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Tinder rolls out incognito mode, a step up from fully hiding profiles, for Tinder+, Gold, and Premium users, profile blocking, and other safety features (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch) 07-02-2023

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Tinder rolls out incognito mode, a step up from fully hiding profiles, for Tinder+, Gold, and Premium users, profile blocking, and other safety features  —  Tinder is rolling out new features aimed at making it easier for users on the dating app to control how they interact with others. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Document: prosecutors and SBF's lawyers agree to let SBF use Zoom, email, WhatsApp with restrictions, and more, but not Signal and other ephemeral apps (Brian Quarmby/Cointelegraph) 07-02-2023

Brian Quarmby / Cointelegraph: Document: prosecutors and SBF’s lawyers agree to let SBF use Zoom, email, WhatsApp with restrictions, and more, but not Signal and other ephemeral apps  —  The agreement comes as a result of federal prosecutors looking to ban SBF from contacting current or former FTX and Alameda employees while on house arrest. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Moscow's Safe City, an AI surveillance system with 217K connected cameras designed to catch criminals that is now seen as a tool of digital repression (Masha Borak/Wired) 07-02-2023

Masha Borak / Wired: A look at Moscow’s Safe City, an AI surveillance system with 217K connected cameras designed to catch criminals that is now seen as a tool of digital repression  —  Moscow promised residents lower crime rates through an expansive smart city project.  Then Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samsung Galaxy S23 users say the smartphone uses ~60GB of its storage for Android and pre-installed apps, four times more than the Google Pixel 7 Pro's ~15GB (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica) 07-02-2023

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: Samsung Galaxy S23 users say the smartphone uses ~60GB of its storage for Android and pre-installed apps, four times more than the Google Pixel 7 Pro’s ~15GB  —  Samsung’s Android build is 4x bigger than Google’s—twice the size of Windows 11.  —  As a smartphone operating system … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google Play began requiring local regulatory approval for loan apps in Nigeria and Kenya on January 31, matching rules in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines (Alexander Onukwue/Semafor) 07-02-2023

Alexander Onukwue / Semafor: Google Play began requiring local regulatory approval for loan apps in Nigeria and Kenya on January 31, matching rules in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines  —  Google has toughened its screening process for African digital lending companies that wish to have their apps on Play Store … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Baidu's stock jumps 15%+ after the company announced plans to add its ChatGPT-like service “Wenxin Yiyan”, or “Ernie Bot” in English, to search in March 2023 (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg) 07-02-2023

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Baidu’s stock jumps 15%+ after the company announced plans to add its ChatGPT-like service “Wenxin Yiyan”, or “Ernie Bot” in English, to search in March 2023  —  Baidu Inc. surged more than 15% after affirming it’s on track to publicly roll out its ChatGPT-like service in March … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paramount Global plans to merge its Showtime streaming service with Paramount+'s ad-free tier later in 2023 and call the new offering Paramount+ with SHOWTIME (Matt Tamanini/The Streamable) 31-01-2023

Matt Tamanini / The Streamable: Paramount Global plans to merge its Showtime streaming service with Paramount+’s ad-free tier later in 2023 and call the new offering Paramount+ with SHOWTIME  —  It’s been a long time coming, but later this year, Paramount Global will finally fully integrate the streaming arm … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Stripe is aiming to raise ~$2.5B at a $55B to $60B valuation, led by Thrive Capital, which has committed $1B; Stripe was valued at ~$95B in March 2021 (New York Times) 31-01-2023

New York Times: Sources: Stripe is aiming to raise ~$2.5B at a $55B to $60B valuation, led by Thrive Capital, which has committed $1B; Stripe was valued at ~$95B in March 2021  —  Thrive has committed $1 billion, which would value the payments provider Stripe at about $55 billion to $60 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samsung reports Q4 operating profit down 69% YoY to ~$3.5B, its lowest since Q3 2014, and revenue down 8% YoY to ~$57.3B, citing weak chip and smartphone demand (Kim Jaewon/Nikkei Asia) 31-01-2023

Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: Samsung reports Q4 operating profit down 69% YoY to ~$3.5B, its lowest since Q3 2014, and revenue down 8% YoY to ~$57.3B, citing weak chip and smartphone demand  —  South Korean tech giant’s slump expected to continue in first half of this year  —  SEOUL — Samsung Electronics said Tuesday … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at MetaBirkins, 100 NFTs created by a self-described entrepreneur and artist in 2021, as Hermès goes to court in NYC seeking to stop the use of its brand (Erin Mulvaney/Wall Street Journal) 31-01-2023

Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal: A look at MetaBirkins, 100 NFTs created by a self-described entrepreneur and artist in 2021, as Hermès goes to court in NYC seeking to stop the use of its brand  —  Lawsuit is an early test of how a company can exercise its rights against virtual assets it didn’t authorize Lees verder op Tech Meme