Tech Meme

RT Watson / The Block: The US SEC says that “covered” US dollar stablecoins like USDT and USDC are not securities, and registration is not required for minting or redeeming them  —  – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said “covered” U.S. dollar stablecoins — basically USDT and USDC … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Issie Lapowsky / Politico: Investors, founders, and others detail a culture of fear around criticizing Elon Musk or DOGE; some are appalled he is seen as a reflection of the tech industry  —  A huge swath of Silicon Valley is horrified by what Elon Musk is doing — but they’re increasingly afraid to say so. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders that were set for April 9 due to concerns about Trump’s tariffs but the June 5 launch date remains unchanged  —  Nintendo says preorders will no longer start on April 9th, but the console’s June 5th release date is unchanged. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: GitHub announces “premium requests” for GitHub Copilot, a new system that imposes rate limits when users switch from the base GPT-4o to other AI models  —  GitHub Copilot, Microsoft-owned GitHub’s AI coding assistant, could soon become costlier for some users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Weiss / Fortune: Codex, which is building a blockchain for stablecoins, raised a $15.8M seed led by Dragonfly, with Coinbase, Circle, and others participating  —  Stablecoins, or cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, are all the buzz in crypto.  After fintech giant Stripe acquired … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Isaac / New York Times: Trump’s tariffs may reduce ad spending on Meta platforms, which rely heavily on SMBs globally; 10% of Meta’s 2023 revenue was from Chinese advertisers like Temu  —  Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Trump says he will sign an EO to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days, as a deal “requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed”  —  President Donald Trump on Friday extended a deadline requiring China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. operations of TikTok … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft brings Copilot Vision feature to Windows and its iOS and Android apps, letting it analyze real-time video from a mobile camera, and more  —  Copilot Vision on Windows will be able to see your screen and guide you through apps. … Microsoft is bringing its Copilot Vision feature … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Dominic Preston / The Verge: Microsoft Copilot adds support for memory, personalization, web-based actions, podcast creation, camera and screen analysis, deep research, and more  —  The AI assistant adds personalization, web actions, podcast creation, and more. … As it marks its 50th anniversary … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Isaac / New York Times: How Trump’s tariffs affect Meta, which relies heavily on SMBs around the world for ad revenue; 10% of Meta’s 2023 revenue was from Chinese advertisers like Temu  —  Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, would not seem to be in the line of fire from tariffs. Lees verder op Tech Meme