Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Bluesky for Android is now available on the Play Store, after first launching on iOS in February 2023, but the service is still invite-only  —  Bluesky, the Jack Dorsey-backed decentralized Twitter alternative, now has an Android app.  The launch follows the release of the service’s iOS app, which came out in late February. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: Coinbase says it received a license to operate in Bermuda; source: the company plans to launch an offshore derivatives exchange in Bermuda as soon as next week  —  Coinbase has received a license to operate in the off-shore haven of Bermuda, signaling that the company is doubling-down on plans … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Michael Kan / PCMag: After Microsoft Advertising said it was dropping Twitter support, Elon Musk tweeted that it’s “lawsuit time” over training “illegally using Twitter data”  —  Microsoft is winding down support for Twitter on its advertising platform, likely because the social media platform wants … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karen Freifeld / Reuters: Seagate agrees to pay $300M to settle with the US Department of Commerce for shipping $1.1B+ worth of hard drives to Huawei, violating US export control laws  —  April 19 Reuters) – Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX.O) has agreed to pay a $300 million penalty in a settlement with U.S. authorities … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Microsoft plans to drop Twitter support from its ad platform on April 25; users won’t be able to access or manage Twitter accounts through Microsoft’s tool  —  Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter’s new high-priced API.  —  Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: Source: Meta plans to cut or relocate London-based Instagram staff, and Instagram head Adam Mosseri, who moved to London in 2022, plans to move back to the US  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to cut or relocate its London-based Instagram employees, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Binder / Mashable: Microsoft says it will no longer support Twitter on its advertising platform, starting on April 25  —  Yet another big B2B service passes on paying for Twitter’s new high-priced API.  —  Twitter is being removed from yet another big B2B platform.  And this time it’s one of the biggest companies in the tech industry. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Novet / CNBC: IBM reports Q1 revenue up 0.4% YoY to $14.25B, vs. $14.35B est., net income up 26% YoY to $927M, and software revenue up 2.6% YoY to $5.92B, vs. $5.83B est.  —  – IBM’s first-quarter earnings surpassed expectations even as revenue was weaker than expected.  — Parts of the company’s infrastructure business showed a slowdown. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft starts naming threat actor groups after weather events, like typhoon, sandstorm, and blizzard; each name represents a nation state or a motivation  —  Microsoft has started naming hackers after the weather in a new naming taxonomy update.  Hackers will now be named after events like storms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jane Lee / Reuters: EdgeQ, which makes chips that power the base stations for 5G telecom towers, 5G access points, and more, raised a $75M Series B at a valuation of less than $1B  —  Silicon Valley 5G chip startup EdgeQ Inc said on Wednesday it raised $75 million to help fund a ramp up in production … Lees verder op Tech Meme