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A look at the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles; LinkedIn's transparency report says the company blocked 58M+ accounts in H2 2022, up from 22M in H1 (Financial Times) 19-05-2023

Financial Times: A look at the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles; LinkedIn’s transparency report says the company blocked 58M+ accounts in H2 2022, up from 22M in H1  —  On the internet, nobody knows you bought a dog  —  William Grace-Hunter doesn’t exist, though this may not be immediately obvious from his LinkedIn profile. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apollo Global Management and Fortress Investment Group are each investing ~$50M in competing groups that aim to restart Celsius under new management (Wall Street Journal) 19-05-2023

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apollo Global Management and Fortress Investment Group are each investing ~$50M in competing groups that aim to restart Celsius under new management  —  Investors that buy and turn around downtrodden companies have largely shunned crypto  —  Two Wall Street heavyweights are locked … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Apollo Global and Fortress Investment are each spending ~$50M to back competing groups that aim to restart Celsius under new management (Wall Street Journal) 19-05-2023

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apollo Global and Fortress Investment are each spending ~$50M to back competing groups that aim to restart Celsius under new management  —  Investors that buy and turn around downtrodden companies have largely shunned crypto  —  Two Wall Street heavyweights are locked in a bidding war … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK sentences Tejay Fletcher, the mastermind behind phone number spoofing service iSpoof, which scammed victims out of ~£100M, to over 13 years in prison (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg) 19-05-2023

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK sentences Tejay Fletcher, the mastermind behind phone number spoofing service iSpoof, which scammed victims out of ~£100M, to over 13 years in prison  —  The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Revolut is locked in a fight with top shareholder SoftBank after UK regulators told the company it must simplify its ownership to win a banking license (Financial Times) 19-05-2023

Financial Times: Sources: Revolut is locked in a fight with top shareholder SoftBank after UK regulators told the company it must simplify its ownership to win a banking license  —  Minister to meet payment group’s bosses amid fears UK’s biggest tech group will leave the country Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple shares its first App Store Transparency Report, listing app rejections, government requests, and more, as part of a settlement in a 2021 developer lawsuit (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) 19-05-2023

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple shares its first App Store Transparency Report, listing app rejections, government requests, and more, as part of a settlement in a 2021 developer lawsuit  —  Earlier this week, Apple shared an in-depth look at how the App Store helped prevent fraud and protect developers and customers alike. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The UK sentences Tejay Fletcher, the mastermind behind phone number spoofing service iSpoof, which scammed victims out of ~£100M, to over 13 years in prison (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg) 19-05-2023

Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: The UK sentences Tejay Fletcher, the mastermind behind phone number spoofing service iSpoof, which scammed victims out of ~£100M, to over 13 years in prison  —  The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: days after Linda Yaccarino's appointment, media agency GroupM tells its clients that Twitter is no longer “high risk”, a designation from November 2022 (Financial Times) 19-05-2023

Financial Times: Sources: days after Linda Yaccarino’s appointment, media agency GroupM tells its clients that Twitter is no longer “high risk”, a designation from November 2022  —  WPP-owned GroupM removed designation of platform after appointment of Linda Yaccarino Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple shares its first App Store Transparency Report with data on app rejections, government requests, more, as part of a settlement in a 2021 developer lawsuit (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) 19-05-2023

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple shares its first App Store Transparency Report with data on app rejections, government requests, more, as part of a settlement in a 2021 developer lawsuit  —  Earlier this week, Apple shared an in-depth look at how the App Store helped prevent fraud and protect developers and customers alike. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Australian Securities Exchange no longer plans to try to rebuild its software using blockchain, after “pausing” seven years of development in November 2022 (Byron Kaye/Reuters) 19-05-2023

Byron Kaye / Reuters: The Australian Securities Exchange no longer plans to try to rebuild its software using blockchain, after “pausing” seven years of development in November 2022  —  Australia’s stock market operator said it will no longer attempt to rebuild its software platform with blockchain-based technology … Lees verder op Tech Meme