Mark Zuckerberg / @zuck@threads.net: Mark Zuckerberg says Threads passed 5M sign ups in the first four hours of availability — Just passed 5 million sign ups in the first four hours… Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: PitchBook: global crypto startup funding was $2.34B across 382 deals in Q2 2023, down for the fifth straight quarter; valuations fell nearly 70% YoY in H1 2023 — Q2 saw $2.34B in capital across 382 blockchain and crypto deals — Funding for crypto startups continues to grow scarcer. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: A look at Dustin Moskovitz’s Open Philanthropy, which has spent ~$500M on student scholarships and more at Stanford and other universities to fight rogue AI — Paul Edwards, a Stanford University fellow who spent decades studying nuclear war and climate change, considers himself “an apocalypse guy.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog: Mastodon CEO says the launch of Instagram’s Threads, which intends to adopt ActivityPub, “is a clear victory for our cause, hopefully one of many to come” — Today, Meta is launching its new microblogging platform called Threads. What is noteworthy about this launch … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: Sources: CFTC investigators concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network misled investors and that its former CEO Alex Mashinsky also broke US rules — Investigators at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have concluded that bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Fortune: Twitter subsidiary Twitter Payments secured its first US money transmitter licenses over the last week from Michigan, Missouri, and New Hampshire — Elon Musk, billionaire and owner of Twitter — Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October, the company has been quietly working … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mark Zuckerberg / @zuck@threads.net: Mark Zuckerberg says Threads passed 2M sign ups in the first two hours of availability — Threads just passed 2 million sign ups in the first two hours. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Todd Spangler / Variety: Spotify no longer lets subscribers still paying via the App Store use it as a payment method; new subscribers were barred from using Apple’s service in May 2016 — Spotify hasn’t let new Premium subscribers pay for service using in-app purchases via Apple’s App Store since May 2016 … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 26 at 7am ET in Seoul, where the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Watch 6, and new tablets are expected — Samsung has announced it’s hosting its next Unpacked on July 26th at 7AM ET — bright and early for the east coast … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Bluesky raised an $8M seed led by Neo and partners with Namecheap to offer easy custom domain purchasing and management, Bluesky’s first paid service — Hours before Meta launches its anticipated Instagram competitor, Threads, another Twitter rival — Bluesky — is announcing additional funding and its first paid service. Lees verder op Tech Meme