Tech Meme

New York Times: After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing Facebook pages like Canada Proud has surged ahead of the federal election  —  After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud has filled the gap. Lees verder op Tech Meme

NDTV: Google settles an Android TV case with India’s competition regulator, will offer standalone licenses for Play Store and Play Services for Android TVs in India  —  This is the first case that has been settled under the amended Competition Act, wherein the settlement and committment provisions were introduced in 2023. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mia Sato / The Verge: Meta is testing using AI tools in the US to detect teen Instagram users, even if they’ve lied about their birthday, and place them under Teen Account settings  —  On Instagram, AI tools will detect underage users and automatically change their account settings. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Bluesky starts rolling out blue check verification, initially limiting verification to select organizations and its moderation team  —  Bluesky announced on Monday that it is rolling out blue check verification, confirming previous rumors that this feature was on its way to the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Annie Palmer / CNBC: The US FTC sues Uber, claiming the company charged for Uber One without consent, made it difficult to cancel, and failed to deliver promised savings  —  – CNBC Councils  — CNBC on Peacock  — Join the CNBC Panel  — Supply Chain Values  — Select Shopping  — Ad Choices Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Report: over a thousand international students have had US immigration statuses terminated in 2025; a Caltech ML professor says it’s harming the talent pipeline  —  An AI doctoral student in California had their SEVIS record — the digital proof of their valid student visa — terminated, putting their immigration status at risk. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: Huawei plans mass shipments of its 910C chip, which combines two 910B chips and is comparable to Nvidia’s H100, to Chinese customers as early as May  —  Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C artificial intelligence chip to Chinese customers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Weeks / Bloomberg: Brand aggregator Upexi says it is raising $100M to accumulate Solana, causing its shares to surge over 400%, part of a trend of companies investing in crypto  —  Upexi Inc. is raising $100 million as part of a pivot that will see the company start to accumulate the cryptocurrency Solana, according to a Monday statement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Circle, BitGo, and other firms plan to apply for bank charters or licenses, as the Trump administration pushes to bring crypto into mainstream finance  —  Circle, BitGo and other crypto firms plan to apply for bank charters or licenses  —  Crypto is pushing deeper into the banking system. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Livemint: Sources: Ola’s AI venture Krutrim is looking to raise up to $300M, down from a planned raise of about $500M, after seeing poor investor appetite  —  New Delhi: Bhavish Aggarwal is looking to raise up to $300 million for his artificial intelligence venture Ola Krutrim, curtailing his ambitions … Lees verder op Tech Meme