Todd Spangler / Variety: YouTube unveils 30-second unskippable ads on top-performing videos on TVs and says 150M+ unique US viewers watched YouTube or YouTube TV on TVs in December 2022  —  Google’s video giant says it reaches more than 150 million U.S. monthly viewers on TV screens Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Montana plans to ban apps allegedly “tied to foreign adversaries”, including Telegram, WeChat, and shopping app Temu, from state devices effective June 1, 2023  —  On Wednesday, Montana governor Greg Gianforte didn’t only ban TikTok state-wide.  He also accused Telegram, WeChat … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CoinDesk: Grayscale says the US SEC warned that the Filecoin token meets the definition of a security and asked Grayscale to withdraw its Filecoin Trust application  —  Grayscale announced last month that the SEC suggested FIL might be a security.  —  CORRECTION (May 18, 2023, 00:25 UTC) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: Sources: private equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG plan a $5B+ bid to acquire observability software company New Relic; a deal may be reached in weeks  —  Buyout firms Francisco Partners, TPG team up in $5 billion-plus bid  —  Private-equity firms Francisco Partners and TPG … Lees verder op Tech Meme