Tech Meme

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Visa has offered Apple ~$100M to become the network for the Apple Card; Amex is also competing, while Mastercard tries to keep its role as the network  —  Visa, Amex and Mastercard are all competing to be the network for Apple’s credit card  —  Visa has offered Apple … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samantha Subin / CNBC: CoreWeave shares close up 41.8% at $52.57 in their third trading day, bouncing back above the $40 IPO price and bringing the company’s market cap to ~$24.9B  —  CoreWeave’s stock popped nearly 42% on Tuesday, bouncing back above its initial public offering price following a lackluster second trading day on the public markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Hudson / Washington Post: Sources: WH national security adviser Michael Waltz and other National Security Council members have conducted government affairs over personal Gmail accounts  —  Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis.  But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNBC: Circle files for an IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE; Circle is reportedly seeking a valuation between $4B and $5B  —  Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Evangelho / Forbes: Mozilla says it’s developing Thundermail, an email service similar to Gmail but with a focus on privacy, as part of an upcoming premium Thunderbird Pro suite  —  I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming.  —  SaveComment  —  In case you missed it … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Similarweb: Gemini’s web app had 10.9M average daily visits in March, up 7.4% MoM; Sensor Tower: Claude and Gemini saw activity jump after flagship model debuts  —  OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the world’s most popular chatbot app.  But rival services are gaining, according to data from analytics firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first AR glasses with a display, which could be introduced as early as the end of 2025 and cost between $1K and $1,400  —  The company intends to introduce its first glasses with a screen as early as the end of this year — a product it sees … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rocket Drew / The Information: Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid robots led by Peggy Johnson, is raising $400M at a $1.75B pre-money valuation; ~100 of its robots are in the field  —  Agility Robotics, a humanoid robot maker led by former Microsoft executive Peggy Johnson, is raising $400 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok’s US arm, after being approached along with Blackstone Group and others  —  Venture capital group could join last-gasp bid by allies of Donald Trump to take control of video app owned by ByteDance Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8, directing users to Lemon8, a similar ByteDance-owned app  —  TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8.  The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year. Lees verder op Tech Meme