Naomi Nix / Washington Post: Source: a Meta survey in May 2023 found that 26% of employees expressed confidence in leadership and 43% said they felt valued, vs. 31% and 58% in October 2022  —  The Facebook parent company is betting that more job security and innovations in artificial intelligence will boost the internal mood as well as the company’s bottom line Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Sources: Microsoft is moving top AI researchers from Beijing to Vancouver in part to stop Chinese companies from poaching them, amid US-China political tensions  —  Beijing-based researchers apply for visas to move to Vancouver amid geopolitical tensions  —  Microsoft is moving … Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Cirrone / Blockworks: Crypto.com plans to shut down its institutional exchange service for US customers on June 21, citing “limited demand”; the closure doesn’t affect retail users  —  The decision was made in light of “limited demand” among US institutions because of the “current market landscape” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Logitech plans to merge Astro and Blue Microphones into Logitech G and retire the Blue brand, saying “the Blue name will be used to describe our technologies”  —  Now, it’s merging both into its Logitech G brand for gamers and streamers — but while Astro will largely continue, the Blue brand is getting axed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum must undergo three transitions while evolving from a young experimental technology into a mature tech stack: L2 scaling, wallet security, and privacy  —  Special thanks to Dan Finlay, Karl Floersch, David Hoffman, and the Scroll and SoulWallet teams for feedback and review and suggestions. Lees verder op Tech Meme