Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Spotify plans to raise its US ad-free premium tier’s price for the first time, by $1 to $10.99/month, and increase prices globally in the coming months  —  Audio company had avoided raising prices, but faces investor pressure to increase profitability Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lindsey Choo / Wall Street Journal: Sensor Tower: Threads’ DAUs declined to 13M, down 70% from the July 7 peak; Similarweb: the average time spent in the app has decreased from 19 minutes to four  —  Data show user engagement has fallen 70% as executives focus on options such as a chronological feed Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: Sources: Amazon will require some remote corporate employees to relocate as part of a mandate requiring workers to be in the office three days a week  —  – Requirement comes amid souring morale in wake of layoffs  — Company requires workers to be in office three days a week Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Spotify plans to raise the price of its ad-free premium tier in the US by $1 to $10.99/month and plans price increases globally in the coming months  —  Audio company had avoided raising prices, but faces investor pressure to increase profitability Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam-based 1Byte, which sells TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created networks of fake sellers with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kevin Collier / NBC News: NYC’s MTA used AI-powered surveillance software at seven subway stations in May 2023 to track fare evaders, and plans to expand to ~12 more by the end of 2023  —  An MTA spokesperson said the software doesn’t flag fare evaders to New York police but declined to comment on whether that policy could change. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Reddit removes three moderators and takes charge of r/malefashionadvice, one of the biggest subreddits to close in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes  —  Reddit is now in charge of r/malefashionadvice, which for a time was the biggest subreddit still closed in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Julie Coleman / CNBC: Digital World Acquisition Corp., which is seeking to take Truth Social public via a SPAC merger, settles fraud charges with the US SEC for $18M; DWAC is up 50%+  —  – Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. soared more than 50% on Friday after the company reached an $18 million dollar fraud settlement with the SEC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam’s 1Byte, the startup behind TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created fake sellers networks with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: How Vietnam’s 1Byte, the startup behind TheTruthSpy stalkerware, created fake sellers network with forged US passports to evade detection and funnel payments  —  A network of fake sellers allowed a global phone surveillance ring to operate under the radar for years Lees verder op Tech Meme