Tech Meme

Washington Post: US and European officials: evidence suggests recent damage to Baltic Sea subsea internet cables was likely caused by maritime accidents, not Russian sabotage  —  An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Melania Trump launches her own Solana coin, MELANIA, offered by MKT World, a company associated with Melania Trump; TRUMP fell ~36% on the news  —  It’s not clear how many are on the market now.  — According to the token’s site, the team is only setting aside 35% for themselves … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: TikTok’s service providers are risking billions in fines for keeping the app online, as Trump’s assurances that it’s safe to support TikTok are legally flimsy  —  Trump seems to want TikTok available for his inauguration on Monday, because “Americans deserve” to see the event. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta unveils Edits, a video editing app coming next month on iOS and soon on Android, after CapCut is removed from app stores as part of the divest-or-ban law  —  Meta today announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance’s video editing app CapCut was removed from Apple’s App Store … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danny Park / The Block: Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer reports scams luring crypto investors into malicious Telegram groups jumped 2,000% between November 2024 and January 2025  —  – Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer reported that malware crypto scams on Telegram increased by 2,000% between November and January. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: TikTok says it’s restoring its service in the US after reaching an “agreement with our service providers” and thanks Trump “for providing the necessary clarity”  —  TikTok has announced it’s returning to US users.  The company posted on X that it is … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: TikTok is not available for download on the App Store and Play Store in the US as the divest-or-ban law takes effect  —  Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S. Lees verder op Tech Meme

NBC News: TikTok makes app unavailable for U.S. users ahead of ban  —  Users reported being unable to access TikTok Saturday after a pop-up message from the company came up on their screens saying “a law banning TikTok has been enacted.”  —  Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok, though its future remains uncertain Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Sources: a breakthrough in AI super-agents for complex human tasks may be announced soon; Sam Altman set up a closed-door briefing for US officials on Jan. 30  —  – Build from scratch: Imagine telling your agent, “Build me new payment software.” … – Make sense of chaos … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple is unlikely to acquire Sonos, but Amazon, Spotify, Roku, Samsung and others might consider the idea, with Amazon being the most natural fit  —  The woes of speaker maker Sonos have raised the prospect of a takeover, but who might want to buy it?  Also: iPhone SE inventory shrinks ahead … Lees verder op Tech Meme