Tech Meme

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: As Mark Zuckerberg aims to be politically “neutral”, some argue he’s placating critics like Trump; source: Nick Clegg now makes most election policy decisions  —  Meta chief seeks neutral stance ahead of US election but critics argue he is placating critics such as Trump Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: Cloudflare says it stopped a month long DDoS campaign targeting orgs in financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors, that peaked at 3.8Tbps  —  During a distributed denial-of-service campaign targeting organizations in the financial services, internet, and telecommunications sectors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Coinbase says it will delist all unauthorized stablecoins, like Tether’s USDT, from its exchange in the EEA by 2024’s end, to comply with the EU’s MiCA rules  —  – EU to implement new rules to oversee the crypto industry  — Coinbase will provide an update on its plans next month Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Meta launches a Gen Z-focused redesign of Facebook, including a Local tab in 10 US cities, an Explore tab, and a full-screen video player in the Video tab  —  Facebook wants to woo more younger users to join its social network, instead of spending all their time on TikTok, Instagram, and other social apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers say Linux malware “perfctl” has been targeting millions of Linux servers to mine the hard-to-trace Monero cryptocurrency for at least three years  —  A Linux malware named “perfctl” has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lucy Craymer / Reuters: Google says it’ll stop linking to news and drop its deals with outlets in New Zealand if the country passes a law forcing digital platforms to pay for content  —  Google said on Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news articles and ditch the agreements it has with local news organisations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Ubisoft’s founding Guillemot family and Tencent consider options, including a buyout of Ubisoft after it lost 50%+ of its value in 2024; UBI jumps 25%+  —  – Deliberations come after fall in game developer’s share price  — Tencent, Guillemot family hold minority stakes in French firm Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Robinhood plans to debut margin trading in the UK in the coming weeks; it’s exploring offering retirement products and letting British users invest in UK stocks  —  – Company plans to debut margin trading in UK in coming weeks  — Robinhood has been expanding overseas as it hunts for growth Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Matt Mullenweg says 159 Automattic employees, or ~8.4% of staff, took “generous” severance after disagreeing with WordPress’ direction and handling of WP Engine  —  Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg said on Thursday that 159 employees (roughly 8.4% of staff) accepted a severance package … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Researchers say a Linux malware named “perfctl” has been targeting Linux servers to mine the hard-to-trace Monero cryptocurrency for at least three years  —  A Linux malware named “perfctl” has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years … Lees verder op Tech Meme