Washington Post: In Bluesky posts, Jack Dorsey criticizes Elon Musk’s leadership of Twitter, saying “it all went south” and Musk should have paid $1B to back out of the deal — The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk’s takeover of the social media site Lees verder op Tech Meme
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s Enforcement Directorate searched three premises of edtech giant Byju’s and its founder Byju Raveendran as part of an anti-money laundering probe — India’s crime-fighting agency searched three premises of edtech giant Byju’s and its founder Byju Raveendran, it said Saturday … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is supporting 11 Bitcoin developers in a lawsuit filed by Craig Wright to regain access to ~$5B of BTC he claims to own — It’s not just the Bitcoin community who should be concerned — A crypto wallet theft lawsuit brought about by a man who claims … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Six months since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, a brief overview of Twitter alternatives, including Mastodon, Bluesky, and Nostr, and how they might evolve — Today is six months since Elon took over Twitter and began this bizarre speedrun of the content moderation learning curve in which he seems … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Vivian Wang / New York Times: A look at livestream shopping in China, where an estimated $500B in goods were sold on apps like Douyin in 2022, an 8x jump since 2019, amid regulatory scrutiny — Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: A WSJ columnist used Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and ChatGPT to create an AI clone that could trick her bank’s voice biometric system, make a TikTok, and more — Our columnist replaced herself with AI voice and video to see how humanlike the tech can be. The results were eerie. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Washington Post: Jack Dorsey criticized Elon Musk’s leadership of Twitter on Bluesky and refused to take responsibility for the acquisition, claiming “it all went south” — The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk’s takeover of the social media site Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Inside Miami Tech Week, where more attention was devoted to AI than crypto this year and the tech downturn was hardly noticeable despite a plunge in VC funding — It was not a good quarter for Miami startups. Venture investment in the area plunged 92% during the first three months … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Reuters: Didi, in its first annual report since its US delisting, reports 2022 net revenue down 19% YoY to ~$20.37B and a net loss of ~$3.44B, down from ~$7.13B in 2021 — Chinese ride hailing giant Didi Global on Saturday reported a 19% year-on-year fall in 2022 revenue, as the country’s COVID lockdowns and a regulatory crackdown took a toll. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Charlize Alcaraz / BetaKit: Quebec-based E2ip, which develops tech for smart displays and surfaces, raised a $120M Series B co-led by Export Development Canada and McRock Capital — Export Development Canada and McRock Capital co-led the round. — St-Laurent, Québec-based E2ip Technologies … Lees verder op Tech Meme