Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Bluesky 2024 moderation report: Bluesky gained 23M+ users, its moderation team grew to ~100, and its moderation service received 6.48M reports, up 17x from 2023  —  Bluesky on Friday published its moderation report for the past year, noting the sizable growth the social network experienced … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Greig / The Record: During her confirmation hearing for secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem says efforts to address foreign disinfo campaigns were outside the remit of CISA  —  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 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: An interview with Marc Andreessen on his evolution from a “normie Democrat” to a Trump supporter, and what he and others expect from the new 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

NBC News: Some congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue  —  After a bipartisan bill to remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. or force its sale passed last year, some officials in Washington … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to 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, Snapchat, X, and Substack to attract TikTok’s 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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Google has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript to use Google Search, says to “better protect” Search against malicious activity, such as bots and spam  —  Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely-used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Caitlin Webber / Reuters: The US sanctions a China-based cybersecurity company involved in the Salt Typhoon hacks and a Shanghai-based hacker involved in the recent US Treasury breach  —  The U.S. Treasury department on Friday issued cyber-related sanctions related to the Salt Typhoon hack on Singaporean Yin Kechen … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tabby Kinder / Financial Times: Sources: Shield AI, maker of software for autonomous aircraft and drones, is raising ~$200M from Palantir and others at a $5B valuation, up from $2.8B in 2024  —  Maker of software for autonomous aircraft is raising around $200mn from backers  —  Artificial intelligence start-up Shield AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme