Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Trend Micro: cybercriminals and nation-state spies are coexisting inside the same compromised name-brand routers, using the devices to disguise their attacks  —  How and why nation-state hackers and cybercriminals coexist in the same router botnet.  —  Cybercriminals and spies working … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jem Aswad / Variety: Universal Music Group and TikTok strike a new music licensing deal to bring UMG music back to the platform, including “improved remuneration” and AI protections  —  The months-long standoff between Universal Music Group and TikTok over royalty payments and AI policies is finally over … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Chayka / New Yorker: As social media platforms pivot away from news distribution, a look at news sites like The Verge, which feel more like social media, with aggregation and more  —  As social networks become less reliable distributors of the news, consumers of digital journalism are seeking out an older form of online real estate. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justin Ling / Wired: A look at Ukraine’s combat drone startup industry; Kyiv estimates ~200 local startups produce drones based on commercial first-person-view or photography drones  —  Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Steve Lohr / New York Times: A profile of US District Court judge Amit P. Mehta, who is presiding over the US v. Google case, which could set a precedent for other US tech antitrust cases  —  Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kate O’Keeffe / Bloomberg: Sources and documents: Huawei is secretly funding cutting-edge research at US universities including Harvard via an independent Washington-based foundation  —  – Chinese telecom maker is sole funder of optics competition  — Blacklisted company’s role kept private by DC-based group Lees verder op Tech Meme