Matt Binder / Mashable: Twitter’s For You code tracks metrics for users categorized as “republican”, “democrat”, “power user”, or “elon” to keep tweaks from harming any of these groups — Musk said he had no idea it was doing that! — Twitter has just released … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Google confirms putting a 5M-file limit per Drive account, even for paid Google One plans, in February 2023 without telling users, who thought the cap was a bug — The new file limit means you can’t actually use the storage you buy from Google. — “Please delete 2 million files to continue using your Google Drive account.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: LeBron James, William Shatner, Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander, and other athletes and celebrities with millions of followers say they won’t pay for Twitter Blue — April 1 is the dumbest day on the internet, and this year, it’s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling “hot iced coffee.” Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt: Seattle-based crypto exchange Bittrex shuts down its US operations, telling users to withdraw funds by April 30, but plans to continue to operate Bittrex Global — The American cryptocurrency exchange said it was not “economically viable” to continue doing business in the United States. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Lyft co-founders’ departures followed months of staff worries as the company’s market cap fell 85% to under $3.5B in two years, while Uber fared better — New CEO says he aims to boost employee morale and overhaul customer and driver experience — Tech Live: Lyft Co-Founder on Stock-Price Tumble, Autonomous Cars Lees verder op Tech Meme
Juro Osawa / The Information: Sources: ByteDance generated $80B+ in 2022 revenue, up 30%+ YoY, after growing 70% between 2020 and 2021; TikTok represented ~12% of ByteDance’s total revenue — ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, generated more than $80 billion in annual revenue last year, up more than 30% … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Leo Schwartz / Fortune: Binance plans to keep the $985M+ BUSD the company moved from its industry recovery fund, launched in November 2022 amid FTX’s collapse, in its corporate wallets — Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as “CZ” — In the wake of FTX’s collapse in November … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: Filing: the US government sold ~$216M of seized Silk Road BTC on March 14, part of James Zhong’s 50K stolen BTC, and plans to sell 41,490 BTC in four tranches — The government will sell the remaining 41,490 BTC in four tranches this year. — The U.S. government sold 9,861.17 bitcoin … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Josh Sisco / Politico: Sources: the FTC plans to file a complaint against Amazon alleging Alexa speakers violate COPPA by collecting data about kids under 13 without parental consent — The case, if filed, would be the first in a potentially long list of enforcement actions against the tech giant. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paul Sandle / Reuters: The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal says Apple won its appeal against the CMA’s move to investigate the company’s dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) won its appeal against the decision by Britain’s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation … Lees verder op Tech Meme