Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: After Microsoft Advertising said it was dropping Twitter support, Elon Musk tweeted that it’s “lawsuit time” over training “illegally using Twitter data”  —  Microsoft is winding down support for Twitter on its advertising platform, likely because the social media platform wants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karen Freifeld / Reuters: Seagate agrees to pay $300M to settle with the US Department of Commerce for shipping $1.1B+ worth of hard drives to Huawei, violating US export control laws  —  April 19 Reuters) – Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX.O) has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with U.S. authorities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Microsoft plans to drop Twitter support from its ad platform on April 25; users won’t be able to access or manage Twitter accounts through Microsoft’s tool  —  Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter’s new high-priced API.  —  Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: Source: Meta plans to cut or relocate London-based Instagram staff, and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, who moved to London in 2022, plans to move back to the US  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut or relocate its London-based Instagram employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Microsoft says it will no longer support Twitter on its advertising platform, starting on April 25  —  Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter’s new high-priced API.  —  Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform.  And this time it’s one of the biggest companies in the tech industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: IBM reports Q1 revenue up 0.4% YoY to $14.25B, vs. $14.35B est., net income up 26% YoY to $927M, and software revenue up 2.6% YoY to $5.92B, vs. $5.83B est.  —  – IBM’s first-quarter earnings surpassed expectations even as revenue was weaker than expected.  — Parts of the company’s infrastructure business showed a slowdown. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft starts naming threat actor groups after weather events, like typhoon, sandstorm, and blizzard; each name represents a nation state or a motivation  —  Microsoft has started naming hackers after the weather in a new naming taxonomy update.  Hackers will now be named after events like storms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Atlassian launches Atlassian Intelligence, an AI assistant that uses the company’s LLMs and OpenAI’s, to offer AI features for Confluence and Jira in the cloud  —  Atlassian today announced the launch of Atlassian Intelligence, the company’s AI-driven ‘virtual teammate’ that leverages … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lee / Reuters: EdgeQ, which makes chips that power the base stations for 5G telecom towers, 5G access points, and more, raised a $75M Series B at a valuation of less than $1B  —  Silicon Valley 5G chip startup EdgeQ Inc said on Wednesday it raised $75 million to help fund a ramp up in production … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cory Weinberg / The Information: Sources: NYC-based event ticketing startup SeatGeek confidentially filed for a US IPO in April; a source says the company expects $500M+ in revenue in 2023  —  Event ticketing company SeatGeek filed confidentially with regulators this month for an initial public offering … Lees verder op Tech Meme