The Information: Sources: more than a year before the US election, TikTok executives revamped moderation rules and trust and safety staff to make it more appealing to Trump fans  —  More than a year before Donald Trump’s landslide victory in last week’s presidential election, TikTok’s top leaders insisted … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Scott / BetaKit: Canadian digital bank Neo Financial raised a CA$360M Series D from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke, Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield, and others  —  Calgary and Winnipeg-based challenger bank Neo Financial has secured $362 million CAD in Series D financing as the FinTech scaleup looks … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: A US indictment against two men suspected of hacking Snowflake clients, including AT&T, says the pair and their co-conspirators extorted at least 36 bitcoin  —  On Sunday the U.S. filed the indictment against Connor Riley Moucka, who allegedly used the monikers Waifu and Judische … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Grab reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $716M, vs $700.8M est., a $15M profit, and raises its forecast for fiscal 2024 revenue; GRAB jumps 10%+  —  Singapore’s Grab Holdings (GRAB.O) raised its forecast for fiscal 2024 revenue on Monday, as it anticipates robust growth in its food delivery and ride-hailing businesses. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Bitcoin passed $89K for the first time, Tesla closed up 8.96%, Coinbase closed up 19.76%, and Robinhood closed up 7.4%, as investors pile into “Trump trades”  —  Markets expect US president-elect to take light-touch approach to regulation  —  Investors betting that Donald Trump’s … Lees verder op Tech Meme