Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov abruptly cancels the planned crypto airdrop, saying the country will sell NFTs to raise funds instead
Ukraine's government abruptly canceled its planned crypto airdrop and said it would instead sell NFTs to raise funds following last week's Russian invasion. Source: @fedorovmykhailo .
Ukrainian vice PM Mykhailo Fedorov calls on Sony, Ubisoft, Microsoft, and other gaming companies to ban all Russian and Belarusian accounts during the invasion
CD Projekt Red heeds the call, cuts off Russian access to GOG. — Update (March 3): Poland's CD Projekt Red announced this morning that it has …
Several US state AGs launch a probe into TikTok, focusing on whether the app's design and operations negatively impact young users' physical or mental health
- TikTok is under investigation by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general to determine if the popular short-form video …
Google tells staff in the Bay Area and other US locations to return to physical offices three days a week starting on April 4, in a shift to a hybrid work model
- Google told employees on Wednesday that it expects them to begin returning to physical offices April 4.
Epic Games acquires Bandcamp, which will continue operating as a standalone marketplace and music community; Bandcamp has paid nearly $1B to artists and labels
I'm excited to announce that Bandcamp is joining Epic Games, who you may know as the makers of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, and champions for a fair and open Internet.
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores
- Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
Elliptic: Ukraine has received over $50M in crypto donations across 89K+ assets since February 26; blockchain data shows $10M in BTC and $16M in ETH donations
The Ukrainian crypto crowdfunding effort has now exceeded $50 million, through almost 90,000 separate donations.
Prominent open source advocate Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, which he joined in 2016 when it acquired Xamarin
Former Xamarin cofounder Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, the company he joined through acquisition just over six years ago. — Well-known open source advocate …
Oracle says it has “already suspended all operations” in Russia, following Ukrainian minister Mykhailo Fedorov's request of Oracle and SAP to do so
faster peace restored in Ukraine! I've addressed to @SAP and @Oracle for support! https://twitter.com/... Anton Barbashin / @abarbashin : Oracle stops working with Russia. If Microsoft does it as well...
A look at Friends With Benefits, an a16z-backed DAO with a buzz-fueled social club, which attracts artists and investors but faces problems with its elitism
Friends With Benefits is a V.I.P. lounge for crypto's creative class. Is it empty hype or the future of friendship?
A group of 35 former employees at crypto startup incubator ConsenSys allege “serious irregularities” in Swiss court over an asset transfer and demand an audit
A group of former employees of the ConsenSys AG is alleging “serious irregularities” at the startup incubator that owns …
SAP will be “stopping business in Russia aligned with sanctions” and pausing sales of products and services in Russia following a Ukrainian vice PM's request
Like the rest of the world, we are watching the war in Ukraine … Ed Frankl / Dow Jones Newswires : SAP Pauses Sales to Russia Reuters : Oracle says it has suspended all operations in Russia iTnews : O...
Twitter will expand its Birdwatch fact-checking feature to “a small and randomized” set of US users for feedback, after testing it since January 2021
Twitter says it's expanding access to Birdwatch, its community-based fact-checking initiative first revealed in October 2020.
Sources: the SEC is probing the NFT market to determine if tokens are securities, focusing on fractional NFTs, in which a token is broken into units for sale
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing creators of NFTs and the crypto exchanges where they trade to determine …
Google and Tripadvisor block users from posting new reviews to some listings in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus after people used them to share news about Ukraine
Alphabet Inc.'s Google Maps and the travel search platform Tripadvisor Inc. temporarily blocked users from posting new reviews …
Apple announces a digital-only event dubbed “Peek performance” will be held on March 8 at 10am PT; a 5G iPhone SE, revamped iPad Air, and new Macs are expected
Apple Event Next Tuesday Alex Atkin / MSPoweruser : Apple announces March 8th event promising “peek performance” Tom Pritchard / Tom's Guide : Apple event teaser hints that the VR/AR headset could be ...
A look at anonymity in crypto, as some VCs back founders without learning their names and pseudonymous entrepreneurs control hundreds of millions of dollars
Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names. Tweets: @hshaban , @jessefelder , @nytimestech , @blackamazon , @nytimestech , @y...
Spotify closes its office in Russia “indefinitely” and removes all content from RT and Sputnik in the EU and other markets, except for Russia
Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely.”
Snowflake reports Q4 revenue of $383.8M vs. $372.6M est., up 101% YoY, and projected product revenue growth of 65% to 67% across FY 2023; stock drops 15%+
- Snowflake's forecast calls for slowing growth in product revenue growth, which makes up most of total revenue.
Q&A with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus on the decision to sue Google for patent infringement, competing with tech giants, Web3, and more
Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement.
Grab reports a $1.1B net loss in Q4 as revenue declined 44% YoY to $122M; after going public via SPAC in December, Grab has lost $15B+ in market value
Grab Holdings Inc., Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and delivery giant, reported a wider loss after the company spent more on incentives …
Snowflake acquires Streamlit, which offers tools to help companies build ML-driven apps, for $800M; Streamlit launched in 2019 and raised $62M in funding
Snowflake to Acquire Streamlit Streamlit : Streamlit and Snowflake: better together Danica Stanczak / Snowflake : Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Streamlit to Empower Developers and Data Scienti...
Thatgamecompany, which makes the popular mobile game Sky: Children of the Light, raises $160M from TPG and Sequoia Capital
Thatgamecompany has built amazing and emotional game worlds such as Sky and Journey, and today it is announcing it has raised $160 million in funding.
Leaked chat logs reveal the internal structure and hierarchy of the Conti ransomware group, which some experts believe is a rebrand of the Ryuk ransomware gang
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security :
Perfect, maker of YouCam Makeup, an AR camera app that lets users “try on” virtual makeovers from top brands, to go public via a SPAC merger at a $1B valuation
Perfect is known for ‘YouCam’ app that allows users to try on make-up and hair dye virtually As part of the deal …
Premise, which uses gig workers to crowdsource intel for clients, denies working for Russia and says it is working for the US and a European country in Ukraine
For nearly a decade, Premise, a San Francisco-based crowdsourcing firm, has helped corporations and government agencies hire gig workers …
The GitHub repository for Meta's open source library React is being spammed with anti-US and anti-Ukrainian comments in English and Mandarin
“False liberty and democracy make me sick!” one message written in Mandarin reads. — Joseph Cox — The Github repository for React … Tweets: @shortformernie , @chronotope , @akryum , @monday_chen ,...
An in-depth look at Russia's offensive cyber capabilities, their potential use in Ukraine, the limitations of cyber power, and implications for the West
Sources: sports e-commerce startup Fanatics raises $1.5B at a $27B valuation, up from $18B in August 2021
Luminous Computing, which is making a light-based AI accelerator chip, raises a $105M Series A from Bill Gates and others at a $200M-$300M post-money valuation
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Gecko Robotics, which uses its industrial inspection robots to protect infrastructure, raises a $73.3M Series C led by XN, bringing its total funding to ~$122M
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Meta to shut down Campus, its college student social network launched in September 2020 that was accessible alongside Facebook verticals like Watch, on March 10
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Berlin-based Tier Mobility acquires Spin, Ford's e-scooter unit, in an all-stock deal, for an undisclosed price; Ford acquired Spin in November 2018 for $100M
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge :
Bengaluru-based Pocket FM, which offers 100K+ hours of audio series, stories, novels, podcasts, and knowledge shows in eight languages, raises a $65M Series C
The Economic Times :
Insider, which uses AI to help companies analyze marketing data, raises a $121M Series D at a $1.22B post-money valuation led by QIA
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
A look at Twitter's internal support for decentralization, led by Parag Agrawal, seeking to give users control, avoid regulation, and open new revenue streams
Commsor, which develops tech to let companies launch, analyze, engage, and scale online communities, raises a $50M Series B at a $450M valuation led by Atomico
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Sources: Amazon plans to file a criminal case against India's Future Group for allegedly transferring its retail assets to Reliance despite a legal prohibition
Aditya Kalra / Reuters :
Apollo.io, which develops B2B sales intelligence software, raises a $110M Series C led by Sequoia Capital at an estimated $910M post-money valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Melbourne-based neobank Zeller, which offers fintech tools for SMBs, raises a A$100M Series B led by Headline, bringing its valuation to A$1B+
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
Salt Lake City-based Atomic, which offers APIs for payroll services, raises a $40M Series B led by Mercato and Greylock, five months after a $22M Series A
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Shares, which lets friends, families, and retail investors chat and invest in stocks together, raises a $40M Series A led by Valar Ventures, and unveils its app
Megha Paul / Tech.eu :
Balbix, whose tech lets companies identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks in their hybrid cloud environments, raises a $70M Series C led by Redline Capital
Tim Keary / VentureBeat :
Scope Security, which offers a managed threat detection and response service to health care organizations, raises a $20M Series A led by Thrive Capital
Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE :
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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