Amrita Khalid / The Verge: Facebook updates its mobile video player with a TikTok-like vertical look and new controls for Reels, Live, and longform videos, starting with the US and Canada  —  Facebook is launching an updated mobile video player that will bring the vertical look made ubiquitous by TikTok and Reels … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft says Windows 10 security updates will cost $61 per device for the first year, doubling for the next two years, after ending support in October 2025  —  Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025, and you’ll need to pay yearly if you want to continue using the operating system securely. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jenna Scatena / Wired: A profile of Faruk Fatih Özer, the convicted CEO of defunct crypto exchange Thodex, as he starts a 11,196-year prison sentence in Turkey for laundering assets  —  Faruk Özer just started a 11,196-year prison sentence.  Did he almost get away with the biggest heist in Turkey’s history … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: TSMC expects to resume production overnight after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, Taiwan’s biggest in 25 years, and says “there is no damage to our critical tools”  —  – Chipmakers move some staff off of unspecified operation areas  — The earthquake rocked Taiwan and triggered tsunami warnings Lees verder op Tech Meme