Tech Meme

Elizabeth de Luna / Mashable: X begins making ad revenue payouts to smaller creators, after issuing payments to select accounts in July 2023; how X calculates the payouts remains unclear  —  ‘$8 to make $370 is a fantastic ROI for something I do anyway,’ one creator tweeted. … X is finally paying smaller creators … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: In its Q1 earnings report, Sony, the world’s largest camera sensor supplier, pushes back expectations for a smartphone market recovery to 2024 at the earliest  —  – The camera sensor leader had anticipated second-half recovery  — Sony warns that conditions are tough in China and the US Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google finally adds a native Google Translate option to its Gmail app on Android, gradually rolling out now, and on iOS, rolling out starting on August 21, 2023  —  Google is finally adding a native translate capability to Gmail for Android and iOS after long supporting it on the web client. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: The US launches a DARPA-led contest to build AI systems that can spot and fix software vulnerabilities, with help from Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI  —  The winning systems will be able to analyze and correct vulnerable code in critical infrastructure. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Filing: Twitter was fined $350K for not giving Trump’s account data after special counsel Jack Smith got a warrant in January 2023; Twitter ultimately complied  —  The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: SCOTUS lets Apple keep its App Store payment rules for now, rejecting an Epic request that would have let developers start directing users to cheaper options  —  – Supreme Court justice won’t let appeals court ruling kick in  — Epic seeking to open App Store to lower-priced alternatives Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Slack unveils its biggest redesign yet, adding a Home section, a left sidebar, a DMs section similar to the one in Teams, and “a unified inbox” Activity window  —  Slack is many things.  Which is kind of the problem. … Eventually, that even affects the “talk to your team” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Pressman / The Boston Globe: Boston-based cybersecurity company Rapid7 lays off 18% of its staff, or ~470 people, and reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $190M and net loss up 69% YoY to $67M  —  The Boston-based cybersecurity firm said the cuts will enable it to continue to grow while also freeing up cash Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Filing: Twitter was fined $350K for not giving Trump’s account records after special counsel Jack Smith got a warrant in January; Twitter ultimately complied  —  The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: The SCOTUS lets Apple keep its App Store rules for now, rejecting an Epic request that would have let developers start directing users to other payment options  —  – Supreme Court justice won’t let appeals court ruling kick in  — Epic seeking to open App Store to lower-priced alternatives Lees verder op Tech Meme