Tech Meme

Alan Suderman / Associated Press: Bitcoin passed $108K hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, after topping $100K for the first time in December 2024 before falling to ~$90K  —  The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration … Lees verder op Tech Meme

CBS News: Source: DOGE co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy will leave the task force, as he plans a campaign for Ohio governor; sources: Musk associates undercut Ramaswamy for weeks  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: The European Commission says Facebook, X, YouTube, and others agreed to an updated code of conduct, first set up in May 2016, over hate speech under the DSA  —  Meta’s (META.O) Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, Google’s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: China suggests it is willing to work with Trump to keep TikTok operating in the US, after previously saying it would block any forced TikTok sale  —  Founder of app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year  —  SINGAPORE—China suggested it was willing to work … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg: Meta says it will continue to use its fact checkers outside of the US “for now”, and plans to see how its community notes work in the US before making changes  —  Meta, which said it will replace third-party fact checkers in the US with a community notes system … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Politico: CoinGecko: Trump’s memecoin, with a $9B+ market cap, is still in the top 25 most valuable cryptocurrencies; some in crypto call Official Trump a “horrible look”  —  Trump’s memecoin has taken off since debuting late Friday night.  Not everyone in crypto is thrilled. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: US Commerce Department official Alan Estevez says export rules have “definitely impeded” China’s AI chips, and defends the recent three-tier chip access rules  —  Alan Estevez was at cutting edge of Biden administration’s efforts to take global lead in artificial intelligence Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: US drone makers are wary of working with Taiwanese companies, fearing China’s retaliation and being caught in a crossfire if US-China tensions rise under Trump  —  U.S. companies see risks in working with Taiwan as it tries to build a ‘democratic supply chain’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US, letting users scroll through short videos, accessible via the app’s bottom bar  —  Social network X is trying to capitalize on the removal of ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 from U.S. app stores by launching a dedicated vertical video feed. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alan Suderman / Associated Press: Bitcoin passes $108K ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, after hitting $100K in December 2024 before dropping to around $90K  —  The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration … Lees verder op Tech Meme