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A profile of Jeff Yass, whose Susquehanna International Group has a ~15% stake in ByteDance, as he works to prevent a US TikTok ban by donating to lawmakers (Wall Street Journal) 20-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: A profile of Jeff Yass, whose Susquehanna International Group has a ~15% stake in ByteDance, as he works to prevent a US TikTok ban by donating to lawmakers  —  Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it  —  WASHINGTON—TikTok had hardly … Lees verder op Tech Meme

WhatsApp announces Flows to help merchants build richer shopping experiences, including letting users pick a flight seat or order a meal without leaving the app (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 20-09-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WhatsApp announces Flows to help merchants build richer shopping experiences, including letting users pick a flight seat or order a meal without leaving the app  —  WhatsApp is bolstering its shopping experience for both merchants and users through a new feature called Flows … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta launches in-chat payments for WhatsApp in India, letting businesses accept payments via credit and debit cards, WhatsApp Pay, or UPI at no extra cost (Financial Times) 20-09-2023

Financial Times: Meta launches in-chat payments for WhatsApp in India, letting businesses accept payments via credit and debit cards, WhatsApp Pay, or UPI at no extra cost  —  Parent company Meta seeks to tap its messaging service’s biggest market to boost revenue  —  Hundreds of millions of WhatsApp users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) 20-09-2023

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both  —  Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March. Lees verder op Tech Meme

An Uber executive says the EU's Platform Work Directive designating gig workers as employees may result in Uber closing in hundreds of cities and price hikes (Javier Espinoza/Financial Times) 20-09-2023

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: An Uber executive says the EU’s Platform Work Directive designating gig workers as employees may result in Uber closing in hundreds of cities and price hikes  —  Prices paid by consumers would also rise if Brussels enacts Platform Work Directive, says Uber’s European chief Lees verder op Tech Meme

Neuralink opens enrollment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients, expected to take about six years, likely to include <10 people (Mariam Sunny/Reuters) 20-09-2023

Mariam Sunny / Reuters: Neuralink opens enrollment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients, expected to take about six years, likely to include <10 people  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval … Lees verder op Tech Meme

WhatsApp releases a beta via Apple's TestFlight that works natively with the iPad, built using Mac Catalyst, after years of requests for the app from users (WABetaInfo) 20-09-2023

WABetaInfo: WhatsApp releases a beta via Apple’s TestFlight that works natively with the iPad, built using Mac Catalyst, after years of requests for the app from users  —  WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 23.19.1.71. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Q&A with Matthew Panzarino, who recently stepped down as TechCrunch EIC after 10 years, on the site's Silicon Valley relationship, the future of media, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge) 20-09-2023

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Matthew Panzarino, who recently stepped down as TechCrunch EIC after 10 years, on the site’s Silicon Valley relationship, the future of media, and more  —  It’s been a rocky and chaotic decade — and now digital media is on the brink of yet another existential crisis thanks to generative AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Japan-based Soramitsu, which helped build Cambodia's “quasi-digital currency” system and is running CBDC studies in other Southeast Asian countries (Rest of World) 20-09-2023

Rest of World: A profile of Japan-based Soramitsu, which helped build Cambodia’s “quasi-digital currency” system and is running CBDC studies in other Southeast Asian countries  —  Soramitsu, a Japanese company riding the wave of blockchain-based products supporting digital payments, has landed several deals with central banks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A profile of Jeff Yass, whose Susquehanna International Group has a ~15% stake in ByteDance, and is working to prevent a US TikTok ban by donating to lawmakers (Wall Street Journal) 20-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: A profile of Jeff Yass, whose Susquehanna International Group has a ~15% stake in ByteDance, and is working to prevent a US TikTok ban by donating to lawmakers  —  Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it Lees verder op Tech Meme