Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion, abuse of power, and greed  —  Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: The US SEC files a notice of appeal in its Ripple case, seeking to reverse a July 2023 ruling that XRP sales on retail exchanges didn’t violate securities rules  —  A federal judge ruled last year that the SEC had not made its case that Ripple violated securities law by selling XRP to retail customers through exchanges. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Shepardson / Reuters: President Biden signs legislation that will exempt some US chip manufacturing facilities receiving government subsidies from federal environmental reviews  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation that will exempt some U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facilities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: Investigation: over a dozen crypto companies unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers who used fake IDs, successfully navigated interviews, and passed checks  —  More than a dozen blockchain firms inadvertently hired undercover IT workers from the rogue state, incurring cybersecurity and legal risks, a CoinDesk investigation found. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Co-founders Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith plan to close the World Wide Web Foundation after 15 years of fighting to make the web safer and more accessible  —  Who wants to join his so Solid crew?  —  After fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer and more accessible, the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: A US judge temporarily blocks California’s AG from enforcing AB 2839, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on September 17 to remove election deepfakes  —  A federal judge blocked one of California’s new AI laws on Wednesday, less than two weeks after it was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power  —  Hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Hale / Tubefilter: Twitch includes raids, which let streamers who are going offline to send viewers to other channels, in its average viewer count, easing the path to make partner  —  Twitch’s path to partnership is not an easy one.  Any streamer who wants to become an official partner of the platform has to meet … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Martin / CRN: Accenture says it will train 30K employees on Nvidia’s AI technologies and start a new Nvidia Business Group focused on driving enterprise adoption of AI agents  —  The global services powerhouse says its newly formed Nvidia Business Group will focus on driving enterprise adoption … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: Founders Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith announce the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down after fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer  —  Who wants to join his so Solid crew?  —  After fifteen years of fighting to make the web safer and more accessible, the World Wide Web Foundation is shutting down. Lees verder op Tech Meme