@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-13 11:26:03
Accelerant, which uses data analytics to connect insurance underwriters with risk capital partners, agrees to go private with Thoma Bravo in a $4.4B deal (Katherine Hamilton/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-13 10:35:43
Amsterdam-based Adyen reports H1 2026 net revenue up 19% YoY to €1.3B, processed volumes up 24% YoY to €803.8B, and EBITDA of €641.5M; ADYEN.AS rises 12% (Adam Whittaker/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-13 09:40:41
Meta says it removed 750,000 Australian accounts believed to belong to under-16s to comply with the social media ban, including 462,000 Instagram accounts (Newley Purnell/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-13 07:47:13
Eating disorder therapists say patients are increasingly using AI chatbots for advice, while AI also appears to be directing more patients to helplines (Julie Jargon/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatbot-advice
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-12 11:20:43
The NYC Council sent letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase, and Gemini Titan to investigate alleged deceptive marketing practices and targeting minors (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/new-york…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-12 06:30:51
Some health and fitness obsessives are using AI for hyperpersonalized training, building custom dashboards and tools to analyze their sleep, workouts, and diet (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-datamaxxer
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-13 09:51:04
Sources: Demis Hassabis pitched a new independent industry AI safety entity, modeled on the IAEA, to top Trump officials before stepping down as DeepMind CEO (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/deepminds-hass
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-13 15:46:22
Tech hardware companies report the highest US CBP tariff refunds at $2.5B across six companies, including $2.2B in refunds to Apple alone; Amazon received $640M (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-ta
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-10-12 08:45:35
US soldiers using AI tech during a July exercise say they encountered issues like drone overheating, highlighting challenges in the Army's modernization effort (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tec…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-08-12 23:10:43
Sources: Apple is discussing multiyear content deals with publishers to deliver current news and information for Siri AI, with a potential nine-figure budget (Alexandra Bruell/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/bu…