Binance begins enforcing tougher KYC checks on Russian users with holdings exceeding €10,000, following further EU sanctions
Crypto exchange Binance is enforcing tougher Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for Russian users after the latest wave of European Union sanctions. Source: Binance .
Report: Sony is working on a PlayStation program to let select partners insert ads within free-to-play games, similar to a reported Microsoft effort for Xbox
Sony is reportedly planning its own program to insert ads into games. — After last week's report that Xbox is looking to include … Source: Insider .
70% of employees at an Atlanta Apple Store agree to hold a union election, making the Apple Store the first to file for a union election with the CWA
The petition for a union vote continues a trend of organizing at service-sector employers like Starbucks and Amazon.
Amazon unveils Buy with Prime, which lets third-party merchants use Amazon's shipping and logistics network to fulfill orders on their own sites
- Buy with Prime enables third party retailers to take advantage of Amazon's vast shipping and fulfillment network for orders placed on their own site.
Filing: Elon Musk says he has secured $46.5B in financing to acquire Twitter, including a $12.5B loan from Morgan Stanley, and will explore a tender offer
- Elon Musk is exploring whether to commence a tender offer for Twitter, according to a new securities filing. Source: SEC.gov and SEC.gov .
Elon Musk's claimed commitment to free speech at Twitter follows years of stifling criticism at Tesla and SpaceX, including those trying to unionize
If Elon Musk is able to take over Twitter Inc., his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions …
Instagram plans to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more and recommend accounts that aggregate and reshare other users' content less
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the company is going to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more on its platform.
The US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin miners, including BitRiver; Cambridge University: Russia is the world's third-biggest destination for bitcoin mining
- For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking aim at bitcoin miners operating in Russia, as Putin's war on Ukraine approaches its third month.
Sources: the EU is set to unveil the Digital Services Act, which bans targeting users based on religion, gender, and more, among other rules, on Friday
Digital Services Act lays out rules for technology groups to keep users safe online — The EU is poised to unveil a law on Friday …
Filings: Apple spent $2.5M on US lobbying in Q1 2022, up 34% from $1.86M in Q4 2021; Google spent $2.96M in Q1, up 34% QoQ but flat YoY; Microsoft spent $2.5M
Apple Inc. spent a record quarterly high of $2.5 million on lobbying in the first three months of 2022 amid increased pressure …
Sources: Meta is reviewing whether Sheryl Sandberg pressured the Daily Mail in 2016 and 2019 into killing stories about her then-boyfriend Bobby Kotick
Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article
Spotify now lets all creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand upload video podcasts to through Anchor
After over a year of more limited tests — All creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can now upload video podcasts to Spotify, the streaming service has announced.
A look at the evolution of crypto staking, from a useful tool to a quasi-Ponzi scheme, and how Yuga Labs is effectively paying people in ApeCoin to hold ApeCoin
Recently, I was contacted by a member of the board of ApeCoin, which is the BAYC token's equivalent of a board of directors I guess. Tweets: @cobie , @degenspartan , @cobie , @choffstein , @deezefi , ...
Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ on April 30, just over one month after it launched
The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service just weeks after a splashy debut. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Warner Bros. Discovery has decided …
A look at Russia's efforts to promote homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, even as local content creators choose to stick with Western services
Kremlin cracks down on Western social media, but Russia's homemade alternatives are a tough sell Tweets: @etbrooking , @evangershkovich , @saraheneedleman , and @mike_eckel Tweets: Emerson T. Brooking...
Amazon announces the $1B Industrial Innovation Fund to back companies of all stages developing customer fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain technologies
Amazon on Thursday announced a new $1 billion venture fund that the tech giant will use to back companies of all stages developing …
Coinbase launches its NFT marketplace in beta with Ethereum-based NFTs and ETH payments; 1.5M+ joined the waitlist after the service's unveiling in October 2021
We're building a social marketplace powered by web3. You won't need a username and password. 0x Blog : Coinbase partners with 0x to power their new social marketplace for NFTs Eliza Gkritsi / CoinDes...
After conversations with regulators, Google announces a redesign of its cookie consent banner in Europe, including a “reject all” button, starting in France
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's rolling out a new European-wide policy allowing users to more easily avoid being tracked on the internet via cookies.
Apple to debut an opt-in child safety feature for iPhones in the UK that scans messages for nudity, but drops some controversial aspects, like notifying parents
then we'd better be willing to absolutely go to the mat to make sure it's the former. Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : I have no problem at all with this system. It seems to be focused on providing ...
Singapore-based Rario, a cricket NFTs marketplace that holds NFT rights to six international leagues and over 900 cricketers, raises $120M led by Dream Capital
Mumbai: Cricket non-fungible tokens (NFTs) platform Rario has raised $120 million, led by Dream Capital, the corporate venture capital and M&A arm of Dream Sports.
Cybersecurity authorities of Five Eyes countries warn of Russia-backed hacking groups targeting critical infrastructure organizations in and outside Ukraine
Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure David Jones / Cybersecurity Dive : Cyber agencies renew warnings of Russia-linked threats against industrial targets Patri...
Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground doesn't plan to re-sign with Spotify, and is talking to Audible, iHeartMedia, and others
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How AI data-labeling companies like Appen profit from cheap labor in crisis-ridden countries like Venezuela to meet exploding demand
It was meant to be a temporary side job—a way to earn some extra money. Oskarina Fuentes Anaya signed up for Appen, an AI data-labeling platform … Tweets: @miad , @akurmanaev , @skinosian , and @char...
A look at Russian tech's downfall amid Vladimir Putin's crackdown; Yandex is trying to sell its news unit, Group-IB's founder was arrested for treason, and more
An onslaught of laws, regulations, and back-channel demands the Putin imposed now has reduced once promising tech giants to shadows of what they could have been https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... See...
Netflix's Q1 earnings show that Disney, Paramount, and other companies that reorganized around streaming video must deal with consistent subscriber volatility
Seattle-based Convoy, which connects shippers and freight brokers to 400K+ trucks via its app, raises a $160M Series E and $100M in debt at a $3.8B valuation
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The European Parliament's consumer protection committee votes 43 to 2 for a USB-C consumer electronics charging standard, ahead of a full parliament vote in May
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Saudi Arabia-based Foodics, which offers restaurant management software including a cloud POS system, raises a $170M Series C
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Oyster, an HR service aimed at distributed workforces, raises a $150M Series C led by Georgian at a $1B+ valuation, up from $475M in June 2021
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Russia expands its entry ban on Americans to include Mark Zuckerberg
Russia on Thursday expanded an entry ban on U.S. officials to include U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists. — The sanctions list, publish...
Zoom updates its desktop app with gesture recognition support for giving a thumbs-up or a raised hand emoji, after adding them to its iPad app in August 2021
Swedish startup Instabox, an automated parcel locker service for e-commerce, raises $190M led by Verdane, bringing its total funding to $327M
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Experts warn anti-sexual harassment VR training offered by startups like Vantage Point and Sisu VR could trigger survivors and do little to change bad behavior
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Tweets: @cydharrell and @wolven Tweets: Cyd Harrell / @cydharrell : sometimes I wonder whether things wouldn't be a lot better if respect - rather than “empathy” - w...
Nue Life Health, a startup building a mental health wellness platform integrating psychedelic-assisted therapies, raises a $23M Series A led by Obvious Ventures
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch : Tweets: @andykleinman Tweets: Andy Kleinman / @andykleinman : So proud of @CappelloJp and @Bellumio as they continue on their mission to help millions of people improve th...
Unlearn, a startup developing an AI-powered “digital twin” service of patients for clinical trials, raises a $50M Series B led by Insight Partners
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Cal.com, which develops an open source meeting and event scheduling service, raises a $25M Series A led by Seven Seven Six and launches an app store and new API
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat : Tweets: @sevensevensix Tweets: @sevensevensix : Developers can build their own fully customized time management apps on top of @calcom's scheduling infrastructure using th...
ThreatLocker, which offers a zero-trust endpoint security tool for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, and says it has 23,000 clients
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Spruce, a decentralized identity authentication startup that offers a sign-in with Ethereum function, raises a $34M Series A led by a16z
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Mutiny, which uses AI to help companies serve personalized website copy, raises a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners at a $600M valuation
Statsig, which offers a cloud-based tool for companies to streamline A/B testing for their apps and websites, raises a $43M Series B led by Sequoia Capital
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D-Matrix, which is building its chiplet-based architecture Nighthawk for faster matrix math calculations, raises a $44M Series A led by Playground Global
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.