Tech Meme

Anne VanderMey / Bloomberg: In a countersuit, former Carta CTO Jerry Talton accuses CEO Henry Ward of misusing company resources and claims he was fired for bringing concerns to the board  —  – Suit is separate from scandal over Carta’s use of company data  —  Financial technology startup Carta was hit with a fiery lawsuit … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Cox / Ben’s Blog: An analysis of the fediverse’s backend hosting providers: Germany-based Hetzner hosts 51.6% of the network’s active users, followed by France-based OVH at 10.7%  —  Spurred on by the problems at Twitter, a lot of my social media timeline has “moved out” of Twitter/X on to what people mostly describe as mastodon or the “fediverse”. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Interoperability across ecosystems was one of CES 2024’s main themes, with widespread support for Qi2 wireless charging perhaps being the most significant shift  —  Last year, you couldn’t mention CES without bringing up Matter.  It was a pivotal year for the smart home standard … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ian King / Bloomberg: US chipmaker Wolfspeed was the only stock in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor index to decline in 2023, amid struggles at its new plant in New York  —  – Wolfspeed investors have soured amid struggles with new plant  — The semiconductor stock is off to a rough start this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The hack of the @SECGov X account highlights security gaps at the agency, which wasn’t fully adhering to US federal cybersecurity standards as of September 2023  —  – Agency’s X hack on Tuesday shines light on security gaps  — Watchdog said the agency wasn’t adhering to all standards Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Google pulls Binance, Kraken, and other global crypto apps from the Play Store in India, after the country flagged them for operating illegally in December 2023  —  Google has pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India, the latest blow … Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Herrman / New York Magazine: A look at TikTok’s e-commerce push, including subsidizing sales and shipping, and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates  —  It was supposed to be a test.  Suddenly hundreds of people were watching.  What’s going on here? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Indian crypto exchange WazirX says deposit inflows jumped ~250% in the four days after India blocked nine offshore platforms on December 28, ~70% from Binance  —  – WazirX, Mudrex say about 70% of fresh inflows from Binance  — Local trading has been ravaged by tax introduced in 2022 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Google pulls global crypto apps, including Binance and Kraken, from the Play Store in India, after they were flagged for operating “illegally” in December 2023  —  Google has pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Andy Greenberg / Wired: Chainalysis analysis of 400 crypto wallets of CSAM sellers: revenue is down since 2021, but sellers are using mixers and privacy coins to evade law enforcement  —  Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and … Lees verder op Tech Meme