkwear, @0xgaut, @benedictevans, @getfiscal, @benbajarin, @antoniogm, @basti564, @jangles, @anandmahindra, @kevinwlordbarry, @turnernovak, @_jenniferopal, @_ali_taylor, @seyitaylor, @neilcybart, @ballmatthew, @scobleizer, @ballmatthew, @broderick, @maxwinebach, @yoheinakajima, @jordannovet, @hmltn, @bernstein, @panzer, @semil, @pkafka, @benbajarin, @tomwarren, @pt, @jmj, @gartenberg, @gartenberg, @cdixon, @davezatz, @alex_valaitis, @gartenberg, @karlbode, @iansherr, @daveleebbg, @onlycfo, @rihardjarc, @joannastern, @heaney555, @caro_milanesi, @ahess247, @benbajarin, @richontech, @suellentrop, @film_girl, @mikeisaac, @ronamadeo, @inafried, @fmanjoo, @charlizealcaraz, @hi_frye, @ow, @obrien, @gartenberg, @neilcybart, @iansherr, @papapishu, @erickschonfeld, @jamesrbuk, @miarsato, @flyosity, @mikeisaac, @bullandbaird, @shahedc, @daveleebbg, @pt, @kyleorl, @dystopiabreaker, @ballmatthew, @tylerglaiel, @markgurman, @gartenberg, @tomcoates, @tomcoates, @mcwm, @jonwu_, @smtuffy, @nickstatt, @benbajarin, @tomwarren, @autismcapital, @scobleizer, @jon_prosser, and @danieleran
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Hands-on with Apple Vision Pro, which seems to be a genuine leapfrog in capability and execution of XR, offering near perfect eye tracking and gesture control  —  After a roughly 30 minute demo that ran through the major features that are yet ready to test I came away convinced that Apple …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Apple Vision Pro is incredibly compelling as a product and for its potential use cases; what the device says about society, though, is a bit more pessimistic  —  It really is one of the best product names in Apple history: Vision is a description of a product, it is an aspiration for a use case …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Vision Pro will take at least five years to supplant the iPhone, reflected by Tim Cook not wearing one; the spatial computing UI is what's most impressive  —  Hey everyone, it's Mark.  Apple introduced the Vision Pro on Monday at WWDC, looking to an era beyond the iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Alex Konrad / Forbes:
Sequoia plans to split into three firms, Sequoia in the US and Europe, HongShan in China, and Peak XV in India and Southeast Asia, “no later than” March 2024  —  Venture capital's biggest global brand is breaking up, with Sequoia's China and India and Southeast Asia funds relaunching …
Tom Wilson / Reuters:
Nansen: investors pulled ~$780M from Binance and $13M from its US affiliate in the past 24 hours, following the SEC's lawsuit  —  Investors have pulled around $780 million from crypto exchange Binance in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday, a day after the world's biggest crypto exchange …
New York Times:
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Microsoft agrees to pay $20M to settle FTC charges that the company violated COPPA by collecting personal data from children without their parents' consent  —  Microsoft (MSFT.O) will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally collected …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Apple avoided mentioning AI at WWDC, instead referring to machine learning and transformers while describing features; M2 Ultra was touted for training models  —  Apple prefers using “machine learning,” or just having AI work in the background.  —  Amid notable new products …
Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
An interview with Craig Federighi on the new privacy and safety enhancements across iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma, working with AI, and more  —  It used to be just technology journalists and privacy advocates who got excited about the new privacy features that Apple …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
In a first, geopolitics took center stage at TSMC's annual meeting; chair Mark Liu defended the global expansion and said “going to the US is not all downside”  —  Shareholders question strategy but chair says new foundries outside Taiwan can help it maintain global leadership
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Enterprise software startup Instabase raised a $45M Series C led by Tribe Capital at a $2B valuation, up from $1.05B for its $105M Series B in October 2019  —  Business services startup Instabase Inc. has raised a new round of funding that doubles its valuation to $2 billion …
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
Counterfeit tech scams run amok on Walmart and eBay because the platforms have failed to properly vet sellers and their products; Amazon has had similar issues  —  If I can spot a fake SSD, why can't Walmart?  —  Online retailers that host third-party sellers, like Amazon and Walmart …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Sponsor Posts

Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model  —  Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy.  Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future  —  Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
Zoho:
The staffing formula for India's 10-minute gig economy  —  Leaving for an early morning meeting, but the dog ate your toothbrush?  That's how the quick commerce market was born in the post-COVID era.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.

Featured Podcasts

Azeem Azhar's Exponential View:
Inside Box's AI playbook with founder & CEO Aaron Levie
Azeem Azhar explores how AI and exponential technologies are shaping our future.
Subscribe to Azeem Azhar's Exponential View.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Meta's Adam Mosseri explains how Instagram really works - and how he wants to build Threads
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Techmeme Ride Home:
Microsoft Build 2025
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Spotlight On:
Tines's Eoin Hinchy on rejecting the playbooks
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Invest Like the Best:
Gustav Söderström - How Spotify Thinks
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI can save the web, not destroy it
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:40 PM ET, June 6, 2023.

The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.

More News

Earlier Picks

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Jon Porter / The Verge:
William Turton / Bloomberg: