Tech Meme

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

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

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

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: An interview with Apple executives Tim Millet and Bob Borchers on M2, building on M1, transitioning from Intel, the future of Mac gaming, Metal APIs, and more  —  On M2 chips, Mac mini and how the Mac will thrive in gaming  —  Apple’s M series chips were incredibly well telegraphed when they arrived in late 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: SoftBank reports a ~$5B loss for its Vision Fund in Q3, its fourth straight quarterly loss, and investments of less than $350M in only a few startups  —  SoftBank Group Corp.’s startup investment unit reported another quarterly loss, hurt by sluggish valuations throughout the technology landscape. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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

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

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

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

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