Tech Meme

Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who joined Amazon after the 2018 acquisition, sells the startup Honest Day’s Work to smart lock maker Latch and will become its CEO  —  Jamie Siminoff has been busy.  The Ring founder quietly exited the advisor role he took back in March after exiting the brand’s CEO role. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Framework Laptop 13 review: fully user-repairable, DIY kits, a 3:2 screen, long battery life, and better audio but pricey, a generic look, and a plasticky build  —  The 2023 Framework Laptop 13 remains a DIY dream while fixing many of the 2022 Framework Laptop’s biggest issues. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Meta has started refunding advertisers for a glitch in April that caused campaigns to overspend; smaller advertisers say the refund process is slower for them  —  Meta Platforms Inc. has started refunding advertisers’ money for a major glitch last month that caused businesses to significantly overspend … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple touts $2B+ in App Store fraud stopped in 2022, nearly 3.9M stolen credit cards blocked, 147M+ ratings/reviews removed, and 428K developer accounts closed  —  Apple is out with a new press release today touting the success of the App Store’s ability to prevent fraud. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Zoom plans to add Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude across its platform, starting with Contact Center; the company didn’t detail the integration for other areas  —  Zoom is partnering with Anthropic to integrate the company’s AI assistant across its productivity platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: The US DOJ alleges former Apple engineer Weibao Wang stole Apple’s autonomous tech, including source code, for a Chinese company working on a self-driving car  —  – Weibao Wang was charged with six counts of theft or attempted theft by prosecutors, who allege he stole troves of source code … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple touts $2 billion in App Store fraud prevented last year amid rumors of third-party app stores on iPhone  —  Apple is out with a new press release today touting the success of the App Store’s ability to prevent fraud.  According to the company, the App Store prevented more than $2 billion in … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google updates its inactivity policy: accounts inactive for at least two years will be deleted, except for those with YouTube videos, starting in December 2023  —  In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: The US announces charges, sanctions, and a $10M reward for info leading to the arrest of Russian national Mikhail Matveev, a Babuk ransomware campaign suspect  —  The Justice, Treasury and State departments announced a crackdown on global ransomware suspect Mikhail Matveev … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple rolls out new concert discovery features, including Set Lists in Apple Music for select artists and Guides to local venues in Apple Maps for select cities  —  Apple is bringing concert discovery to two of its flagship apps, Apple Music and Apple Maps, the company announced today. Lees verder op Tech Meme