Tech Meme

Richard Lawler / The Verge: X delays its ads revenue sharing program payouts that were set for the week of July 31, saying the volume of people signing up “has exceeded our expectations”  —  In news that isn’t very surprising given the recent history of Twitter, which Elon Musk is currently rebranding to X … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Economic Times: Zomato reports Q1 revenue up 71% YoY to ~$292.2M and its first-ever consolidated quarterly net profit at ~$241.9K, vs. a loss of ~$2.34M in the year-ago quarter  —  On August 3, Zomato reported its first-ever consolidated quarterly net profit at Rs 2 crore, on the back of higher order frequency … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: X took control of the @music account from a man who had been using it since 2007, without advanced warning or compensation; his new account handle is @musicfan  —  After seizing the @X account, Twitter has taken over the @music handle from an Ohio man who had been using it for over 16 years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: Microsoft says it has fixed an Azure flaw that could let hackers access sensitive data, following criticism from the CEO of cybersecurity company Tenable  —  Microsoft has resolved a vulnerability that allows threat actors to gain access to information managed by Azure AD … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Harmeet Singh Walia / Counterpoint Research: Global smartphone revenue fell 8% YoY and 15% QoQ to under $90B in Q2 2023; Apple had a record 45% share of global smartphone revenue and an 85% share of profit  —  – Apple led global smartphone revenues and operating profit with record June-quarter shares of 45% and 85% respectively. Lees verder op Tech Meme

IDC: Smartphone shipments in India fell 10% YoY in H1 2023 to 64M; in Q2 2023, Apple and OnePlus grew 61% YoY each, Xiaomi fell 39% YoY, and Realme fell 30% YoY  —  For more information, contact:  —  ujoshi@idc.com  —  mcarreon@idc.com  —  Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dan Garisto / Nature: Scientists have so far failed to show that a South Korean team’s LK-99 material is a claimed room temperature superconductor, which could transform computing  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  A Korean team’s claim to have discovered a superconductor … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amir Efrati / The Information: SoftBank sues former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi for fraud after investing $150M in IRL in 2021 on user metrics claims; IRL allegedly paid to fill the site with bots  —  SoftBank sued former IRL CEO Abraham Shafi and five siblings and cousins for allegedly misleading the investor about the messaging app’s growth … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: A profile of Window Snyder, who helped secure the early internet while at Microsoft and Mozilla, and pushed Apple to enable encryption by default in its devices  —  Snyder has made Windows, Mac computers, iPhones, and other technologies more secure for almost 25 years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: Google will face a scaled-down antitrust lawsuit over search after a judge ruled that state AGs didn’t show that Google’s search results harmed rivals like Yelp  —  – Google still faces DOJ, state suits over search contracts  — Combined trial over claims set for Sept. 12 in federal court Lees verder op Tech Meme