Tech Meme

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: One year after Ethereum’s Merge, developers approve a change to slow down staking, which has emerged as one of a few reliable ways to earn returns in crypto  —  – With validators piling in, the network risks getting clogged  — Ethereum developers approved a software fix to that Thursday Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elliptic: N. Korea-linked Lazarus Group stole ~$240M in crypto in the past 104 days, as it ramps up hacks and shifts focus from decentralized services to centralized ones  —  The elite North Korean hacking group Lazarus appears to have recently ramped up its operations, conducting a confirmed four attacks against crypto entities since June 3rd. Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: TikTok’s US staff complain about a new internal app to track office attendance; TikTok requires most staff to be in the office three times a week from October  —  The company is requiring many employees to use an app that tracks their in-person attendance.  —  TikTok employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: A look at D Billions, a network of YouTube channels run by Kyrgyzstan-based media company AWA and which got billions of views by teaching kids words via songs  —  A landlocked country in Central Asia is home to an international hit.  —  The US has Mr. Beast.  The Kyrgyz Republic has D Billions. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Hoppenstedt / Washington Post: German prosecutors say Elon Musk’s X has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests; Twitter used to push back if requests threatened free speech  —  The social media company has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests from German authorities since Musk’s purchase, prosecutors say Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, whose OpenAI-or-bust strategy rankled some staff who found their AI projects pushed aside and their resources curtailed  —  Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan’s unlikely partnership with OpenAI  —  In the tech industry’s artificial-intelligence race, Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: A look at SBF’s ~250 pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, which signal how he may defend himself at his October criminal trial  —  The FTX founder wrote hundreds of pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, shedding light … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Thoughts on Apple’s Wonderlust event, including the Mother Nature skit, FineWoven iPhone cases and Watch straps, the iPhone 15 lineup, and the AirPods Pro 2  —  Was Tuesday’s “Wonderlust” event mostly predictable?  Yes.  Does that mean it was boring?  For some people, yes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: TikTok Shop is planning steep Black Friday deals from October 27 to November 30 by offering to subsidize discounts by up to 50% to entice sellers’ participation  —  – Viral video app launched its Shop tab earlier this week  — Social platform is luring sellers ahead of shopping rush Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Lyles / IGN: Q&A with Apple executives Jeremy Sandmel and Tim Millet on the company’s gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro, MetalFX’s upscaling, game controllers, and more  —  Apple is really leaning into the “Pro” aspect of the iPhone 15 Pro.  —  Apple finally announced the iPhone 15 earlier this week, and pre-orders are now live. Lees verder op Tech Meme