Noam Scheiber / New York Times: The US NLRB accuses SpaceX of illegally firing eight employees in 2022 for circulating a letter critical of founder and CEO Elon Musk  —  The National Labor Relations Board said the rocket company had wrongly dismissed eight people for a letter raising concerns about the chief executive. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Shields / Bloomberg: SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as part of its Direct to Cell service in partnership with T-Mobile US  —  – Starlink satellites capable of connecting to normal phones  — Companies racing toward service via cell towers in space Lees verder op Tech Meme

Justine Calma / The Verge: Researchers built three AI models to analyze 2,000TB of maritime satellite imagery and create the first global map of vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure  —  Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitch changes its sexual content policies again and says the platform won’t allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude”  —  Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+  —  – Xerox announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a plan to implement a new organizational structure and operating model. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Macauley Peterson / Blockworks: Etherscan, the leading block explorer for Ethereum that was founded in 2015, acquires Solscan, a block explorer for Solana founded in 2021  —  Solscan and Etherscan “share a vision of providing credibly neutral and equitable access to blockchain data,” the teams say Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: TikTok Shop plans to raise its US seller fees from 2% to 8% over the next few months; a source says it has started reducing some subsidies for merchants  —  TikTok powered early growth in its U.S. shopping service by offering low sellers’ fees and footing the bill for deep discounts. Lees verder op Tech Meme