Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Lyon-based Indy, which offers freelancers an all-in-one platform for accounting, business creation, and more, raised a €40M Series C led by BlackFin Capital  —  French startup Indy has recently closed a new funding round of $44 million (€40 million) with BlackFin Capital Partners leading the round. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority: YouTube confirms that “users who have ad blockers installed may experience suboptimal viewing”, after users reported five-second delays on non-Chrome browsers  —  – Users are reportedly seeing a five-second delay when loading YouTube videos in non-Chrome browsers … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tate Ryan-Mosley / MIT Technology Review: Meta releases its Content Library and an API, letting select researchers more easily access non-downloadable data via a virtual “clean room”, after a beta  —  There’s still so much we don’t know about social media’s impact.  But Meta president of global affairs Nick Clegg tells … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: Chinese game streaming firm DouYu says police arrested founder Chen Shaojie on unspecified charges on or around November 16, confirming reports; DOYU drops 7%+  —  – Douyu’s shares slide more than 7% in pre-market trading  — Beijing has periodically clamped down on internet content Lees verder op Tech Meme

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Lyon-based Indy, which offers freelancers an all-in-one platform for accounting, business creation, and more, raised a €40M Series C led by BlackFin Capital  —  French startup Indy has recently closed a new funding round of $44 million (€40 million) with BlackFin Capital Partners leading the round. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Goode / Wired: Q&A with Del Harvey, who led Twitter’s trust and safety team for 13 years until 2021, on the X rebrand, her role, Gamergate, Donald Trump, January 6, and more  —  From Israel vs. Hamas threats to Donald Trump’s “wild” posts, Del Harvey helped make the platform’s hardest content moderation calls for 13 years. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: Investigation: as Amazon and Netflix back down on daring films, self-censorship pervades the Indian streaming industry due to pressure from Modi’s ruling BJP  —  MUMBAI — Over a three-decade career, the filmmaker Anurag Kashyap often trained a critical eye on his native India as he wove tales … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: A profile of Sam Altman, the AI industry’s de facto ambassador despite lacking a scientific background; a source says “his superpower is getting people on side”  —  Ousted OpenAI chief inspires staff and investors as leader of the generative AI revolution Lees verder op Tech Meme