Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Twitter is now “X” in the App Store, seemingly via an exception to Apple’s rule that requires app names to have two or more characters  —  After weeks of changes to its social handles, branding on its interface, a redirect on the web, and lots of chatter from its owner … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matthew Keys / Fierce Wireless: Amazon will require streaming services on Fire TV to give 30% of their ad impressions to Amazon, or in certain countries share 30% of ad revenue, from Sept. 1  —  Amazon will soon require international app developers who offer ad-supported streaming video services available to Fire TV users … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Airalo, which offers affordable eSIM roaming packages for travelers, raised a $60M Series B led by e& Capital at a $250M post-money valuation  —  Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Decrypt: SEC charges Hex crypto project founder Richard Heart with conducting unregistered securities offerings, including Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX, that raised $1B+  —  The SEC has charged Richard Heart, the founder of the crypto project Hex, with allegedly conducting unregistered securities offerings that raised more than $1 billion. Lees verder op Tech Meme