Tech Meme

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: A profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months under house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he still controls BitMEX  —  Arthur Hayes rubbed success in the Feds’ face and got busted.  Now he’s returning to a shell-shocked industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta’s internal four-year AR/VR roadmap: three Quest headsets, smart glasses with a display and a “neural interface” smartwatch in 2025, and AR glasses in 2027  —  During an internal presentation, Meta execs laid out plans for three new Quest headsets, AR glasses in 2027, and a ‘neural interface’ smartwatch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Twitter reverses its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, homes, shelters, and essential infrastructure  —  Twitter is once again tightening its rules around what users are permitted to say on the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store as an invite-only beta; Twitter started Bluesky in 2019 and spun off the project in 2022  —  Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has hit the App Store and more testers are gaining access. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: How the UK’s Online Safety Bill became an overwrought law that may not achieve its aims due to repeated policy changes by four prime ministers since 2019  —  London’s landmark legislation to rein in the excesses of the internet is a litmus test for the UK’s post-Brexit era. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Email: FTX’s derivatives exchange LedgerX tells clients to send domestic wire transfers to Signature Bank instead of Silvergate Bank going forward  —  Crypto derivatives platform LedgerX, one of the few solvent pieces of the bankrupt FTX empire, will no longer use embattled Silvergate Bank … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jen Wieczner / New York Magazine: Profile of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, who served six months of house arrest for US Bank Secrecy Act violations; sources say he’s still in control of BitMEX  —  Arthur Hayes rubbed success in the Feds’ face and got busted.  Now he’s returning to a shell-shocked industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Katie Adams / MedCity News: CodaMetrix, which uses AI to automate the process of translating patient records into codes for health care providers, raised a $55M Series A led by SignalFire  —  CodaMetrix, an AI platform for hospital revenue cycle management, recently closed a $55 million Series A funding round. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Heath / The Verge: Meta’s internal four-year roadmap: three new Quest headsets, smart glasses with a display and a “neural interface” smartwatch in 2025, and AR glasses in 2027  —  During an internal presentation, Meta execs laid out plans for three new Quest headsets, AR glasses in 2027, and a ‘neural interface’ smartwatch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Salesforce is still paying Matthew McConaughey $10M a year to act as a “creative adviser” despite thousands of layoffs and multiple activist investors  —  The $160 billion business-software company has joined the tech industry’s retrenchment, laying off thousands Lees verder op Tech Meme