The Man Who Trapped Us in Databases 22-09-2023
Hank Asher was a drug smuggler with a head for numbers — until he figured out how to turn Americans’ private information into a big business.Lees verder op New York Times
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal: U.K. Agency Signals Approval 22-09-2023
Britain’s antitrust regulator said the companies had addressed its main concerns about the $69 billion deal, though final approval is yet to come.Lees verder op New York Times
Derde Brussels Parlementslid stapt over naar MR 22-09-2023
15:09 Brussels Parlementslid Ariane de Lobkowicz verhuist van DéFI naar de MR. Ze is het derde Parlementslid dat dat doet.Lees verder op De Tijd
Knokke-Heist onder verscherpt toezicht: wat betekent dat? 22-09-2023
15:22 Knokke-Heist is niet de enige gemeente die onder verscherpt toezicht staat. Ook in onder meer Haaltert en Oudenburg ziet de provinciegouverneur nauw toe op het doen en laten van het lokale bestuur. Wa…Lees verder op De Tijd
Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 (Paresh Dave/Wired) 22-09-2023
Paresh Dave / Wired: Google veteran Luiz André Barroso, who overturned many data center design conventions and conceived “the data center as a computer”, died on September 16 at 59 — Brazilian engineer Luiz André Barroso, who ripped up the rulebook at Google, has died. Lees verder op Tech Meme
EU regulators fine Intel €376.36M over “a previously established abuse of dominant position”, after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 (Stephanie Bodoni/Bloomberg) 22-09-2023
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: EU regulators fine Intel €376.36M over “a previously established abuse of dominant position”, after an EU court overturned a €1.06B fine in January 2022 — – Fine follows ruling by court upholding part of EU’s case — EU initially fined Intel a then-record penalty in 2009 Lees verder op Tech Meme
Amazon plans to introduce limited ads in Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada early in 2024; ad-free tier will cost $2.99/month extra in the US (Bloomberg) 22-09-2023
Bloomberg: Amazon plans to introduce limited ads in Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada early in 2024; ad-free tier will cost $2.99/month extra in the US — – Prime Video will offer a more expensive ad-free option — Streamers want to increase revenue as production costs soar Lees verder op Tech Meme
An interview with Vitalik Buterin about his “decentralized lifestyle”, avoiding some countries like Russia, the growing crypto crackdown in the US, and more (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) 22-09-2023
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: An interview with Vitalik Buterin about his “decentralized lifestyle”, avoiding some countries like Russia, the growing crypto crackdown in the US, and more — – Vitalik Buterin, the man behind the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, sat down with CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos in Prague, one of the new crypto hotbeds in Europe. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Current Refinance Rates on Sept. 22, 2023: Rates Move Higher – CNET 22-09-2023
Multiple benchmark refinance rates ticked up this week. Though refinance rates change daily, experts expect rates to continue to climb.Lees verder op Cnet
Mortgage Interest Rates for Sept. 22, 2023: Rates Increased – CNET 22-09-2023
This week, some important mortgage rates ticked up. The Fed’s interest rate hikes are increasing costs for prospective homebuyers.Lees verder op Cnet