Adam Satariano / New York Times: Sources: the EU is preparing to penalize X this summer for breaking the DSA, including via product change demands and a fine that a source says could be $1B+  —  European regulators are considering fining X more than $1 billion, after weighing the risks of further antagonizing Mr. Musk and President Trump. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: A researcher says changes in X’s web app suggest that X plans to let Verified Organizations bid on abandoned X handles, with prices ranging from $10K to $500K+  —  X’s plan to boost revenue by selling off dormant usernames on its service is starting to shape up. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: OpenAI makes ChatGPT Plus free for college students in the US and Canada through the end of May, intensifying competition with Anthropic in higher education  —  OpenAI has made its premium ChatGPT Plus subscription free for all college students in the United States and Canada through the end of May … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Hagen / MobiHealthNews: Solace, a healthcare navigation service matching patients with advocates, raised a $60M Series B led by Menlo Ventures; it raised a $14M Series A in August 2024  —  The California-based company will use the funds to expand its healthcare advocate network nationwide and accelerate its development. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg: Sources: Oracle told some clients this week that a hacker stole old login credentials, the second breach that Oracle acknowledged to clients in the past month  —  – FBI investigating the breach, software company told clients  — Oracle informed health-care customers of separate March hack Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qianer Liu / The Information: Sources: Intel and TSMC have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture that will operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities; TSMC will take a 20% stake  —  Intel’s financial crisis may be over—with support from its biggest rival.  —  Executives from Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Euractiv: France says the EU’s second response to President Trump’s tariffs will cover digital services, like those provided by Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft  —  “We won’t stand idly by, should we be unable to reach a fair deal,” EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: TikTok tests TikTok for Artists, which provides musicians with analytics and fan engagement tools, in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia  —  – Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  Music Ally NEXT 2025: Early Bird tickets on sale now – at a special discounted rate for a limited time! Lees verder op Tech Meme