Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting this fall, to prevent the misuse of those APIs for fingerprinting  —  The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines.  And soon, this whole process will get even stricter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: AMD plans to invest $400M and create 3,000 new engineering roles in India by 2028 and to build its largest design center in Bengaluru by the end of 2023  —  U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: Apple plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting this fall, to prevent the misuse of those APIs for fingerprinting  —  The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines.  And soon, this whole process will get even stricter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Colin Wilhelm / The Block: The SEC’s Paul Munter warns that the accounting firms working with crypto companies could be held liable for misleading public statements made by their clients  —  – The SEC’s chief accountant issued a warning to accounting firms that work with crypto clients, saying auditors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Insider: Sources: Microsoft’s M12 has sold shares of some of its portfolio companies at 30% to 70% discount on secondary exchanges; Microsoft says it sold <10 companies  —  – M12, Microsoft’s venture firm, is offloading some of its portfolio on secondary exchanges, sources say. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, its first mobile CPU based on 3D V-cache packaging, with 16 Zen 4 CPU cores and a 2.3GHz base frequency, available on August 22  —  For this year’s ChinaJoy expo, AMD is taking to the show to announce a new and very special mobile CPU for high-end … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Mac / New York Times: To build a super app like those in Asia, Elon Musk will face issues such as cultural differences and regulatory scrutiny, like Meta, Snap, and Uber did before  —  Mr. Musk, the owner of Twitter, is the latest Silicon Valley mogul to pursue an all-in-one app, the kind that has thrived in Asia but not elsewhere. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: At an internal town hall, Chris Cox said Meta is looking to add more “retention-driving hooks” to Threads, like showing Instagram users important Threads  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) executives are heavily focused on boosting retention on their new Twitter rival Threads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Twitter/X reinstates the account of a right-wing influencer with over 500K followers who posted child sex abuse imagery that drew over 3M views and 8K retweets  —  It’s only the latest incident of banned imagery making its way onto the site since Musk bought it  —  CORRECTION Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adriana Lee / WWD: Croissant, which integrates into merchants’ sites and uses AI to generate a guaranteed buyback value on listed items, launches with a $24M seed  —  Croissant launches Thursday with a novel proposition for retailers and consumers.  —  Resale isn’t just a business, for a growing swath of consumers, it’s a pre-purchase consideration. Lees verder op Tech Meme