Tech Meme

Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: Alibaba, Huawei, and Tencent each run more Southeast Asia availability zones than AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and are investing hundreds of millions of dollars  —  China’s Alibaba, Huawei and Tencent are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in developing markets including Thailand, Indonesia Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Klepper / Associated Press: Google’s Jigsaw plans to test video ads in Germany to “prebunk” misinformation, after promising results with a pilot project in Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia  —  After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: E-book pirate site Z-Library relaunches with unique domain names for each user, after the US DOJ seized 200+ domain names connected to the site in November 2022  —  The U.S. Government’s crackdown against Z-Library late last year aimed to wipe out the pirate library for good. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edward Ludlow / Bloomberg: Amazon’s Zoox says its fully autonomous vehicle carried staff between its two main buildings in Foster City, California on public roads for the first time  —  Zoox Inc., the self-driving startup owned by Amazon.com Inc., carried passengers in its fully autonomous vehicle on public roads for the first time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India-based insurance marketplace InsuranceDekho raised a $150M Series A led by Goldman and TVS, including ~$40M debt, a source says at a $475M-$500M valuation  —  The Indian insurance platform InsuranceDekho has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round as the more than a decade old firm eyes merger … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Former Gemini Trust Chief Operating Officer Noah Perlman joined Binance in January 2023 as its chief compliance officer, in time for a US regulatory squeeze  —  Gemini Trust’s former Chief Operating Officer Noah Perlman has started as the chief compliance officer for Binance … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: Internal memo: Meta plans to revamp Horizon Worlds, including opening the app to users aged 13-17, seeking to improve user retention as competition intensifies  —  Memo highlights social-media giant’s plan to revitalize app, boost users in 2023  —  Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META -0.25%decrease … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Nintendo cuts its full-year earnings and revenue outlook, including operating income from ~$3.8B to ~$3.6B, and revises Switch sales forecasts from ~19M to ~18M  —  Nintendo Co. cut its full-year earnings and revenue outlook, underscoring uncertainty around its aging Switch console and the global gaming environment. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Filings: Digital Currency Group begins selling shares in investment vehicles run by its subsidiary Grayscale at a steep discount, seeking to repay creditors  —  Digital assets conglomerate sells down holdings in prized investments at a discount to pay creditors Lees verder op Tech Meme

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