Jenni Reid / CNBC: Sega acquires Rovio, best known for its Angry Birds franchise, for €706M — – The deal would be for the entirety of Rovio’s outstanding shares and options, valuing them at 9.25 euro per share, a roughly 19% premium to their closing price before the announcement, Sega said. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sam Biddle / The Intercept: Contract docs reveal the Georgia National Guard plans to use location-based phone surveillance to target ads using geofences around 67 local public high schools — The Georgia Army National Guard plans to combine two deeply controversial practices — military recruiting at schools … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Netflix’s second ever livestream hit technical issues, leading to a 75+ minute delay and the company taping the Love is Blind reunion episode for later viewing — Netflix had some serious issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode. We always knew the livestream would be messy … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: A US House Committee publishes a draft stablecoin bill proposing a moratorium on stablecoins backed by other cryptocurrencies, requesting a CBDC study, and more — The stablecoin bill is the first major piece of crypto legislation in 2023. — The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nico Grant / New York Times: Sources detail Google’s project Magi to upgrade search with AI, as Samsung considers defaulting to Bing; source: 160+ employees are working full time on Magi — The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Coco Feng / South China Morning Post: The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, created by Congress in 2000, accuses Shein and Pinduoduo’s Temu of data risks, IP infringements, and more — Chinese-backed digital platforms Shein and Temu have become the latest targets of the US government, after an official report raised concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Similarweb: in March 2023, Twitter’s traffic fell 7.7% YoY, the third straight month of decline, web visitors fell 3.3% YoY, and Android app DAUs fell 9.8% YoY — Say goodbye to the old Twitter and hello to the new normal. — It’s been a year since Elon Musk initiated his takeover of Twitter. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Matt Binder / Mashable: Numerous public service and safety Twitter accounts, including for US National Weather Service offices, say the company’s new API rules limit automated alerts — Twitter’s new API rules just blocked numerous National Weather Service alert accounts and others from working. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: Q&A with Microsoft’s CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from becoming too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers’ ad revenue, and more — Kya Sainsbury-Carter, who recently was named to head the company’s ad business, offers an inside look at Microsoft’s game plan Lees verder op Tech Meme
Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: Amid an AI frenzy, enterprise AI company CXApp’s stock closed at $13.85 on April 14, up from a $1.33 closing on April 11, growing its market cap 10x to ~$195M — CXApp Inc. soared 94% on Friday, bringing its rally over the past three days to 941% on the back of a wave of retail investor interest … Lees verder op Tech Meme