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A look at Amazon's bets across industries, including health care, as some analysts and investors question the company's scattershot efforts and its poor returns (Wall Street Journal) 18-09-2023

Wall Street Journal: A look at Amazon’s bets across industries, including health care, as some analysts and investors question the company’s scattershot efforts and its poor returns  —  The tech giant has built three wildly successful businesses.  It’s been toiling for years to find a ‘fourth pillar.’  —  The team atop Lees verder op Tech Meme

Prosus and Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk steps down and plans to remain as a consultant for a year; Prosus executive Ervin Tu will temporarily take over as CEO (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 18-09-2023

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Prosus and Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk steps down and plans to remain as a consultant for a year; Prosus executive Ervin Tu will temporarily take over as CEO  —  Bob van Dijk, the chief executive of Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus and its controlling shareholder Naspers, has stepped … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme

TikTok's US staff complain about a new internal app to track office attendance; TikTok requires most staff to be in the office three times per week from October (New York Times) 16-09-2023

New York Times: TikTok’s US staff complain about a new internal app to track office attendance; TikTok requires most staff to be in the office three times per week from October  —  The company is requiring many employees to use an app that tracks their in-person attendance. Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Prosus and Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk steps down, will remain as a consultant to the companies for a year (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 18-09-2023

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Prosus and Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk steps down, will remain as a consultant to the companies for a year  —  Bob van Dijk, the chief executive of Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus and its controlling shareholder Naspers, has stepped down from his position effective immediately in a surprising move … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Australia says Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and others must submit a voluntary code of conduct by June 30, 2024, to improve safety standards or face regulation (Rod McGuirk/Associated Press) 18-09-2023

Rod McGuirk / Associated Press: Australia says Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and others must submit a voluntary code of conduct by June 30, 2024, to improve safety standards or face regulation  —  Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don't appear to make money from the content (Ann-Marie Alcántara/Wall Street Journal) 17-09-2023

Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal: A look at the proliferation of pirated movies and TV shows on TikTok, posted as bite-sized clips by accounts that don’t appear to make money from the content  —  The videos violate copyright laws, but they remain available—for now  —  “Barbie” just hit streaming platforms.  It was on TikTok first. Lees verder op Tech Meme

KKR agrees to buy 20% of Singapore-based Singtel's regional datacenter business for ~$807M at a ~$4B valuation, with an option to raise its stake to 25% by 2027 (Edwin Chan/Bloomberg) 18-09-2023

Edwin Chan / Bloomberg: KKR agrees to buy 20% of Singapore-based Singtel’s regional datacenter business for ~$807M at a ~$4B valuation, with an option to raise its stake to 25% by 2027  —  – It’s making its latest bet on Asian digital infrastructure  — Demand for datacenters and networking surging because of AI Lees verder op Tech Meme