How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don't even provide authenticated responses
Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don't think I've ever actually said the words …
Mozilla pauses accepting crypto donations following a widespread backlash, mostly over carbon emissions, including from co-founder Jamie Zawinski
Mozilla is the latest company to take heat for its involvement with cryptocurrency — Mozilla, the nonprofit organization that makes …
PayPal confirms it is exploring launching its own stablecoin, after code in its iOS app showed it is working on a “PayPal Coin” backed by USD
PayPal Holdings Inc. is exploring the launch of its own stablecoin as part of its cryptocurrency push, according to the company …
The US ITC issues a final ruling declaring Google infringed on five Sonos audio tech patents and is banned from importing products that violate Sonos' IP
and buyers are fuming Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica : Google loses Sonos patent case, starts stripping functionality from speakers Zach Marzouk / IT PRO : Google banned from importing patent-infringing te...
John Pinette, Meta's VP of Global Communications, leaves the company after overseeing its public relations teams since 2019
John Pinette ran the company's public relations teams since 2019 — Meta Platforms Inc.'s head of communications said he is leaving the company in a Friday afternoon post …
Meta rolls out a new version of Facebook's Privacy Center to some US desktop users, putting the onus on users to learn about its security and privacy controls
The new Privacy Center includes guides and controls — Meta (the company formerly known as Facebook) has announced a new version …
Signal employees worry anonymous transactions could appeal to criminals, which would attract regulatory scrutiny and aid lawmakers who want to end encryption
A push into untraceable payments could put end-to-end encryption at risk — Today, let's talk about a little-discussed story …
A California court orders Twitter to reveal the identity of a user who tweeted photos mocking a billionaire, after the user didn't respond to a copyright claim
Back in November we wrote about a very bizarre attempt to abuse copyright law to uncover who was behind a Twitter account, @CallMeMoneyBags.
Andreessen Horowitz raises $9B across three funds: a $1.5B Bio Fund, a $5B Growth Fund, and a $2.5B Venture Fund
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How Tim Cook's supply chain expertise and diplomacy helped grow Apple's annual revenue from $108B in 2011 to $365B in 2021, and profits up 3.7x to $95B
Two years after the death of Steve Jobs, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison claimed it was inevitable Apple would struggle under Tim Cook. Tweets: @patrickmcgee_ , @iancowie , @patrickmcgee_ , @patrickmcgee_ , ...
Sources: GameStop has hired more than 20 people to run a new division developing an NFT marketplace and establishing cryptocurrency partnerships
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal :
A look at Meta's covert push to build a data center in the Netherlands, including codenaming the project, in an attempt to minimize public scrutiny and backlash
By the time the villagers knew Facebook was coming to town, it was already too late. Three weeks later their local councilors …
Ottawa-based Assent Compliance, a SaaS provider that helps companies with product compliance, trade compliance, and ESG, raises $350M at a $1B+ valuation
Never before has the importance of a smooth-flowing supply chain been as clear as it has been in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Samsung expects Q4 operating profit of $11.4B, up 52% YoY, on revenue of $63B, up ~24%, thanks to demand for memory chips and its contract chip-making business
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Clubhouse starts testing Web Listening, letting US users listen to Replays and live rooms with Replays enabled, compatible with most major browsers
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget :
Pixel art video games have experienced a renaissance over the past decade, led by indie developers, countering an industry obsessed with horsepower and realism
How retro blocks overtook 3D gaming to win the hearts of modern players. — Playing Chucklefish's Eastward is like coming home to a place I've never been before. Tweets: @adribbleofink , @tidunnonthe...
Shenzhen police send Walmart a warning for not quickly fixing 19 cybersecurity loopholes, days after China slammed Walmart for removing Xinjiang-made products
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Deliveroo plans to open a restaurant in London, its first, to better understand restaurateurs; the company currently operates ~300 “dark” kitchens globally
U.K.-based food-delivery company hopes running a single-location pizza parlor in London will help it better understand the restaurateurs using its platform Tweets: @ivanlevingston , @paul__armstrong ,...
ESA says E3 2022 will be an online-only event in the summer due to COVID-19 concerns
Uber to shut down Uber Eats in Brazil on March 7; report: the move is part of a global repositioning strategy wherein the company closes unprofitable operations
Amazon debuts Sidewalk Bridge Pro by Ring for farms, factories, and other nonresidential settings, capable of sending and receiving device data up to five miles
Sources: Reddit could go public as soon as March 2022 at a valuation of up to $15B; the company was last valued at $10B in August 2021
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Twitter says it is testing “Quote Tweet with reaction”, an option to let iOS users retweet and attach a video reaction
Labelbox, which offers data annotation and labeling software, raises a $110M Series D led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2; CEO says Labelbox is “basically a unicorn”
Draftea, a fantasy sports app focused on Latin America, raises $13.2M led by Kaszek with participation from Sequoia, Bullpen, and FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles
Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch : Tweets: @anitaramaswamy Tweets: Anita Ramaswamy / @anitaramaswamy : Meet Draftea, Sequoia's first Mexico-based portfolio company. I spoke to CEO and former pro soccer p...
RoadRunner, which uses AI to help enterprises manage and recycle waste across multiple locations, raises a $70M Series D from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero
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Roblox says it will rebuild its platform in China after taking down LuoBuLeSi in December, just five months after launching the app in partnership with Tencent
India's antitrust watchdog orders an investigation into Google after complaints from news publishers that the company is abusing its news aggregation dominance
Manish Singh / TechCrunch :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.