Tech Meme

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple says installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3 will turn on Apple Intelligence automatically on compatible devices; users can opt out later  —  When installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically on compatible devices … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta says it will offer eligible TikTok creators free verification, content deals, and up to $5,000 in bonuses to post Reels  —  Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Max Goldbart / Deadline: Parrot Analytics estimates Severance season 1 earned $200M+, with ~50% coming in the year following the finale; Ted Lasso generated $609.4M from Q3’20 to Q3’24  —  Parrot came to these figures via its Content Valuation methodology, which uses a formula to correlate audience demand with subscribers and therefore revenue. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff Cox / CNBC: The SEC launches a “Crypto 2.0” task force led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, to create a “comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets”  —  The Trump administration took its firs steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: ByteDance-owned video editing app CapCut is now working in the US, but is still not in app stores, after Trump signed an EO attempting to pause the TikTok ban  —  CapCut, the ByteDance-owned video editing app that’s subject to the same ban as TikTok, is working again in the US. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marta Balaga / Variety: Omdia: by the end of 2024, TikTok generated ~$8B in ad revenue in the US and $63.3B globally, and surpassed 1.9B MAUs globally, including 145M MAUs in the US  —  By the end of 2024, TikTok has generated approximately $8 billion in ad revenue in the U.S. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: Circle, which issues the USDC stablecoin, acquired Hashnote; rwa.xyz data: Hashnote’s USYC token last year become the largest tokenized US Treasury product  —  Circle, the crypto company behind the $48 billion USDC stablecoin, said Tuesday it has acquired tokenized real-world asset (RWA) issuer Hashnote. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta will soon let users link WhatsApp accounts with Instagram and Facebook, allowing cross posts of WhatsApp Statuses as Stories on Instagram and Facebook  —  Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: Huawei seeks to grab AI chip market share in China, challenging Nvidia by positioning its latest Ascend AI processors as the hardware of choice for inference  —  Tech giant pushes its artificial intelligence chips as hardware of choice for ‘inference’ tasks Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Spangler / Variety: Amazon’s IMDb says founder Col Needham will step down as CEO and move to executive chair, and appoints COO Nikki Santoro as CEO; Needham launched IMDb in 1990  —  Col Needham, who founded of entertainment info site IMDb in 1990, is stepping aside as CEO of the Amazon-owned property. Lees verder op Tech Meme