The Verge: Elon Musk says only verified accounts will be recommended in Twitter’s For You tab and be able to vote in polls to address “AI bot swarms”, starting April 15 — Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform’s For You page starting on April 15th … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Zoë Schiffer / Platformer: Documents: Twitter maintains a list of ~35 accounts which it monitors and offers increased visibility including AOC, Joe Biden, Marc Andreessen, and Elon Musk — Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and … LeBron? — Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under … Lees verder op Tech Meme
The Verge: Elon Musk says only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s For You tab and be able to vote in polls as a way to address “AI bot swarms”, starting April 15 — Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform’s For You page starting on April 15th … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the company in May after eight years to join Greylock as a general partner — Snap’s head of growth and previously longtime product head Jacob Andreou is leaving the social media company after eight years to join Greylock as a general partner. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg: Filing: a federal judge grants the US government’s request to temporarily halt Voyager’s bankruptcy plan, putting its proposed ~$1B sale to Binance.US on hold — A federal judge granted the US government’s request to temporarily halt Voyager Digital Ltd.’s bankruptcy plan … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Lyft has been slow to bounce back from early pandemic problems even as the business of its much bigger rival, Uber, has improved.Lees verder op New York Times
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Joseph Menn / Washington Post: Many of the top VPN services and apps, some with 100M+ downloads, have misled users about their practices while disguising their ownership, like ties to China — SAN FRANCISCO — As Congress weighs an unprecedented ban of the wildly popular Chinese-owned TikTok over supposed security concerns … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Katie Haun / Wall Street Journal: Regulators are choking the crypto industry in the US, but major policy decisions should be made by Congress and state legislatures, not by unelected officials — The effort would stifle American innovation and competition—and that seems to be the objective. — WSJ Opinion: Congress Hammers TikTok Lees verder op Tech Meme
Fiona Alston / Tech.eu: Germany-based OQmented, which is developing laser beam scanning tech for displays in AR/MR glasses, raised a $20M Series A from Sharp Devices Europe and others — The German firm’s ultra-compact MEMS-based laser beam scanning projection display systems for AR glasses has come into focus as tech giant Sharp invests Lees verder op Tech Meme