Tech Meme

Sheena Vasani / The Verge: YouTube begins restricting how often teens receive repeated video recommendations related to sensitive topics like body image  —  Starting November 2nd, YouTube will impose restrictions on how often teens receive repeated video recommendations related to sensitive topics like body image, the company announced on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: AI-generated nudes of female students at a high school in New Jersey, shared by male students in a group chat, cause major concern among parents and teachers  —  After boys shared faked pornographic images made of female classmates, both the school and the local police began investigating Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ilya Banares / Bloomberg: Shopify reports Q3 revenue up 25% YoY to $1.71B, beating $1.68B est., a $56.2B GMV, beating $54.42B est., and expects ~25% 2023 revenue growth; SHOP jumps 18%+  —  Revenue for the period came in at $1.71 billion, up about 25% year-over-year and beating the $1.68 billion average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Niket Nishant / Reuters: PayPal says the company received an SEC subpoena tied to its US dollar stablecoin, launched in August 2023  —  Payments firm PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O) said on Thursday it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tied to its U.S. dollar stablecoin. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: New York AG Letitia James says Uber and Lyft agree to pay a combined $328M to settle allegations of withholding wages from drivers and not providing sick pay  —  – Uber and Lyft agreed to pay a total of $328 million to settle allegations that they unlawfully withheld wages from drivers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Palantir reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $558M, a $72M net income, the fourth straight profitable quarter, and projects 2023 income above est.; PLTR jumps 12%+  —  – Customers have clamored for the company’s new AI offerings  — Palantir missed expectations on sales to governments Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: US v. SBF: in closing statements, the US relied heavily on evidence to argue SBF is guilty and said he was “greedy” while SBF’s defense only made things worse  —  Mistakes aren’t illegal, but fraud is — and Bankman-Fried’s lawyers never made his defense land. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Myles McCormick / Financial Times: How Arizona State University, a “secret weapon” that has become a hive of R&D for the chip industry, made Phoenix the beating heart of the US chipmaking boom  —  Arizona State’s role in building skilled labour force is part of national trend as investors scramble for talent Lees verder op Tech Meme

CoinDesk: A year after FTX began to collapse, the exchange remains in bankruptcy court, weighed down by $10B of user claims, and its crypto holdings have grown in value  —  The FTX founder’s downfall began on Nov. 2, 2022 – a year ago Thursday – when CoinDesk published a big scoop. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube begins raising Premium’s price globally, including in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Germany, Poland, and Turkey, after raising the US price in July  —  Following the United States in July, YouTube Premium’s international price increase is starting. Lees verder op Tech Meme