Bitcoin has become the world's fifth-largest asset by market cap, reaching $1.86 trillion and overtaking Google. Read more at @npub129gf...ulmr. #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/wu9R_W
The European Commission issued the first fines under its Digital Markets Act, slapping tech giants Apple and Meta with penalties for breaching the EUโs new digital rulebook. Read more at [@politico](
Tech often gets overlooked when talking about going green, but with the ever-increasing amount of hardware available, e-waste and power conservancy are growing problems. In honor of Earth Day, [@TechRadar](
) collects the biggest sustainability stories in tech, including movies about climate change and themed games. #EarthDay #Tech #Technology #AI #Sustainability
Paul Atkins has taken the oath to formally become chairman of the SEC. Atkins is widely seen as more crypto-friendly than his predecessor. Read more at @npub129gf...ulmr. #SEC #PaulAtkins #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/pYdx_Z
Recent news that Amazon has pulled back on datacenter leasing deals has concerned some AI investors - especially on the backs of a similar Microsoft pause. But the company says it's nothing more than "routine capacity management." Read more at @The Register. #Amazon #Microsoft #AI #AWS #Datacenter #Tech #Technology
The FTC has sued Uber for "deceptive billing and cancellation practices." According to the agency, Uber made it easy for subscribers to join Uber One, but claims users "can be forced to navigate as many as 23 screens and take as many as 32 actions to cancel." Read more at [@Engadget](
Bluesky says it is rolling out blue check verification, which will verify that notable accounts are legitimate, making it easy for users to trust that an accountโs posts are real. Read more at [@Techcrunch](
Meta says it's testing artificial intelligence tech in the U.S. to detect whether a person is a teen โ even if they've lied about their birthday to make it seem like they're an adult โ and then move them to a teen account. Via [@Engadget](
Selling your likeness to be used in AI videos for $1,000 seemed like a good idea (or at least an easy way to make a fair amount of money) for some actors. But one discovered that he appeared as a doomsayer predicting disasters in a video. @Ars Technica has more on the actors now having second thoughts about their choices:
