Tech Meme

Ben Glickman / Wall Street Journal: BlackBerry CEO John Chen plans to retire on November 4 after serving in the role for a decade; board member Richard Lynch will be the interim CEO  —  BlackBerry named board member Richard Lynch as interim chief executive officer after current CEO John Chen retires Nov. 4. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ari Natter / Bloomberg: US Office of Personnel Management report: ~632K DOD and DOJ employees had their emails compromised on May 28 and 29, 2023, as part of the sprawling MOVEit hacks  —  – Federal report gives new details on scope of MOVEit attack  — Email addresses, links to surveys among compromised data Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Pinterest Q3: revenue up 11% YoY to $763.2M, vs. $743.5M est., MAUs up 8% YoY to 482M, vs. 473M est., ARPU up 3% YoY to $1.61, vs. $1.59 est.; $PINS jumps 8%+  —  – Pinterest reported an 11% increase in third-quarter sales, topping analyst estimates.  — Expenses rose nearly 2% to $768.2 million from the $753.9 million a year ago. Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: SBF blamed top FTX executives on his second day of testimony, and lawyers disputed his answers using his own emails, DMs, tweets, and more; some were profane  —  – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried resumed his testimony on Monday as his criminal trial nears its end. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kylie Robison / Fortune: Source: X is giving employees RSUs at $45 per share, implying a $19B valuation; in March 2023, X offered stock at a $20B valuation; Musk bought Twitter for $44B  —  X has a new valuation.  —  X, formerly Twitter, is now valued at $19 billion, based on the company’s employee equity compensation plan. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Baidu’s Chinese-language maps and Alibaba’s Amap maps are not showing Israel’s name, confusing users and matching Beijing’s vague diplomacy toward the country  —  Internet users in China are expressing bewilderment that the name Israel doesn’t appear on leading online digital maps from Baidu and Alibaba … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/mo. on the web or €12.99/mo. on Android and iOS  —  – Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ari Natter / Bloomberg: US Office of Personnel Management report: about 632K employees at the DOD and DOJ had their emails compromised as part of the MOVEit hacks in May 2023  —  – Federal report gives new details on scope of MOVEit attack  — Email addresses, links to surveys among compromised data Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Pinterest Q3: revenue up 11% YoY to $763.2M vs. $743.5M est., global MAUs up 8% YoY to 482M vs. 473M est., ARPU up 3% YoY to $1.61 vs. $1.59 est.; $PINS up 10%+  —  – Pinterest reported an 11% increase in third-quarter sales, topping analyst estimates.  — Expenses rose nearly 2% … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in the EU, the EEA, and Switzerland an ad-free option for €9.99/month or €12.99/month, plus the free ad tier  —  – Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile  — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access Lees verder op Tech Meme