Trump Media & Technology Group launches Truth Social in the US App Store; some users received error messages or were placed on a waitlist when signing up
Some people who downloaded the social media app received error messages when they tried to create an account. Others were placed on a waitlist.
OpenSea says 32 users had NFTs stolen as part of a targeted phishing campaign that scammed them into signing malicious smart contracts
Emails purporting to be from the NFT marketplace about a planned smart contract migration may have been a phishing attack. Source: @dfinzer , @opensea , and @xanderatallah .
Expected Mac 2022 lineup: Mac mini with M1 Pro and M2; 13" MacBook Pro, 24" iMac, and MacBook Air with M2; iMac Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max; a half-sized Mac Pro
As Apple gears up for its first product launch event of the year, the spotlight turns to its 2022 Mac plans.
A look at the challenges facing Trump's Truth Social app, including competition from Gettr and Parler and finding users willing to leave mainstream apps
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Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review: great performance, improved cameras, and welcome S-Pen support, but lackluster battery and the stylus might not suit everyone
A worthy Note successor that stands alone — Phones in a flagship lineup have come to feel like variations on a theme.
FTX.US launches a gaming unit, offering “crypto-as-a-service” for game companies to launch tokens and add NFT support
Crypto exchange FTX is launching its own gaming unit, aimed at encouraging more game publishers to embrace cryptocurrencies, blockchain networks and non-fungible tokens.
Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on the company's strategy after its failed Arm bid, Omniverse's progress, and its bet on self-driving cars
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn't get to fulfill his dream of acquiring Arm for $80 billion. Regulators held the deal up and Huang called off the deal after “giving it our best shot.”
Tencent shares fell 5.2% on Monday as Chinese tech stocks had their worst two-day drop since July 2021, amid fears of impending regulatory crackdowns
Chinese technology shares had their worst two-day drop since July due to renewed fears Beijing may roll out more restrictions for private enterprise.
Palo Alto-based Motorq, a connected-car data analysis service for businesses, raises a $40M Series B led by Insight Partners
Motorq's platform helps fleet managers improve efficiency while reducing costs — Motorq has raised $40 million to advance its connected vehicle platform.
PrimaryBid, which helps companies include ordinary retail investors in IPOs and follow-on fundraises, raises a $190M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2
Thanks to the growth of fintech, financial services like investing are getting ever more accessible to the wider population of consumers.
Check, which provides payroll digitization software, raises a $75M Series C led by Stripe, bringing its total funding to $119M and valuing the startup at $725M
As startups increasingly embed payroll into their software products, Check, a three-year-old startup that provides software tools …
Despite spending billions, Amazon's grocery strategy is unprofitable and incoherent; Amazon and Whole Foods had an estimated 2.4% US grocery share in December
- Amazon's grocery endeavors have cost many billions of dollars over the past 15 years but have yet to yield a coherent strategy.
Cryptocurrency infrastructure provider Fireblocks acquires First Digital, a stablecoin and digital asset payments technology service, sources say for $100M
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Tropic, which helps enterprises buy and manage software as well as to identify cost savings on purchases, raises a $40M Series B led by Insight Partners
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Q&A with Intel EVP Dr. Ann Kelleher on lessons learned from the company's misadventures with 10nm process nodes, its vision for Foundry Services, and more
Project Zero: Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, in an average of 25 days vs. Google in 44 days, Apple in 69, and Microsoft in 83
Skael, which provides no-code automation tools for enterprises, raises a $38M Series A led by RTP Global, bringing its total funding to $42M
No-code platforms, which let users create apps leveraging tools that don't require programming knowledge, are gaining popularity in the enterprise as their value becomes apparent.
India's Vedanta plans to invest $7.4B to set up a 28nm chip fab in partnership with Foxconn, after applying for an Indian government incentive scheme
Philippines-based PayMongo, which enables merchants to accept digital payments, raises a $31M Series B, following a $12M Series A in 2020 led by Stripe
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How Apple can hit $1T in revenue by 2030, from $366B in 2021, using its hardware expertise, high consumer trust, capital reserves, and more to enter new markets
Brazil-based Sólides, which offers HR management software to over 12,000 Brazilian businesses, raises $100M from Warburg Pincus
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Spotify's Podsights and Chartable acquisitions set it up to better compete with YouTube, offering dependable programmatic ads and robust analytics to creators
Ashley Carman / The Verge : Tweets: @ccm_brett , @glenngabe , @mattcassinelli , and @siddarthpaim Tweets: Brett Schafer / @ccm_brett : “if podcasters have avoided Spotify's podcast world up until now...
HR experts, industry execs, and government officials in Taiwan say the current chip talent shortage on the island is the most serious they have ever seen
Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @nikkeiasia , @trengriffin , @trevorcroker , and @martijnrasser Tweets: @nikkeiasia : The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a hiring frenzy, as it races to add capacity ...
Nigerian fintech Tingo, which processes ~$4B in e-commerce transactions annually, seeks $500M to expand in Africa; Tingo, valued at $6.3B, plans an IPO in H1
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Paris-based InterCloud, which helps enterprises access applications and data from multiple cloud providers, raises a €100M Series D led by Aleph Capital
A look at Microsoft's AI system to predict teenage pregnancies in Argentina's Salta province, which faced pushback from activists for being invasive and opaque
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
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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.