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A look at the US' bipartisan push to pass Big Tech antitrust bills in 2022, derailed by industry lobbying, ads, PR, donations, and congressional dysfunction (Steven Pearlstein/Washington Post) 07-07-2023

Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post: A look at the US’ bipartisan push to pass Big Tech antitrust bills in 2022, derailed by industry lobbying, ads, PR, donations, and congressional dysfunction  —  CORRECTION  —  An earlier version of this column incorrectly included a reference to Sen. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Adam Mosseri says Threads will not “encourage” politics and “hard news” as such content brings scrutiny that isn't worth the “incremental engagement or revenue” (Jay Peters/The Verge) 07-07-2023

Jay Peters / The Verge: Adam Mosseri says Threads will not “encourage” politics and “hard news” as such content brings scrutiny that isn’t worth the “incremental engagement or revenue”  —  / Adam Mosseri ran Facebook’s News Feed in 2016, and now he tells Alex Heath that politics … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gemini sues DCG and its founder; Cameron Winklevoss accuses Barry Silbert of being “the architect and mastermind of the DCG and Genesis fraud against creditors” (Sarah Wynn/The Block) 07-07-2023

Sarah Wynn / The Block: Gemini sues DCG and its founder; Cameron Winklevoss accuses Barry Silbert of being “the architect and mastermind of the DCG and Genesis fraud against creditors”  —  – Crypto exchange Gemini sued Digital Currency Group and its founder on Friday, accusing Barry Silbert of being … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A researcher says a Bangladeshi government site is leaking millions of citizens' data, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) 07-07-2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: A researcher says a Bangladeshi government site is leaking millions of citizens’ data, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers  —  A Bangladeshi government website leaked the personal information of citizens, including full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apple plans an appointment-only retail launch of its $3,500 Vision Pro in the US in early 2024, starting with stores in NYC, LA, and other major cities (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 07-07-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans an appointment-only retail launch of its $3,500 Vision Pro in the US in early 2024, starting with stores in NYC, LA, and other major cities  —  Apple Inc. is planning a retail launch of its Vision Pro headset with appointments and in-store promotion in select US markets early next year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Some EU-based Instagram users, including football clubs and media companies, are posting on Threads, despite Meta not having launched the platform in the region (Bloomberg) 07-07-2023

Bloomberg: Some EU-based Instagram users, including football clubs and media companies, are posting on Threads, despite Meta not having launched the platform in the region  —  European football teams, media like Le Monde and Agence France-Presse and other organizations on the continent have found … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Less than two days after launch, Mark Zuckerberg says Threads signups reached 70M, which is “way beyond our expectations” (Lauren Feiner/CNBC) 07-07-2023

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Less than two days after launch, Mark Zuckerberg says Threads signups reached 70M, which is “way beyond our expectations”  —  – Meta’s new Twitter competitor Threads has exploded in growth in its first full day since its public debut Wednesday night, fueled by Instagram’s already massive userbase. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gemini sues DCG and its founder Barry Silbert, accusing Barry Silbert of being the architect and mastermind of the DCG and Genesis fraud against creditors (Sarah Wynn/The Block) 07-07-2023

Sarah Wynn / The Block: Gemini sues DCG and its founder Barry Silbert, accusing Barry Silbert of being the architect and mastermind of the DCG and Genesis fraud against creditors  —  – Crypto exchange Gemini sued Digital Currency Group and its founder on Friday, accusing Barry Silbert of being … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Crypto bridging protocol Multichain confirms an exploit impacted $130M in user-supplied tokens and recommends “all users suspend the use of Multichain services” (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) 07-07-2023

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: Crypto bridging protocol Multichain confirms an exploit impacted $130M in user-supplied tokens and recommends “all users suspend the use of Multichain services”  —  “It is recommended that all users suspend the use of Multichain services and revoke all contract approvals related to Multichain, developers said early Friday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub sue NYC, seeking to block the city's new minimum pay standard that increases the hourly wage for gig workers to ~$18 and $20 by 2025 (New York Times) 07-07-2023

New York Times: Uber, DoorDash, and Grubhub sue NYC, seeking to block the city’s new minimum pay standard that increases the hourly wage for gig workers to ~$18 and $20 by 2025  —  Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub argued that the city used poor data to calculate how much food delivery workers should earn and that the change would hurt consumers. Lees verder op Tech Meme