Tech Meme

Caiwei Chen / Rest of World: How Chinese-language subreddits like r/China_irl became a refuge for banned Chinese internet groups, with users jumping the Great Firewall with VPNs  —  They are drawn to the platform’s community-moderated, discussion-based format, which allows for more fringe voices to thrive. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Venezuela’s temporary ban on crypto mining is killing the industry President Maduro promoted, with ~75K units of mining equipment disconnected since March  —  Venezuela’s temporary ban on mining cryptocurrencies within the country is effectively killing the industry President Nicolás Maduro worked hard to promote. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: Ted Sarandos outlines Netflix’s plans to spend some of the $2.5B earmarked for K-drama, including working with South Korean organizations to identify talent  —  Netflix Inc. promised to back and cultivate the Korean showrunners and studios behind viral shows like Squid Game … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ina Fried / Axios: Citing rising complaints, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner gives Twitter 28 days to explain the steps it is taking to combat hate speech or face fines of ~$475K  —  Australia’s online safety regulator sent a legal notice to Twitter demanding the social network explain the steps it is taking … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Sequoia debuts Atlas, an interactive tool that uses various qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to map the European technical talent landscape  —  There is an estimated 3 million software engineers in Europe, depending on what report you want to believe … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: Figma expands its partnership with Google for Education, allowing all US K-12 students to access its design tools for free on education Chromebooks  —  Figma is expanding its partnership with Google for Education in a bid to introduce more school-age students to its product design and collaboration platforms. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Liani MK / Rest of World: Indigenous communities in Borneo are using mapping tech like GPS and GIS to claim their rights to ancestral land and stop the expansion of oil palm plantations  —  In Borneo, Indigenous communities are using mapping tech to claim their land rights and fight the expansion of oil palm plantations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Big firms want to trade crypto with the structure of traditional finance, including orders intermediated by brokers and asset custody separate from the exchange  —  Institutional crypto  —  I think even a year ago it was possible to imagine the traditional financial system learning something from crypto. Lees verder op Tech Meme

David McCabe / New York Times: Sources: the Biden administration has ramped up exploration of security concerns with Chinese cloud computing firms, potentially fueling tensions with Beijing  —  The Biden administration is exploring whether it can mount a campaign against Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Huawei, potentially fueling tensions with Beijing. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Ripple says it got in-principle regulatory approval from Singapore to offer digital payment token products and expand XRP cross-border transfers in the country  —  – Ripple said it received in-principle approval of a Major Payment Institution Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank. Lees verder op Tech Meme