Tech Meme

Clément Girardot / Rest of World: A look at Belarus’ once-vibrant tech startup scene, decimated after ruthless repression by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine  —  Ruthless political repression has decimated Belarus’ once-thriving tech scene.  —  • VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Blake Hester / VICE: How the proliferation of shock sites like Goatse, which can be traced back to Rotten.com, defined the modern internet era and informed how we use the web today  —  We owe the cultural evolution of the internet to the likes of ‘Two Girls, One Cup,’ ‘Goatse,’ and ‘Tubgirl.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: London-based Revolut reports £636M in 2021 revenue, a third coming from its crypto trading business, and a £26M net profit, up from a £223M loss in 2020  —  Fintech company’s long-delayed results for 2021 show revenues nearly tripled  —  The crypto boom helped fintech Revolut turn … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: After a lengthy, unexplained outage over the weekend due to an update, Solana Labs plans to improve its upgrade process to ensure reliability and uptime  —  Solana co-founder said last week’s 1.14 network update has raised concerns about maintaining stability during major updates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: London-based Revolut reports £636M in 2021 revenue, a third coming from its crypto trading business, and a £26M net profit, up from a £223M loss in 2020  —  Fintech company’s long-delayed results for 2021 show revenues nearly tripled  —  The crypto boom helped fintech Revolut turn … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang reports Q4 revenue up 4.9% YoY to $5.33B and active customers up 1% YoY to 18.1M, both below estimates  —  Coupang Inc., the South Korean e-commerce giant backed by SoftBank Group Corp., reported lower sales than analysts estimated, marring another profitable quarter for the company. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: How the UK’s Online Safety Bill became an overwrought law that may not achieve its aims due to repeated policy changes by four prime ministers since 2019  —  London’s landmark legislation to rein in the excesses of the internet is a litmus test for the UK’s post-Brexit era. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: A profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months under house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he still controls BitMEX  —  Arthur Hayes rubbed success in the Feds’ face and got busted.  Now he’s returning to a shell-shocked industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta’s internal four-year AR/VR roadmap: three Quest headsets, smart glasses with a display and a “neural interface” smartwatch in 2025, and AR glasses in 2027  —  During an internal presentation, Meta execs laid out plans for three new Quest headsets, AR glasses in 2027, and a ‘neural interface’ smartwatch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Twitter reverses its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, homes, shelters, and essential infrastructure  —  Twitter is once again tightening its rules around what users are permitted to say on the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme