WABetaInfo: WhatsApp releases a beta via Apple’s TestFlight that works natively with the iPad, built using Mac Catalyst, after years of requests for the app from users — WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 23.19.1.71. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nikkei Asia: In a WeChat post, China’s Ministry of State Security accuses the US of hacking Huawei’s servers, stealing critical data, and installing backdoors since 2009 — Beijing says Washington forces tech companies to install backdoors for spying — China has accused the U.S. of hacking Huawei’s servers continuously since 2009. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Wall Street Journal: A profile of Jeff Yass, whose Susquehanna International Group has a ~15% stake in ByteDance, as he works to prevent a US TikTok ban by donating to lawmakers — Financier Jeff Yass made a big bet on the app, and he’s a top donor to lawmakers who support it — WASHINGTON—TikTok had hardly … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: WhatsApp announces Flows to help merchants build richer shopping experiences, including letting users pick a flight seat or order a meal without leaving the app — WhatsApp is bolstering its shopping experience for both merchants and users through a new feature called Flows … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Financial Times: Meta launches in-chat payments for WhatsApp in India, letting businesses accept payments via credit and debit cards, WhatsApp Pay, or UPI at no extra cost — Parent company Meta seeks to tap its messaging service’s biggest market to boost revenue — Hundreds of millions of WhatsApp users … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both — Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: An Uber executive says the EU’s Platform Work Directive designating gig workers as employees may result in Uber closing in hundreds of cities and price hikes — Prices paid by consumers would also rise if Brussels enacts Platform Work Directive, says Uber’s European chief Lees verder op Tech Meme
Mariam Sunny / Reuters: Neuralink opens enrollment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients, expected to take about six years, likely to include <10 people — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Matthew Panzarino, who recently stepped down as TechCrunch EIC after 10 years, on the site’s Silicon Valley relationship, the future of media, and more — It’s been a rocky and chaotic decade — and now digital media is on the brink of yet another existential crisis thanks to generative AI. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Rest of World: A profile of Japan-based Soramitsu, which helped build Cambodia’s “quasi-digital currency” system and is running CBDC studies in other Southeast Asian countries — Soramitsu, a Japanese company riding the wave of blockchain-based products supporting digital payments, has landed several deals with central banks. Lees verder op Tech Meme