Tech Meme

Katie Roof / Bloomberg: Alphabet winds down Google Domains and sells its assets, including ~10M domains “spread across millions of customers”, to Squarespace, a source says for ~$180M  —  Alphabet Inc. is winding down its Google Domains business and selling its assets to Squarespace Inc., according to a statement Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Swartz / MarketWatch: Adobe reports Q2 revenue up 10% YoY to $4.82B, vs. $4.77B est., Digital Media revenue up 10% YoY to $3.51B, and Digital Experience revenue up 12% YoY to $1.22B  —  Adobe Inc.’s hard push into generative AI is pushing its stock past $500 a share.  —  The company’s stock (ADBE) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The US DOJ charges a Russian national in Arizona for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware, the third LockBit affiliate the US has charged since November 2022  —  Russian national Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov was arrested and charged by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly deploying LockBit ransomware … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: How Microsoft’s bet on OpenAI due to transfer learning, an approach that wasn’t yet commercialized, may help Microsoft leapfrog Google and corner the AI market  —  There are two ways of looking at ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that hundreds of millions of people have tried out since its release late last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jules Roscoe / VICE: Invidious, an open-source “alternative front-end” for YouTube that removes tracking and ads, says YouTube sent a cease-and-desist letter over API violations  —  Invidious lets users browse YouTube without being tracked.  Its developers say they won’t make changes until they have to. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitch launches a Partner Plus tier, offering a 70/30 revenue sharing split to creators who have 350+ recurring paid subscriptions for three consecutive months  —  Twitch is introducing a new “Partner Plus” program that will give streamers an increased 70 percent of the share of their subscription revenues … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ted Johnson / Deadline: The Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which would help news outlets jointly negotiate with tech companies  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee revived the prospects for a long-proposed bill that would bolster print and broadcast news outlets in their negotiations with tech giants. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters: The White House says Live Nation and Ticketmaster plan to start showing consumers upfront all-in pricing in September 2023, as part of a “junk fees” crackdown  —  Live Nation and Ticketmaster will soon offer consumers all-in pricing on their popular ticket platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mandiant: A look at Barracuda’s Email Security Gateway zero-day exploited by a China-linked actor since at least October 2022 to spy on companies and governments globally  —  On May 23, 2023, Barracuda announced that a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: Intel changes its chip naming scheme: drops the “i”, opts for a more straightforward Core 3, 5, and 7 structure, and puts its premium chips under an Ultra brand  —  As first hinted at by Intel back in late April, Intel is embarking on a journey to redefine its client processor branding … Lees verder op Tech Meme