Tech Meme

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: The US Defense Department says it’s buying Starlink satellite terminals and services for Ukraine military use, after a funding dispute with SpaceX  —  The Pentagon is buying Starlink satellite communications terminals and services from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX for use by the Ukraine military, the Defense Department said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sheila Dang / Reuters: Twitter’s VP of Trust and Safety Ella Irwin says she has resigned from the company  —  Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin told Reuters on Thursday that she has resigned from the social media company.  — Apps- Newsletters- Advertise with Us- Advertising Guidelines- Cookies- Terms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Sources: Microsoft has agreed to spend potentially billions of dollars on CoreWeave; the GPU cloud provider raised $200M, bringing its Series B round to $421M  —  – Microsoft’s agreement with CoreWeave could be worth billions of dollars over multiple years, people familiar with the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Doyinsola Oladipo / Reuters: Airbnb sues New York City over a new law the company calls a “de facto ban against short-term rentals”; the city plans to begin enforcing the law in July 2023  —  Airbnb Inc (ABNB.O) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: Dell Q1: revenue down 20% YoY to $20.92B, vs. $20.12B est., Client Solutions revenue down 23% YoY to $11.98B, vs. $11.41B est., net income down 46% YoY to $578M  —  PC manufacturer releases quarterly results earlier than expected, stock gains after brief halt Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Binance plans to delist 12 privacy coins, including Zcash and Monero, in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain on June 26, citing its “ongoing compliance processes”  —  – Binance is delisting privacy coins in France, Italy, Poland and Spain.  — The measure comes into effect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Apple denies the FSB’s NSA cooperation claim, saying the company “never worked with any government to insert a backdoor into any Apple product and never will”  —  Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is denying claims made by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that it cooperated with American spies to surveil Russian iPhone users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Survey: 53% of Android device owners switched to iOS due to prior phone problems and 26% for new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime  —  Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yogita Khatri / The Block: Binance plans to delist 12 privacy coins, including Zcash and Monero, in France, Italy, Poland, and Spain on June 26, citing “ongoing compliance processes”  —  – Binance is delisting privacy coins in France, Italy, Poland and Spain.  — The measure comes into effect on June 26 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU plans to subject Twitter and other companies to a voluntary stress test in June to measure their compliance with the DSA  —  During Silicon Valley tour, EU team will review social-media platform’s content moderation to measure compliance with new law Lees verder op Tech Meme