Tech Meme

Molly White: A critique of a16z’s State of Crypto 2023 report, which seems to be an exercise in propaganda with the sole goal of bolstering the VC firm’s bottom line  —  Venture capital firm and crypto pusher Andreessen Horowitz wants you to keep buying crypto, and is not above publishing blatant falsehoods to convince you to do so. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: Jump Crypto and Jane Street are pulling back from US crypto trading over regulatory uncertainty; Jump is expanding globally while Jane scales back  —  Jane Street Group and Jump Crypto — two of the world’s top market-making firms — are pulling back from trading digital assets … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Uber launches flight bookings on its UK app in partnership with travel booking company Hopper as part of its efforts to become a travel “super app”  —  Ride-booking giant expands offering after rolling out train, coach and Eurostar ticket tool  —  Uber has launched flight bookings … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: The American Psychological Association issues an advisory on social media use by adolescents, saying social networks are “not inherently beneficial or harmful”  —  One of the most prominent mental health organizations in the U.S. is out with a set guidelines designed to protect children … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nilay Patel / The Verge: An interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the revamped Rooms feature, flexible work arrangements, the future of AI, inspiration from Apple, and more  —  Airbnb is revamping its Rooms feature while eyeing AI and betting on work from anywhere.  —  Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, was previously on the show in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: 🚨 NEWS: Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show *on Twitter* with help from former Fox News staff. He will forgo at least $25 million owed to him by Fox Corp. in order to break non-compete clause. @PuckNews Lees verder op Tech Meme

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: An investigation finds Google Maps isn’t proactively deleting location data consistently when people visit abortion clinics, a year after Google said it would  —  Our investigation finds Google still retains location data about users who visit clinics, hospitals and other ‘particularly personal’ locations … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: India plans to reopen applications for incentives from a $10B semiconductor fund, after three companies for an initial 2022 effort show little progress  —  India is set to revive its effort to lure prospective chipmakers into the country as projects already disclosed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: In a Twitter video, Tucker Carlson says he will relaunch his Fox show on the social network; Elon Musk says Twitter did not sign a deal “of any kind whatsoever”  —  The former Fox News host tweeted a video saying he’s moving his show to the social media site. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers: 🚨 NEWS: Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show *on Twitter* with help from former Fox News staff. He will forgo at least $25 million owed to him by Fox Corp. in order to break non-compete clause. @PuckNews Lees verder op Tech Meme