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eicker.news #technews »#PayPal is finally allowing users to move their #cryptocurrency to other #wallets.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/paypal-is-finally-allowing-users-to-move-their-cryptocurrency-to-other-wallets/

eicker.news #technews »#TikTok’s new #Bitmoji-like #Avatars feature lets you record videos as an animated version of yourself.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/07/tiktoks-avatars-feature/

eicker.news #technews »#ElonMusk accused #Twitter of “resisting and thwarting” his right to information about fake accounts on the platform: a lawyer for Musk called it a “clear #materialbreach” of the terms of their #mergeragreement.« https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/06/musk-says-twitter-is-refusing-to-share-data-on-spam-accounts.html

eicker.news #technews »#Apple today announced a major update to #ApplePay called #ApplePayLater, which will allow users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments over #sixweeks without interest or late fees.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/06/apple-pay-later-lets-you-split-up-purchases-into-four-payments-at-no-interest/

eicker.news #technews »#Apple is introducing its new #M2 chip at the company’s #WWDC. After the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips, Apple is now ready to move on to a more powerful #M2chip, with big promises of performance improvements.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/6/23156370/apple-silicon-m2-processor-chip-specs-wwdc-2022

eicker.news #technews »The Pivot to #Web3 Is Going to Get People Hurt: It can feel as if the entire world is bolting on #cryptotokens and #NFTs. Many in the industry worry the gold rush is akin to a “#collectiveTheranos”.« https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgmyzk/the-pivot-to-web3-is-going-to-get-people-hurt

eicker.news #technews »#Twitter is building a tool for #keywordalerts, in case you need more #Twitternotifications: Think #GoogleAlerts, but for Twitter.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/2/23151492/twitter-keyword-alerts-notifications

eicker.news #technews »#Atlassian: Unpatched #criticalflaw #underattack right now to #hijack #Confluence. CISA's suggested action is to take the thing offline until it can be fixed.« https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/03/atlassian_confluence_critical_flaw_attacked/

eicker.news #technews »#SherylSandberg is stepping down from her role as COO at #Meta, the company formerly known as #Facebook. #Sandberg joined Facebook in early 2008 as the No. 2 to Facebook CEO and co-founder #MarkZuckerberg.« https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/01/facebook-coo-sheryl-sandberg-says-she-is-stepping-down.html

eicker.news #technews »#TikTok is testing a ‘#clearmode’ for a distraction-free scrolling experience: Clear mode gets rid of all of the clutter on-screen, such as #captions and #buttons, when viewing content on the app.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/31/tiktok-testing-clear-mode-distraction-free-scrolling-experience/

eicker.news #technews »#Apple’s #Safari #browser now has more than #1billion users, making it the second browser with over a billion users.« https://atlasvpn.com/blog/apples-safari-browser-now-has-more-than-1-billion-users

eicker.news #technews »First she documented the alt-right. Now she’s coming for #crypto: #MollyWhite, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the #cryptocurrency world’s biggest #critic.« https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/29/molly-white-crypto/

eicker.news #technews »#AMD-Powered #Frontier #Supercomputer Breaks the #ExascaleBarrier: #AMDpowered systems now comprise five of the top ten fastest #supercomputers.« https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-powered-frontier-supercomputer-breaks-the-exascale-barrier-now-fastest-in-the-world

eicker.news #technews »From Argentina to Nigeria, people saw #Terra as more #stable than #localcurrency. They #lost everything: “I have nothing left, not even a penny.”« https://restofworld.org/2022/argentina-nigeria-terra-crash/

eicker.news #technews »High-flying #startups with #recordvaluations, huge hiring goals and ambitious expansion plans are now announcing #hiring #slowdowns, #freezes and in some cases widespread #layoffs.« https://www.protocol.com/workplace/tech-company-layoffs-2022

eicker.news #technews »Only 15% of #VC general #partners in #Europe are #women: A new #report from European Women in VC reveals that #femaleGPs also have less carry than their male peers.« https://sifted.eu/articles/vc-general-partners-europe/

eicker.news #technews »#DuckDuckGo #browser allows #Microsoft #trackers due to search agreement.« https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-browser-allows-microsoft-trackers-due-to-search-agreement/

eicker.news #technews »#ProtonMail is #rebranding and adding a lot more storage to all its plans: The company now goes by #Proton and is #unifying its #products under some new plans.« https://www.engadget.com/proton-encrypted-email-vpn-calendar-rebrand-103024950.html

eicker.news #technews »#YouTube #removes more than 9,000 #channels relating to #Ukraine #war to address #contentguidelineviolations since #invasion.« https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/22/youtube-ukraine-invasion-russia-video-removals

eicker.news #technews »#Meta tells #employees to stop discussing #abortion at work: Employees say the stance runs counter to Meta policies on discussing #BlackLivesMatter and #transrights.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23131714/meta-ban-abortion-discussion-at-work-facebook-workplace-roe-v-wade