Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok – changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of … Read more

Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. In response to complaints about the LG bloatware, Microsoft’s Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, said that LG has agreed to immediately disable the McAfee pop-up from its LG Monitor App Installer, and pledged that Microsoft will “keep … Read more

Cross-Border Payments on Crypto Infrastructure: The $857 Billion Opportunity

Cross-Border Payments on Crypto Infrastructure: The $857 Billion Opportunity Behind the Financial Super App The average cost of sending $200 internationally remains around 6-7%, with sub-Saharan Africa seeing transaction fees reach 8.78% per transfer. Across the $857 billion annual remittance market this friction represents tens of billions in capital lost to intermediaries. These structural inefficiencies … Read more