Tech Meme

Daniel Kuhn / The Block: Researcher: the official SDK JS library for interacting with the XRP Ledger, with 140K+ weekly downloads, was compromised; XRP Ledger Foundation says it’s fixed  —  – The XRP Ledger Foundation said there is a potential vulnerability in recent versions of the XRPL JavaScript library used … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: DOJ v. Google: an OpenAI exec says Google declined to let OpenAI access its search index; a DOJ remedy proposal would make Google share its index with rivals  —  OpenAI’s Nick Turley said the company never intended to simply create a chatbot like its popular ChatGPT, and instead wanted to deliver a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune: Supabase, an open-source alternative to Google’s Firebase that’s used by 2M+ developers, raises $200M Series D at $2B valuation  —  Supabase cofounders Ant Wilson and Paul Copplestone.  —  Supabase  —  Paul Copplestone didn’t think things like this actually happened. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ronan Shields / Digiday: In a reversal, Google says it won’t roll out a new standalone third-party Chrome cookie prompt, meaning adtech companies can keep using related targeting tools  —  In a shocking development, Google won’t roll out a new standalone prompt for third-party cookies in Chrome … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Apple drops “available now” from an Apple Intelligence page featuring an AI-supercharged Siri and removes a Siri-related video, after the BBB nonprofit inquired  —  The National Advertising Division recommended that Apple ‘modify or discontinue’ the claim. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cecilia Kang / New York Times: FTC v. Meta: Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testifies that “Mark was not investing in Instagram because he believed we were a threat to their growth”  —  Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Meta viewed Instagram as a threat. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Instagram launches Edits, a “video creation app designed for creators” intended to rival ByteDance’s CapCut app, for free on iOS and Android  —  The standalone video editing app supports green screen and cutout features, just like ByteDance’s CapCut app. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Erin Woo / The Information: The US DOJ says Google backed off more restrictive Gemini distribution deals, partly due to its case; Google says rivals talked to Samsung about chatbot deals  —  OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms have approached Samsung about deals to put their AI chatbots onto Samsung phones … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Boeing agrees to sell parts of its digital aviation unit, including software maker Jeppesen and navigation app ForeFlight, to Thoma Bravo for $10.55B in cash  —  Jet maker says deal with specialist technology investor will help group focus on core businesses Lees verder op Tech Meme

Counterpoint Research: Global PC shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025 driven by anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI PCs; Apple rose 17% YoY and Lenovo jumped 11% YoY  —  • The global PC market’s shipments rose 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, driven by pull-ins in anticipation of US tariffs and growing adoption of AI-enabled PCs. Lees verder op Tech Meme