Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: Decentraland says 26,000 attended its virtual fashion week in March 2023, down 76% from 108,000 in 2022, despite Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, and others sponsoring  —  – Fashion Week attendance on Decentraland dropped to 26,000 from 108,000.  No more than 900 people were online simultaneously during the four-day event. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Semafor: Tests show that Twitter’s “stay informed” labels, added in February 2022 to flag tweets with links to Russia- or China-controlled media, no longer appear  —  Twitter is no longer taking steps to limit the reach of Chinese and Russian state-controlled media outlets, violating the social media platform’s own stated policies. Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: A week before Ethereum’s Shanghai and Capella upgrades, ether is up 6% in the past three days to $1,900+, reaching a nine-month high and outperforming bitcoin  —  – Ether is trading at a nine-month high and has outperformed bitcoin this week ahead of a major network upgrade. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sensor Tower: TikTok advertising in the US grew by 11% in March, despite the threat of a ban, with Pepsi, DoorDash, Amazon, and Apple among the top spenders  —  Digital advertising on the Chinese-owned video app grew by 11% in March  —  Advertisers are increasing their spending on TikTok … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Google and Amazon struggle to lay off workers in Germany, France, and other EU countries due to stringent labor laws and prolonged union negotiations  —  After announcing the largest rounds of layoffs in their history, US big tech companies are now learning how difficult it is to reduce headcount in Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Baio / Waxy.org: A copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper is found shipped with every Mac running macOS Mojave or newer, as a sample document for a hidden “Virtual Scanner II” app  —  While trying to fix my printer today, I discovered that a PDF copy of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper apparently shipped … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Lower-income US students feel they’re at a disadvantage when pursuing Big Tech internships as the selection process exhibits longstanding inequities in hiring  —  Critics say the intern selection process often favors wealthier students, just like the admission process at some elite colleges. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet: Samsung announces a multi-year extension with AMD on their IP licensing agreement to bring multiple generations of AMD Radeon graphics to more Exynos SoCs  —  Samsung said on Thursday that it has signed a multi-year extension with AMD on their licensing agreement which gives … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges says that the German telecom has a majority stake in T-Mobile US, or “the world’s most valuable telecommunications company”  —  Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) now holds a majority in T-Mobile U.S. (TMUS.O), the chief executive of the German telecoms company said on Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Digbijay Mishra / The Economic Times: Sources: Bengaluru-based Dunzo, a Google-backed quick commerce startup, raised $75M in convertible notes, lays off 30% of staff, and will cut 50% of dark stores  —  Reliance Retail-backed quick commerce startup Dunzo has secured funding of $75 million through convertible notes. Lees verder op Tech Meme