Tech Meme

James Vincent / The Verge: Twitter users globally reported multiple outages for over two hours, including the timeline failing to load on web and mobile; most users could still tweet  —  Twitter seems to be having difficulties, with users reporting that the site’s timeline isn’t loading on either the web or mobile apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clément Girardot / Rest of World: A look at Belarus’ once-vibrant tech startup scene, decimated after ruthless repression by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine  —  Ruthless political repression has decimated Belarus’ once-thriving tech scene.  —  • VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: Nansen: investors pulled $6B+ out of the BUSD stablecoin in the past month after US regulatory pressure; BUSD was ~40% of Binance’s trading volume in December  —  New York regulatory move accelerates withdrawal from BUSD stablecoin  —  Investors have pulled more than $6bn … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok adds new well-being features for teens and others, including screen time controls, default settings for teens, and expanded Family Pairing  —  TikTok announced today that it’s introducing new well-being features for teens, families and its broader community. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Vincent / The Verge: Twitter users globally report multiple outages for over an hour, including its timeline failing to load on web and mobile; most users can still tweet  —  Twitter seems to be having difficulties, with users reporting that the site’s timeline isn’t loading on either the web or mobile apps. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clément Girardot / Rest of World: A look at Belarus’ once-vibrant tech startup scene, decimated after ruthless repression by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine  —  Ruthless political repression has decimated Belarus’ once-thriving tech scene.  —  • VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: London-based Revolut reports £636M in 2021 revenue, a third coming from its crypto trading business, and a £26M net profit, up from a £223M loss in 2020  —  Crypto boom helped fintech to first annual profit  —  Revolut’s auditor warned that the design of the fintech’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clément Girardot / Rest of World: A look at Belarus’ once-vibrant tech startup scene, decimated after ruthless repression by Alexander Lukashenko’s regime and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine  —  Ruthless political repression has decimated Belarus’ once-thriving tech scene.  —  • VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Lees verder op Tech Meme

Blake Hester / VICE: How the proliferation of shock sites like Goatse, which can be traced back to Rotten.com, defined the modern internet era and informed how we use the web today  —  We owe the cultural evolution of the internet to the likes of ‘Two Girls, One Cup,’ ‘Goatse,’ and ‘Tubgirl.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: London-based Revolut reports £636M in 2021 revenue, a third coming from its crypto trading business, and a £26M net profit, up from a £223M loss in 2020  —  Fintech company’s long-delayed results for 2021 show revenues nearly tripled  —  The crypto boom helped fintech Revolut turn … Lees verder op Tech Meme