Category Archives: Tech News

Flipboard rolls out support for decentralized social networks Bluesky and Pixelfed, after adding support for Mastodon in February (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Flipboard rolls out support for decentralized social networks Bluesky and Pixelfed, [...]

23
May
Amazon faces a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting, set for May 24, including on working conditions, freedom to organize, pay, and climate (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Amazon faces a record 18 shareholder resolutions at its annual meeting, set for May [...]

22
May
An in-depth look at the executive team behind Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: An in-depth look at the executive team behind Apple’s upcoming mixed [...]

21
May
Court finds FBI misused a FISA Section 702 database 278K+ times between 2020 and 2021, as the White House seeks to persuade Congress to renew the law in 2023 (Charlie Savage/New York Times)

Charlie Savage / New York Times: Court finds FBI misused a FISA Section 702 database [...]

20
May
Meta briefed some creators on Instagram's decentralized text-based app that may launch in June 2023 with a Twitter-like design, Mastodon compatibility, and more (Lia Haberman/ICYMI)

Lia Haberman / ICYMI: Meta briefed some creators on Instagram’s decentralized text-based app that may [...]

19
May
Source: Joe Biden intends to pick veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez for the FCC, breaking a two-year deadlock after Republicans opposed an earlier nominee (Todd Shields/Bloomberg)

Todd Shields / Bloomberg: Source: Joe Biden intends to pick veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez [...]

18
May
Sources: the Irish DPC is set to hand Meta a record EU privacy fine and order the company to stop all data transfers to the US that rely on certain clauses (Stephanie Bodoni/Bloomberg)

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: Sources: the Irish DPC is set to hand Meta a record [...]

17
May
Meta spins out CRM company Kustomer, which the company acquired for ~$1B in a deal that closed in 2022; Kustomer raises $60M at a reported $250M valuation (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Meta spins out CRM company Kustomer, which the company acquired for [...]

16
May
Docs: EU regulators begin an informal probe into Azure, asking rivals and customers if Microsoft leveraged market power and partnership info to squeeze rivals (Samuel Stolton/Bloomberg)

Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: Docs: EU regulators begin an informal probe into Azure, asking rivals [...]

15
May
Apple tests an M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, and 36GB of RAM; Meta shows its Apple Watch feelings by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple tests an M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU [...]

14
May