Yogita Khatri / The Block: Coinbase updates Coinbase Commerce with its new open source Onchain Payment Protocol, which offers instant settlement, low fees, and broad asset support  —  – Coinbase has built an open source “Onchain Payment Protocol” to improve its Commerce product.  — The protocol currently supports Ethereum, Polygon and Base ecosystems. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The FBI and CISA release an advisory detailing tactics used by Scattered Spider, a hacking group that now collaborates with the BlackCat ransomware group  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released an advisory … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg: Alibaba’s market value drops to $201B, about half of Tencent’s $391B, as it faces sluggish demand and increased competition; Alibaba was valued at $850B in 2020  —  – Companies’ values widen after Alibaba cloud announcement  — Alibaba now trades at eight times forward earnings multiples Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Victor / The Information: Sources: Google told some cloud customers not to expect access to its Gemini AI model until Q1 2024, after previously saying they would get access by Nov. 2023  —  Google’s company-defining effort to catch up to ChatGPT creator OpenAI is turning out to be harder than expected. Lees verder op Tech Meme

404 Media: Forever Companions, which let paying users speak to an AI girlfriend modeled after influencer Caryn Marjorie, stopped working after CEO John Meyer was arrested  —  “CarynAI being down has really caused an uproar within my community,” Caryn Marjorie said. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Thrasio, which acquires third-party Amazon sellers, is preparing to file for bankruptcy as it deals with a post-pandemic slump in online spending  —  The e-commerce startup has been working with retail turnaround adviser Holly Etlin  —  Thrasio, a startup that raised billions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Karissa Bell / Engadget: The web version of X’s job search tool is live for all users, with iOS and Android availability expected “soon”; applications are completed on third-party sites  —  You’ll still need to use third-party websites to complete an application.  —  The LinkedIn-like job search tool … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple says green bubbles will be used for RCS messages, while iMessages will be blue to denote what it considers the safest way for iPhone users to communicate  —  Earlier today, Apple announced its plans to bring RCS support to the iPhone in 2024.  Since I published my story on the news this morning … Lees verder op Tech Meme