Bloomberg: Code in Uber’s iOS app suggests that the company is working on a TaskRabbit-like service, codenamed Chore, that lets users hire people to conduct various tasks  —  – Uber is looking for new ways to grow beyond rides, deliveries  —  Uber Technologies Inc. is working on a TaskRabbit-like service … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal: A profile of Maltese politician Alex Agius Saliba, who led the EU’s legislation to make USB-C the standard, forcing Apple to replace the iPhone’s Lightning port  —  Apple’s new iPhone is expected to include a big change.  Why?  Ask someone from the EU’s smallest country. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak: The Delhi High Court approves an injunction for preemptive blocks of pirate websites that covers “future content”, as requested by Netflix, Disney, and others  —  The Delhi High Court in India has approved a new type of pirate site-blocking order, requested by Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, and other Hollywood studios. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vincent Manancourt / Politico: How privacy campaigners and tech executives, like Signal president Meredith Whittaker, teamed up to challenge the UK’s Online Safety Bill encryption crackdown  —  LONDON — Deep in the recesses of Britain’s Hogwarts-like houses of parliament, a Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord is trying to foment a rebellion. Lees verder op Tech Meme