Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: UK regulator Ofcom investigates TikTok over concerns of supplying “inaccurate” information on its parental controls; TikTok blames a technical issue  —  Ofcom’s investigation comes amid intensified efforts to protect children from harmful online material Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Google says its Nest Renew service will merge with the OhmConnect energy management platform to form Renew Home, a new firm with $100M from Alphabet-backed SIP  —  Google’s Nest Renew service is leaving Google and merging with the OhmConnect energy management platform to form a new company called Renew Home. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Will Shanklin / Engadget: Privacy-focused developer Proton launches a Windows and macOS app that includes Proton Mail and Proton Calendar in beta ahead of a wider early 2024 launch  —  Proton finally has a desktop app.  The Swiss company, known for its privacy-focused alternatives to the Google Workspace apps … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: The CJEU upholds overturning an EU order to Amazon to pay back €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, ending an ongoing case since 2017; the ruling cannot be appealed  —  ECJ says legal assessment relied upon to seek €250mn in back taxes from US tech group was incorrect Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: UK-based Qogita, an e-commerce wholesale marketplace for the health and beauty sectors, raised an €80M Series B led by Dawn Capital, for €119M raised in total  —  Qogita – a two-sided ecommerce wholesale marketplace aimed at retailers largely in the health and beauty sectors … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chris Welch / The Verge: Apple begins selling a $99 USB-C charging case for its second-generation AirPods Pro as a standalone purchase  —  Apple has begun selling the USB-C charging case for its second-generation AirPods Pro as a standalone purchase.  But it doesn’t come cheap.  The MagSafe-compatible case, available immediately, is priced at $99. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Subrat Patnaik / Bloomberg: Apple’s stock rose 1.7% to close at $197.96 on December 13, surpassing its previous record close in July 2023 and up 52% for the year, for a $3.08T market cap  —  – Shares surpass July high, putting market cap at $3.08 trillion  — Revenue seen growing again in 2024 after falling this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: Sensor Tower: 51 of the top 100 US advertisers on X in October 2022, when Elon Musk bought the platform, have ceased ad spending on X as of November 2023  —  Big U.S. companies including Walt Disney and Comcast increased advertising spending on Instagram after pausing commercials on X last month … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: The CJEU upholds overturning an EU order to Amazon to pay back €250M in taxes to Luxembourg, ending an ongoing case since 2017; the ruling cannot be appealed  —  In a defeat for the EU, judges confirm 2021 ruling that overturned an order for US tech group to repay €250mn Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: Meta launches Threads in the European Union, expanding on the US, the UK, and 100+ other countries, and adds a way to browse Threads without a profile  —  Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is now available in the European Union, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. Lees verder op Tech Meme