Washington Post: Interviews with 24+ US government workers show many embraced Signal after Trump’s return to office as a tactic to shield communications, impacting transparency  —  The encrypted chat app beloved by Elon Musk and foreign dissidents has been embraced by federal government workers, DOGE and military planners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Document: India orders Samsung and its executives in the country to pay $601M in back taxes and penalties for dodging tariffs on key telecoms equipment imports  —  India has ordered Samsung and its executives in the country to pay $601 million in back taxes and penalties for dodging tariffs … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: companies like Nvidia and many governments are trying to persuade Trump’s team to loosen incoming AI chip export rules, known as the AI diffusion rule  —  – Nvidia and Oracle pushing for full repeal of AI diffusion rule  — Companies must start complying with global restrictions May 15 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Waymo plans to launch its Waymo One ride-hailing service in Washington, DC in 2026; the city currently prohibits autonomous vehicles without safety drivers  —  But it will need to change the law prohibiting fully driverless vehicles first. … Waymo announced that Washington, DC will be its next robotaxi city. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: A profile of veteran Googler Liz Reid, who became Head of Search in March 2024 and rolled out major updates like AI Overviews, as Google competes with ChatGPT  —  Big changes are underway for the internet’s most popular product, and Google (and the web) may never be the same. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danny Park / The Block: Binance suspends an employee for allegedly using insider information to sell tokens for significant profits; X users suggest the project was the memecoin UUU  —  – Binance Wallet announced that it has suspended an employee for allegedly using insider information to sell tokens for significant profits … Lees verder op Tech Meme