Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Spotify launches an in-app Merch Hub that provides merch recommendations based on users’ listening habits; merch is sold on artists’ stores powered by Shopify  —  Spotify is launching a dedicated in-app Merch Hub that provides personalized merch recommendations based on your listening habits, the company announced on Monday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Some influencers and CEOs are building their brands on LinkedIn, which is easier due to less creator competition, a committed user base, and a safer feel than X  —  Once purely a jobs board, users say the platform is now more valuable than rivals  —  Marketer Zain Kahn says he earns … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: TikTok confirms appealing a €345M teen privacy fine by EU regulators from September in the EU General Court and is also locally challenging an order by Ireland  —  – Chinese-owned platform contests EU-level, Irish decisions  — Unit faces intense scrutiny of child safeguarding practices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources detail Netflix’s deepening gaming push, as it expands to games for TVs and PCs, deals for 3rd-party games like GTA, and more mobile games for its shows  —  Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: LinkedIn plans to lay off nearly 700 staffers, mostly from its engineering teams, after cutting 716 jobs in May; source: LinkedIn is ramping up hiring in India  —  – LinkedIn is cutting almost 700 employees as revenue growth has slowed over the past two years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: TikTok confirms appealing a €345M teen privacy fine by EU regulators from September in the EU General Court and is also locally challenging an order by Ireland  —  – Chinese-owned platform contests EU-level, Irish decisions  — Unit faces intense scrutiny of child safeguarding practices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: TikTok confirms appealing a €345M teen privacy fine by EU regulators from September in the EU General Court and is also locally challenging an order by Ireland  —  – Chinese-owned platform contests EU-level, Irish decisions  — Unit faces intense scrutiny of child safeguarding practices Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Markup: Following reports from Patreon users, analysis shows X slowing down traffic on links to Patreon, WhatsApp, and, at times Meta’s Messenger, by ~2.5 seconds  —  Markup readers helped uncover the link delays, which also affect WhatsApp and Messenger.  —  Twitter is now slowing down traffic … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Kennedy / Eurogamer.net: Bethesda Head of Publishing Pete Hines plans to leave after 24 years, just weeks after the release of Starfield, to begin an “exciting new chapter”  —  To begin “exciting new chapter”.  —  Bethesda exec Pete Hines has announced his retirement after 24 years at the company, just weeks after Starfield’s launch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: Stack Overflow lays off 100+ people, or 28% of its workforce, to “significantly” reduce its “go-to-market organization”, after doubling its size to 500+ in 2022  —  Coding help forum Stack Overflow is laying off 28 percent of its staff as it struggles toward profitability. Lees verder op Tech Meme