Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI backtracks, says its nonprofit will remain in control of its business operations, after a “constructive dialogue” with civic leaders and AGs of DE and CA  —  OpenAI has decided that its nonprofit division will retain control over its for-profit org, after the company initially announced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Jeong / The Verge: Apple files an appeal with the US Ninth Circuit, challenging last week’s ruling that prevents it from charging devs fees on purchases made outside the App Store  —  Epic Games’ stunning victory blocks Apple from imposing fees on purchases made outside the App Store. Lees verder op Tech Meme

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Trump has two crypto-focused dinners this month, for political donors and for $TRUMP holders; Chainalysis: trading fees alone have made $TRUMP insiders $324M+  —  President Donald Trump has two crypto-focused dinners on the calendar this month — one aimed at deep-pocketed political donors, the other at meme coin millionaires. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Tel Aviv-based eToro Group says it’s targeting a $4B valuation in a Nasdaq IPO, aiming to raise $500M, after pausing plans last month amid market volatility  —  Israel’s eToro Group said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $4 billion in its initial public offering in the United States … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lucia Moses / Business Insider: Sources: Google has quietly launched 100 Zeros, a film and TV production initiative aiming to promote a positive view of tech and drive adoption of its products  —  – Google has quietly launched a film and TV production initiative called 100 Zeros.  — Google wants to promote its products … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alan Ohnsman / Forbes: A look at Waymo’s Mesa, AZ plant, producing several retrofitted Jaguars per day and where plans to scale up with Chinese Zeekr vans may be derailed by tariffs  —  An exclusive look inside the facility turning Jaguar EVs into robotaxis with the AI-driven fleet’s custom computing system, cameras, lidar and radar. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: As Microsoft hikes Xbox game prices, 2025’s three highest-reviewed games on Metacritic so far—Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, and Split Fiction—are all budget titles  —  As Xbox announces a price hike, the year’s best-reviewed games are all budget titles  —  Hi everyone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sara Gharaibeh / Bloomberg: The UAE will introduce AI to the 2025-2026 public school curriculum, including ethical awareness and foundational concepts, from kindergarten to the 12th grade  —  The United Arab Emirates will introduce artificial intelligence to the public school curriculum this year … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Starks / CyberScoop: President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal suggests slashing $491M from CISA’s ~$3B budget, claiming the 17% cut would refocus CISA “on its core mission”  —  A budget summary doesn’t give specific details on which programs it would cut, instead providing a broad outline.  —  Learn more. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post: Meta AI brings more privacy risks than ChatGPT and Gemini, building a Memory file including the user’s sensitive personal info, like fertility and payday loans  —  Meta’s chatbot remembers everything, even what you might not want it to.  —  Mark Zuckerberg has a new way to invade your privacy: a creepier version of ChatGPT. Lees verder op Tech Meme