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Leo Schwartz / Fortune: Bitcoin payment service Strike expands to 65 countries, beyond the US, El Salvador, and Argentina, and says it has taken a regulation-first approach in the US  —  Since starting in 2019, the Bitcoin-powered payments app Strike has aimed to become a global crypto-powered equivalent to Venmo or Cash App. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vildana Hajric / Bloomberg: Inside the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami, attended by 12K+ people, down from 25K+ in 2022, which had a subdued but positive mood, and no talk of moonshots  —  It turns out that the Bitcoin faithful still like to party even after the annus horribilis that shook the digital-asset world in 2022. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Neeva: Neeva, co-founded by ex-Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, plans to shut down its ad-free search engine, citing a “vastly changed search environment” and more  —  We started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users.  Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade … Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: How crypto hunters help those going through divorce find their spouse’s hidden crypto stashes, following the trail of tokens as they “hop” across blockchains  —  – Financial infidelity has become increasingly sophisticated, as investors “hop” coins across blockchains and sink their cash into metaverse properties. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kellen Browning / New York Times: Unable to turn a profit amid a fall in views, some US esports organizations are laying off staff, ending player contracts, or even selling their teams at a loss  —  At least two organizations in America’s most prominent league for professional video game players are selling their teams, underscoring the industry’s uncertain future. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebekah Valentine / IGN: China’s State Administration approves Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, joining a total of 37 regulators globally, including the EU and Japan  —  Thirty-seven total regulators have voiced approval thus far.  —  China’s State Administration has approved Microsoft’s attempted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Neeva: Neeva, founded by ex-Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy, plans to shut down its ad-free search engine, citing a “vastly changed search environment” and more  —  We started Neeva with the mission to take search back to its users.  Having worked on search and search ads for over a decade … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: A history of Turla APT, the “premiere espionage tool” of Russia’s FSB, which has been operating for 25+ years, with its Snake malware in use for about 20 years  —  From USB worms to satellite-based hacking, Russia’s FSB hackers, known as Turla, have spent 25 years distinguishing themselves as “adversary number one.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlie Savage / New York Times: Court finds FBI misused a FISA Section 702 database 278K+ times between 2020 and 2021, as the White House seeks to persuade Congress to renew the law in 2023  —  The bureau made changes after the newly revealed violations of rules for querying messages intercepted under an expiring warrantless surveillance law. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leo Schwartz / Fortune: Bitcoin payment service Strike expands to 65 countries, beyond the US, El Salvador, and Argentina, and says it is taking a regulation-first approach in the US  —  Since starting in 2019, the Bitcoin-powered payments app Strike has aimed to become a global crypto-powered equivalent to Venmo or Cash App. Lees verder op Tech Meme