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eicker.news #technews »#Apple today informed #developers that it is #implementing a new #subscription that will allow #customers to be #chargedautomatically when an #app's #subscriptionprice goes up, which is not the way it works today.« https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/16/apple-subscription-automatic-increase-charges/

eicker.news #technews »#Report spotlights vast scale of #adtech’s ‘biggest #databreach’: On average, a person in the #US has their #onlineactivity and #location #exposed 747 times every day, in #Europe 376 times a day.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/16/iccl-rtb-report-google-gdpr/

eicker.news #technews »#Apple’s Corporate #Workers Help the Mounting #Union Effort: A #solidaritymovement called #AppleTogether has provided tools and support as the company’s #retailemployees organize.« https://www.wired.com/story/apple-together-solidarity-union-organizing/

eicker.news #technews »The #GermanMinistryofFinance has published a letter officially #confirming that the #sale of #cryptoassets is #taxfree #afteroneyear even if the #coins are used for #staking and #lending.« https://news.bitcoin.com/germany-declares-crypto-gains-tax-free-after-1-year-staking-lending/

eicker.news #technews »#Twitter estimates #spamaccounts, #fakeaccounts comprise less than 5% of users: The #socialmedia company had 229 million users who were served advertising in the first quarter.« https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-estimates-spam-fake-accounts-represent-less-than-5-users-filing-2022-05-02/

eicker.news #technews »#Disney+ Hits 137.7M #Subscribers, Beating Wall Street Expectations in #Streaming: #Hulu added 300,000 subscribers to reach 45.6 million subs and #ESPN+ added 1 million subscribers to reach 22.3 million.« https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-q2-2022-earnings-streaming-1235144837/

eicker.news #technews »New #EU rules would require #chatapps to #scan #privatemessages for #childabuse: The proposal has been called #unworkable and #invasive by #privacyexperts.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23066683/eu-child-abuse-grooming-scanning-messaging-apps-break-encryption-fears

eicker.news #technews »#Netflix Tells Employees #Ads May Come by the End of 2022: The note also said Netflix planned to begin #crackingdown on #passwordsharing among its subscriber base around the same time, the people said.« https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/business/media/netflix-commercials.html

eicker.news #technews »#Tech's latest #IPOs #fall: #Coinbase, #Robinhood, #Rivian, #UiPath, #Marqeta and #Toast have each lost at least 65% of their value from their initial prices.« https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/09/techs-latest-ipos-fall-with-robinhood-rivian-uipath-down-over-70percent.html

eicker.news #technews »#Europe's #GDPR coincides with #dramaticdrop in #Androidapps: #Privacyrules increase cost, reduce choice, slash revenues, #study concludes.« https://www.theregister.com/2022/05/09/gdpr_europe_apps/

eicker.news #technews »U.S. #Podcast #AdRevenue Poised to Top $2 Billion in 2022, #IAB/#PwC: That’s actually a #deceleration from last year. The sector hit $1.45 billion in 2021, representing 72% annual growth, according to the #report.« https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/us-podcast-ad-revenue-2022-forecast-1235260660/

eicker.news #technews »#Musk says he will ban #Twitterspambots, but he has been a #beneficiary: #Mechanizedaccounts have sought to boost #Teslashares, #deridecritics and push the pending #takeover of #Twitter.« https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/08/musk-bots-on-twitter/

eicker.news #technews »#Techworkers in #LatinAmerica want to make #Spanish the #primarylanguage of #programming: Non-English speaking developers are getting more coding jobs than ever — but Spanish can only get them so far.« https://restofworld.org/2022/tech-workers-latin-america-programming-spanish/

eicker.news #technews »#Meta’s #Instagram to Support #NFTs From #Ethereum, #Polygon, #Solana, #Flow: The social media powerhouse won’t charge users for #showcasing their #cryptoart.« https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/08/metas-instagram-to-support-nfts-from-ethereum-polygon-solana-flow/

eicker.news #technews »Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: Inside #Shein’s Sudden Rise: The Chinese company has become a #fastfashion juggernaut by appealing to budget-conscious #GenZers. But its ultralow prices are hiding #unacceptablecosts.« https://www.wired.com/story/fast-cheap-out-of-control-inside-rise-of-shein/

eicker.news #technews »#TikTok’s #WorkCulture: #Anxiety, #Secrecy and #RelentlessPressure: Former U.S. staffers tell of #sleepdeprivation, #workonweekends and mandatory meetings with colleagues on the other side of the globe.« https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktoks-work-culture-anxiety-secrecy-and-relentless-pressure-11651848638

eicker.news #technews »Inside #ElonMusk’s Big Plans for #Twitter: Quintuple #revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028. Cut Twitter’s reliance on #advertising to less than 50 percent of revenue.« https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/technology/elon-musk-twitter-pitch-deck.html

eicker.news #technews »#Apple, #Google, #Microsoft Back '#FIDO' Tech to Dump #Passwords on #Websites and #Apps: could #identify who you are with a #fingerprintreader, #facescanner or even your #phone.« https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-google-microsoft-back-fido-tech-to-dump-passwords-on-websites-and-apps/

eicker.news #technews »#Techselloff pushes Nasdaq to steepest drop since June 2020: Investors were particularly down on #ecommerce after #Shopify, which ballooned during the pandemic, reported #disappointing first-quarter earnings and revenue.« https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/tech-selloff-puts-nasdaq-on-pace-for-worst-day-since-june-2020.html

eicker.news #technews »#ElonMusk raises $7 billion in new funding for #Twitter #buyout: The largest equity commitment is $1 billion from #Oracle founder and major #Tesla shareholder #LarryEllison.« https://www.axios.com/2022/05/05/elon-musk-equity-partners-twitter-purchase