Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in the EU, the EEA, and Switzerland an ad-free option for €9.99/month or €12.99/month, plus the free ad tier  —  – Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Smith / AnandTech: Qualcomm privately previews the Snapdragon X Elite, slated for mid-2024, which in some cases seems to outperform some Intel, AMD, and Apple chips in benchmarks  —  Last week we saw the announcement of Qualcomm’s first post-Nuvia laptop SoC design, the Snapdragon X Elite. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and other parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations  —  Ad changes for Instagram and Facebook owner are aimed at navigating EU rules about targeted ads Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in the EU, the EEA, and Switzerland an ad-free option for €9.99/month or €12.99/month, plus the free ad tier  —  – Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: SBF blamed top FTX execs on day two of testimony, and lawyers disputed his answers by confronting him with his own emails, chats, tweets, and more, some profane  —  – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried resumed his testimony on Monday as his criminal trial nears its end. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Analysis: 126 companies have cancelled or suspended IPO applications for Shanghai’s tech-focused Star Market in 2023, more than in the prior four years combined  —  Policy reversal leads to record number of listing applications pulled this year from tech-focused Star Market Lees verder op Tech Meme

CoinDesk: The UK government publishes its final crypto rules and plans a phased introduction of regulations, such as legislation for fiat-backed stablecoins in early 2024  —  The government plans to propose legislation on fiat-backed stablecoins by early 2024.  —  Register Now Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: US v. Google: Sundar Pichai floated preloading a Google app on iOS to Tim Cook in 2018, amid Apple’s concerns of lower revenue growth from their rev-share deal  —  In late 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai floated a bold idea to Apple CEO Tim Cook.  Cook had just told Pichai he wanted to be … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kylie Robison / Fortune: Source: X is giving employees RSUs at a share price of $45, implying a valuation of $19B; in March 2023, X offered employees stock at a $20B valuation  —  X has a new valuation.  —  X, formerly Twitter, is now valued at $19 billion, based on the company’s employee equity compensation plan. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Baidu’s Chinese-language maps and Alibaba’s Amap are not showing Israel’s name, confusing users and matching Beijing’s vague diplomacy toward the country  —  Internet users in China are expressing bewilderment that the name Israel doesn’t appear on leading online digital maps from Baidu and Alibaba … Lees verder op Tech Meme