Tech Meme

Makena Kelly / Wired: Sources: the CFPB terminated more than 1,400 workers, leaving about 200 employees and effectively gutting the agency that Elon Musk previously said to “delete”  —  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,400 of the agency’s 1,700 employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Instagram launches Blend, an invite-only, personalized Reels feed for users and their friends in a group chat with new content every day  —  Instagram on Thursday announced that it’s rolling out Blend, a new feature that lets you create a custom, personalized reels feed for you and your friends. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI launches Flex processing in beta, an API option halving o3 and o4-mini prices in exchange for slower responses and “occasional resource unavailability”  —  In a bid to more aggressively compete with rival AI companies like Google, OpenAI is launching Flex processing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dade Hayes / Deadline: Netflix says co-founder Reed Hastings has left his post as executive chairman to become chairman and non-executive director of the company  —  Reed Hastings, co-founder and longtime former CEO of Netflix, is shifting from executive chairman to chairman of the board. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica: Google rolls out Gemini 2.5 Flash in preview, with support for Canvas for working on text or code; developers can disable thinking or set a token limit for it  —  Google’s Gemini AI may have had a slow start, but it has been anything but in 2025.  Barely a week goes by that another model … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Barr / Gizmodo: Framework Laptop 13 review: it’s modular and customizable, has a great keyboard and improved thermals, but it’s pricey and the screen’s brightness can be better  —  The Framework 13 now feels like a laptop that’s more than a modular, repairable novelty.  It’s now a device that’s a joy to both build and use. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julie Bort / TechCrunch: Former YC President Geoff Ralston launches Safe AI Fund, or SAIF, providing initial funding of $100K with a $10M cap to startups that “enhance AI safety”  —  Geoff Ralston, well-known in the startup community for his years at Y Combinator, is back in the formal investing ring, he announced Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $10.54B, vs. $10.51B est., net income of $2.89B, and stops reporting subscriber numbers on a quarterly basis  —  Netflix is no longer reporting number of subscribers on a quarterly basis.  But it’s still motoring on a hot growth engine … Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Global Payments shares plunge 15%+ and FIS shares jump 9%+ after Global Payments said it’s buying Worldpay from FIS and GTCR and selling Issuer Solutions to FIS  —  Global Payments shares tumbled 17% on Thursday after the company said it is buying Worldpay for more than $24 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Dickson / Bloomberg: Global Payments agrees to acquire Worldpay from FIS and PE firm GTCR for $24.3B and to sell Issuer Solutions to FIS for $13.5B in deals set to close in H1 2026  —  A trio of deals valuing Worldpay at $24.3 billion created a new behemoth in payment processing and cracked open a merger market that’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme