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Sources: Google plans to launch the Pixel Watch 2 in fall 2023 with a Snapdragon W5 series chip and Fitbit Sense 2-like sensors, alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Sources: Google plans to launch the Pixel Watch 2 in fall 2023 with a Snapdragon W5 series chip and Fitbit Sense 2-like sensors, alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro — We revealed at the start of May that Google is planning to announce the Pixel Watch 2 alongside the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro … http://www.techmeme.com/230530/p27?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230530p27

Source: MoonPay insiders, including CEO Ivan Soto-Wright, cashed out $150M in shares as part of the crypto payment startup's $555M Series A in November 2021 (Aidan Ryan/The Information)

Aidan Ryan / The Information: Source: MoonPay insiders, including CEO Ivan Soto-Wright, cashed out $150M in shares as part of the crypto payment startup's $555M Series A in November 2021 — In November 2021, just as crypto prices were hitting all-time highs, MoonPay—a crypto payments startup that celebrities including Jimmy Fallon … http://www.techmeme.com/230530/p26?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230530p26

Source: HSBC plans to rebrand Silicon Valley Bank UK, acquired for £1, as HSBC Innovation Banking and announce the change during London Tech Week in June (Mark Kleinman/Sky News)

Mark Kleinman / Sky News: Source: HSBC plans to rebrand Silicon Valley Bank UK, acquired for £1, as HSBC Innovation Banking and announce the change during London Tech Week in June — Europe's biggest lender will next month announce that SVBUK is being renamed HSBC Innovation Banking, Sky News learns. http://www.techmeme.com/230529/p7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230529p7

Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is "excessive" and threatens privacy (Damilare Dosunmu/Rest of World)

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government's plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy — The Supreme Court granted the communications regulator permission to implement a program that combats counterfeits. http://www.techmeme.com/230528/p3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230528p3

The median gain in Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia stocks is 43% since January, almost 5x the S&P 500, bolstered by AI optimism (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: The median gain in Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia stocks is 43% since January, almost 5x the S&P 500, bolstered by AI optimism — Rarely does a tech-powered stock rally come along that isn't pilloried for the fragility of its foundation. http://www.techmeme.com/230527/p10?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230527p10

Germany-based Sastrify, which operates a marketplace for buying and managing SaaS subscriptions, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55.2M (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Germany-based Sastrify, which operates a marketplace for buying and managing SaaS subscriptions, raised a $32M Series B, bringing its total funding to $55.2M — Sastrify, a Cologne, Germany-based provider of a platform for buying and managing SaaS subscriptions, raised $32M in Series B funding. http://www.techmeme.com/230526/p10?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230526p10

Paradigm appears to have removed crypto and Web3 mentions from its website's home page, as sources say the VC is expanding its focus to "frontier" tech like AI (The Block)

The Block: Paradigm appears to have removed crypto and Web3 mentions from its website's home page, as sources say the VC is expanding its focus to “frontier” tech like AI — - VC firm Paradigm is taking its crypto-only focus to include “frontier” technologies such as AI, two sources with knowledge of the situation told The Block. http://www.techmeme.com/230525/p29?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger#a230525p29