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

Wall Street Journal: US v. Google: Sundar Pichai attributes Google’s search dominance to its early investment and innovation in Chrome, aiming to improve the user’s web experience  —  Sundar Pichai says search giant realized early on that browsers were critical to how people use the web Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Graphic pro-Israel ads are appearing in kids’ video games, like Angry Birds, across Europe; Israel has spent $1.5M on online ads since Hamas’ October 7 attack  —  Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her 6-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Web Summit names Katherine Maher, Wikimedia Foundation’s former head, as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Paddy Cosgrave, before the event’s November 13 start  —  Technology conference Web Summit has named Katherine Maher, the former head of the Wikimedia Foundation, as its new chief executive officer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: Filing: Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank acquires 97% of the Satang crypto exchange, operating in Thailand since 2017, for ~$102.8M and plans to rebrand Satang to Orbix  —  The move continues a trend of Thailand’s major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.  —  Register Now Lees verder op Tech Meme

Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal: Ad holding company Omnicom plans to acquire Flywheel, the digital commerce arm of UK-based B2B media, events, and analytics company Ascential, for ~$835M  —  Flywheel, part of Cannes Lions owner Ascential, aims to help brands sell on digital marketplaces such as Amazon Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samrhitha Arunasalam / Reuters: Western Digital plans to spin off its flash memory unit into a second public company, and focus on hard drives, after the Kioxia merger collapsed; WDC jumps 5%+  —  Western Digital (WDC.O) said on Monday it would split itself into two companies that would focus on the hard drive and flash memory markets … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland an ad-free option for €9.99 or €12.99 per month, alongside free with ads  —  – 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