María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post: Brazilian lawmakers file a complaint against Google for letting Google Play users download Slavery Simulator from April 20 to May 24 before taking the game down  —  For about a month, Google Play users in Brazil could download a game that simulated what the South American nation looked like in the 1600s … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Apple, and Nvidia stocks have gained a median 43% since January 2023, almost 5x the S&P 500, bolstered by AI optimism  —  Rarely does a tech-powered stock rally come along that isn’t pilloried for the fragility of its foundation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cam Thompson / CoinDesk: DappRadar: Blur’s NFT lending marketplace Blend accumulated 169.9K ETH, or ~$308M, in trading volume since its May 1 launch, taking 82% in lending market share  —  Since NFT lending marketplace Blend launched May 1, it has amassed 169,900 ETH, or about $308 Million in volume. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says the US “won’t tolerate” China’s ban on Micron chips in some critical sectors and calls the decision “economic coercion”  —  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the US “won’t tolerate” the recent decision by Chinese authorities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sam Kim / Bloomberg: Source: South Korea won’t encourage its memory-chip firms to grab Micron’s lost market share in China to not disrupt its long-term US semiconductor relationship  —  South Korea will avoid capitalizing on China’s ban on a US chipmaker, seeing the move by Beijing as an attempt to drive … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andrew Logan / Texas Monthly: A profile of Tapbots co-founders Paul Haddad and Mark Jardine; former Twitter executive Amir Shevat says third-party apps once accounted for ~17% of engagement  —  After Elon Musk killed their Twitter app, two software developers in the North Texas suburbs are trying to shape the future of social media. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Damilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: Activists and telecom experts say the Kenyan government’s plan, approved by the Supreme Court, to track counterfeit phones is “excessive” and threatens privacy  —  The Supreme Court granted the communications regulator permission to implement a program that combats counterfeits. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: Apple’s MR headset could succeed where others failed by adding more 3D content and interfaces but faces a challenge in balancing computing power and wearability  —  Augmented and virtual reality have mostly been dead ends so far.  How Apple’s vision could succeed where others have failed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Hands-on with Meta’s Quest 3 prototype: lighter, thinner, faster, and with better video pass-through than the Quest 2, but the VR displays have similar clarity  —  This week, I go hands-on with Meta’s yet-to-be-announced Quest 3 and explain how it may be the biggest challenger to Apple’s new headset. Lees verder op Tech Meme