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Internal Twitter document: just ~180,000 US users paid for Blue and other subscriptions as of mid-January, implying ~$28M annual subscription revenue globally (Erin Woo/The Information) 06-02-2023

Erin Woo / The Information: Internal Twitter document: just ~180,000 US users paid for Blue and other subscriptions as of mid-January, implying ~$28M annual subscription revenue globally  —  Around 180,000 people in the U.S. were paying for subscriptions to Twitter, including Twitter Blue, as of mid-January … Lees verder op Tech Meme

WhatsApp updates Status, adding a Private Audience Selector, Status Reactions, 30-second Voice Status messages, and more, rolling out on iOS, Android, and web (WABetaInfo) 07-02-2023

WABetaInfo: WhatsApp updates Status, adding a Private Audience Selector, Status Reactions, 30-second Voice Status messages, and more, rolling out on iOS, Android, and web  —  WhatsApp has just announced a set of new features for status updates, which will be available to users on both iOS and Android devices over the coming weeks. Lees verder op Tech Meme

An FTC official says the agency does not plan to appeal its US federal court loss over Meta's Within acquisition, but could still appeal to an internal judge (Reuters) 07-02-2023

Reuters: An FTC official says the agency does not plan to appeal its US federal court loss over Meta’s Within acquisition, but could still appeal to an internal judge  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it will not appeal its loss in federal court in its fight to stop Meta Platforms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amazon's third-party “seller services”, a large and growing part of the company's revenue that is also profitable, has filled its Marketplace with junk products (John Herrman/New York Magazine) 31-01-2023

John Herrman / New York Magazine: Amazon’s third-party “seller services”, a large and growing part of the company’s revenue that is also profitable, has filled its Marketplace with junk products  —  Let’s say you’re a regular Amazon shopper in need of a spatula.  You might start your journey by typing the word … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samsung reports a ~$1.38B mobile profit in Q4, down from ~$2.15B in Q4 2021, and says its 2023 chip investment will be similar to 2022, in contrast to rivals (Reuters) 31-01-2023

Reuters: Samsung reports a ~$1.38B mobile profit in Q4, down from ~$2.15B in Q4 2021, and says its 2023 chip investment will be similar to 2022, in contrast to rivals  —  South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Tuesday indicated it has no plan to cut investment in chips this year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Sony halves its Q1 PlayStation VR2 shipment forecast to ~1M units after disappointing early preorders; the headset will be launched on February 22 (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg) 31-01-2023

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: Sources: Sony halves its Q1 PlayStation VR2 shipment forecast to ~1M units after disappointing early preorders; the headset will be launched on February 22  —  Sony Group Corp. reduced projections for the initial launch of its PlayStation VR2 headset dramatically after early pre-orders disappointed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US judge allows the names of the two people who posted SBF's $250M bail to be made public, but stays the ruling until at least February 7, expecting an appeal (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) 31-01-2023

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: A US judge allows the names of the two people who posted SBF’s $250M bail to be made public, but stays the ruling until at least February 7, expecting an appeal  —  A U.S. judge on Monday said the names of two people who helped guarantee bail for indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta, Google, and Amazon leadership are conjuring their companies' “scrappy” startup roots in internal messaging, asking staff to work harder or face layoffs (Vox) 31-01-2023

Vox: Meta, Google, and Amazon leadership are conjuring their companies’ “scrappy” startup roots in internal messaging, asking staff to work harder or face layoffs  —  Facebook, Google, and Amazon are trying to get their groove back.  —  When Meta’s head of people, Lori Goler … Lees verder op Tech Meme

JD.com joint ventures in Thailand and Indonesia will cease operations in March amid fierce competition, as the company refocuses on logistics and China growth (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post) 31-01-2023

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: JD.com joint ventures in Thailand and Indonesia will cease operations in March amid fierce competition, as the company refocuses on logistics and China growth  —  Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is pulling the plug on its Thailand and Indonesian platforms in a major setback … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kaspersky: from January 2020 to June 2022, hacker groups offered salaries from six figures to $1.2M, bonuses, and paid leave to attract talent on the dark web (AJ Vicens/CyberScoop) 31-01-2023

AJ Vicens / CyberScoop: Kaspersky: from January 2020 to June 2022, hacker groups offered salaries from six figures to $1.2M, bonuses, and paid leave to attract talent on the dark web  —  Despite the obvious risks, tech jobs with hacking groups can be alluring for those who need the money or want to do the work. Lees verder op Tech Meme