Tech Meme

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: SCOTUS lets Apple keep its App Store payment rules for now, rejecting an Epic request that would have let developers start directing users to cheaper options  —  – Supreme Court justice won’t let appeals court ruling kick in  — Epic seeking to open App Store to lower-priced alternatives Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Slack unveils its biggest redesign yet, adding a Home section, a left sidebar, a DMs section similar to the one in Teams, and “a unified inbox” Activity window  —  Slack is many things.  Which is kind of the problem. … Eventually, that even affects the “talk to your team” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aaron Pressman / The Boston Globe: Boston-based cybersecurity company Rapid7 lays off 18% of its staff, or ~470 people, and reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $190M and net loss up 69% YoY to $67M  —  The Boston-based cybersecurity firm said the cuts will enable it to continue to grow while also freeing up cash Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google finally adds a native Google Translate option to its Gmail app on Android, gradually rolling out now, and on iOS, rolling out starting on August 21, 2023  —  Google is finally adding a native translate capability to Gmail for Android and iOS after long supporting it on the web client. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Filing: Twitter was fined $350K for not giving Trump’s account records after special counsel Jack Smith got a warrant in January; Twitter ultimately complied  —  The special counsel investigation into Donald Trump secured a search warrant of the former president’s Twitter account … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: The SCOTUS lets Apple keep its App Store rules for now, rejecting an Epic request that would have let developers start directing users to other payment options  —  – Supreme Court justice won’t let appeals court ruling kick in  — Epic seeking to open App Store to lower-priced alternatives Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Roblox reports Q2 revenue up 15% YoY to $681M, bookings up 22% YoY to $780.7M, vs. $785M est., a $282.8M net loss, and DAUs up 25% YoY to 65.5M; RBLX drops 20%+  —  – Shares of Roblox fell Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter results that missed analysts’ expectations on top and bottom lines. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Citizen Lab: Analysis: Tencent’s Sogou Input Method, the top Chinese character inputting tool in China with 450M+ MAUs, had since-fixed data-leaking flaws in its encryption  —  We urge Sogou Input Method users to immediately update to the most recent version of the app (at least Windows version 13.7, Android version 11.26, or iOS version 11.25). Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s upper parliament passes the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, including up to $30M fines and child wellbeing rules; President Murmu must approve it  —  The upper house of India’s parliament greenlit the long-delayed data protection bill on Wednesday, facing no resistance as opposition leaders opted out of participation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joel Khalili / Wired: Sex workers who use crypto to store wealth and accept payment, bypassing the banking system, are finding the limits of its utility amid the regulatory scrutiny  —  Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers.  Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too. Lees verder op Tech Meme