Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: During her confirmation hearing for secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem says addressing foreign disinformation campaigns were outside the CISA’s remit  —  South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem had harsh criticism for the nation’s leading cybersecurity agency on Friday during … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US FTC releases a report saying Microsoft’s $13B investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the company could extend its cloud computing dominance into AI  —  – Federal Trade Commission probed big tech, AI relationships  — Agency opened inquiry into tech investments last year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ross Douthat / New York Times: Q&A with Marc Andreessen on his political evolution from a “normie Democrat” to a Donald Trump supporter, and what he and others expect from the administration  —  Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism. … Ross Douthat: I’m someone who follows politics primarily and Silicon Valley secondarily. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Wynn / The Block: Digital Currency Group agrees to settle and pay $38.5M in civil penalties to the US SEC over charges that it misled investors via crypto lender Genesis Global  —  – The SEC said that one of Genesis’ largest borrowers was asset hedge fund Three Arrows Capital and said on June 13 that the fund “failed to meet a margin call.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kalley Huang / The Information: Source: Meta plans to break up its civil rights team, which helped develop tech to address racial and other disparities in how Meta distributed ads on its apps  —  Meta Platforms will break up a team that trained employees on civil rights, sought to prevent the company’s algorithms … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals; Read.cv will shut down and let users export their profiles, posts, and more until May 16  —  Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals that competed with LinkedIn, has been acquired by AI-powered search engine Perplexity. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: A group of 18 former European heads of state call on the EC to break up Google’s advertising tech business, claiming it erodes Europe’s media landscape  —  18 former European heads of state are claiming Google’s highly lucrative advertising-technology business erodes Europe’s media landscape Lees verder op Tech Meme

CNN: Donald Trump says he will “be making the decision” about TikTok and confirms he talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the app  —  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular app’s owners … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Donald Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US  —  In his first statement since the Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok from the US on Sunday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Hollywood Reporter: A look at efforts by Meta, YouTube, Snap, X, and Substack to attract TikTok’s 170M US creators and users; Substack is offering a $25K “TikTok Liberation Prize”  —  Tech giants like Meta and YouTube want to poach TikTokers, with Snapchat, X, Substack and others also planning efforts to coax them to their platforms. Lees verder op Tech Meme