Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit plans to launch a zero-fee spot exchange on April 24, 2023 for trading BTC, ETH, and USDC, after Binance ended its fee cuts  —  – Deribit is set to launch its zero-fee spot exchange on April 24.  — Users will be able to initially trade with three pairs: BTC/USDC, ETH/USDC and ETH/BTC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Novak / Forbes: Twitter suspends Wired’s Dell Cameron for reporting on hack of Matt Walsh’s account; Wired says it does not believe Cameron’s account violated Twitter’s policy  —  A reporter at Wired magazine has been banned from Twitter after he wrote about the fact that anti-trans activist Matt Walsh had his Twitter account hacked. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: NCC Group measured a record 459 ransomware attacks in March 2023, up 91% MoM and 62% YoY, saying the surge is likely due to exploits of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT  —  March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Novak / Forbes: Twitter suspends Wired’s Dell Cameron for reporting on hack of Matt Walsh’s account; Wired says it does not believe Dell’s account violated Twitter’s policy  —  A reporter at Wired magazine has been banned from Twitter after he wrote about the fact that anti-trans activist Matt Walsh had his Twitter account hacked. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Bluesky for Android is now available on the Play Store, after first launching on iOS in February 2023, but the service is still invite-only  —  Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized Twitter alternative, now has an Android app.  The launch follows the release of the service’s iOS app, which came out in late February. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Coinbase says it received a license to operate in Bermuda; source: the company plans to launch an offshore derivatives exchange in Bermuda as soon as next week  —  Coinbase has received a license to operate in the off-shore haven of Bermuda, signaling that the company is doubling-down on plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: After Microsoft Advertising said it was dropping Twitter support, Elon Musk tweeted that it’s “lawsuit time” over training “illegally using Twitter data”  —  Microsoft is winding down support for Twitter on its advertising platform, likely because the social media platform wants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karen Freifeld / Reuters: Seagate agrees to pay $300M to settle with the US Department of Commerce for shipping $1.1B+ worth of hard drives to Huawei, violating US export control laws  —  April 19 Reuters) – Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX.O) has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with U.S. authorities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Microsoft plans to drop Twitter support from its ad platform on April 25; users won’t be able to access or manage Twitter accounts through Microsoft’s tool  —  Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter’s new high-priced API.  —  Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: Source: Meta plans to cut or relocate London-based Instagram staff, and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, who moved to London in 2022, plans to move back to the US  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut or relocate its London-based Instagram employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme