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Aidan Ryan / The Information: Sources: Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao are exploring ways to reduce Zhao’s majority company stake, hoping to improve Binance.US’ standing before US regulators  —  Binance.US and Changpeng Zhao, the crypto exchange’s founder, majority owner and chair, have been exploring ways to reduce his stake … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: An ex-ByteDance exec in the US sues for wrongful termination, accusing it of stealing rivals’ content and giving the Chinese Communist Party “supreme access”  —  The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A profile of Linda Yaccarino, who has vast experience in ad partnerships, praised Elon Musk publicly, and told colleagues that people get hung up on his tweets  —  Twitter has struggled to generate revenue since Musk took over as CEO, as advertisers have fretted over his sweeping rollbacks of content moderation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rosie Perper / CoinDesk: NYC-based Tessera, the collective NFT ownership and governance service that launched as Fractional with $20M from Paradigm and others, plans to shut down  —  Co-founder Andy Chorlian tweeted that the decision was made after “carefully analyzing possible market scenarios, our company structure and our financial situation.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A profile of Linda Yaccarino, who has vast experience in ad partnerships and has praised Musk publicly, telling colleagues people get hung up on his tweets  —  Twitter has struggled to generate revenue since Musk took over as CEO, as advertisers have fretted over his sweeping rollbacks of content moderation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google Bard is now available in 180 countries but not in the EU or Canada; Google says the chatbot will be made available “consistent with local regulations”  —  Yesterday at Google I/O 2023, it was announced that Google Bard would be undergoing a massive expansion, bringing the AI chatbot experiment to 180 countries. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Rummer / The Block: Local media: a Montenegro court plans to release Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon from jail on a €400K bail, pending a trial; the prosecution can appeal  —  – Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon is set to be freed from jail pending trial after a court agreed to a €400,000 ($436,000) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Doc: the EU plans to lay a €45M internet cable in the Black Sea to improve connectivity to Georgia and reduce its “dependency” on lines running through Russia  —  Move to improve connectivity to Georgia amid global concerns over spying and sabotage Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: The UK extradites Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch to the US to face wire and securities fraud charges over HP’s $11B acquisition of the software company in 2011  —  Mike Lynch, co-founder of UK software firm Autonomy, has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Meaker / Wired: A profile of Swedish politician and EU Home Affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson, who has become a divisive figure in the vitriolic debate over CSAM and privacy  —  Ylva Johansson is on a personal mission to make the internet safer for children.  Her opponents say her plans would wreck online privacy. Lees verder op Tech Meme