Google Research details Imagen, an AI-based text-to-image generator to rival OpenAI's DALL-E 2, and says it won't release code or a public demo at this time
The AI world is still figuring out how to deal with the amazing show of prowess that is DALL-E 2's ability to draw/paint/imagine … Source: Google Research .
Delivery startup Gorillas lays off half its “global office workforce”, around 300 people, and will reassess its operations in Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Belgium
An unsustainable business or just a side effect of the tech downturn? — Grocery app Gorillas … Source: gorillas.io .
Snap stock drops 40%+ after Evan Spiegel warns employees the company will miss its Q2 revenue and earnings targets and plans to slow hiring
- Snap will miss its own targets for revenue and adjusted earnings in the current quarter, CEO Evan Speigel warned on Monday in a note to employees.
As Street View turns 15, Google announces several updates, including historical imagery on iOS and Android and a smaller camera system for its cars
Street View for Google Maps launched 15 years ago this week, and Google is taking advantage of the anniversary to drop some updates …
Microsoft debuts Dev Box, a cloud-based developer workstation for spinning up preconfigured VMs integrated with Windows 365, in private preview
It's Windows 365 for developers — Microsoft put PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 last year, and now, it wants to entice developers to use a cloud-powered developer workstation.
CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become “addicted” to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children …
Microsoft will support third-party Windows 11 widgets later this year, allowing developers to offer them as companions to their win32 or PWA apps
Widgets might appear on the Windows 11 desktop soon, too — Microsoft is planning to support third-party widgets inside Windows 11 later this year.
Microsoft unveils Project Volterra, a hardware developer kit with Snapdragon Arm chips coming this year, as Windows gains support for neural processing units
Today at Build 2022, Microsoft unveiled Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform that's designed …
Walmart plans to expand its drove delivery service with DroneUp to Arizona, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, bringing its total network to 37 sites in 2022
- Walmart is expanding drone deliveries across six states with operator DroneUp, bringing its total network to 37 sites by year-end.
Klarna tells employees it plans to lay off 10% of its workforce, after reports of raising money at a reduced $30B valuation; LinkedIn shows it has 6,500+ staff
The QA team at Activision Blizzard's Raven Software votes 19-3 to unionize, as US labor board prosecutors determined the company “illegally threatened staff”
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How Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's $419M donation to US local and state election officials in 2020 has become a target of right-wing conspiracies
If Mark Zuckerberg could have imagined the worst possible outcome of his decision to insert himself into the 2020 election … Tweets: @justinhendrix , @ianclucas , @radicalalarmist , @teddyschleifer , ...
Flowcarbon, a blockchain-based carbon credit trading service, raises $32M led by a16z and $38M from selling its Goddess Nature Token
LONDON (Reuters) - Flowcarbon, a blockchain-enabled carbon credit trading platform backed by WeWork founder Adam Neumann, has raised $70 million …
Sources: Broadcom is in talks to pay ~$140 per share, or about $60B, for VMware, and the companies are aiming to announce the cash-and-stock deal on Thursday
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At Andy Jassy's first Amazon shareholder meeting this Wednesday, filings show the company will oppose all 15 proposals, the most it has faced since 2010
Proposals at this week's AGM will be test of leadership for new chief Andy Jassy — Amazon shareholders will challenge the company on executive pay …
The UK's data protection watchdog fines Clearview AI £7.5M+ for violating privacy laws and orders the company to delete UK citizen information from its systems
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The 11th Circuit federal court upholds blocking Florida's social media “censorship” law to protect First Amendment rights, as SCOTUS weighs Texas' similar law
Sources: Airbnb plans to remove all mainland China listings for homes and experiences by this summer, but will keep a Beijing office focusing on outbound travel
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Monte Carlo, which uses AI to monitor data reliability, raises a $135M Series D led by IVP at a $1.6B valuation, bringing its total funding to $236M
San Francisco-based Monte Carlo, a company that tracks data reliability, raised a $135 million Series D led by IVP.
eBay partners with NFT startup OneOf to launch 13 digital collectibles featuring Wayne Gretzky, and plans more sports NFTs throughout 2022, starting at $10 each
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TikTok plans to roll out Live subscriptions, to let creators generate recurring revenue via payments from their top fans, in beta on May 26 with select creators
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A look at a San Francisco townhouse that became a hub for Ukrainian tech workers fleeing the war and entrepreneurs from Russia and Belarus that oppose the war
Cade Metz / New York Times : Tweets: @wboscoho , @f_bartoloni , @trippmickle , and @billste00228417 Tweets: @wboscoho : So long as the U.S. is democratic and welcoming, people will come, sometimes wi...
Firework, which makes tools for companies to offer livestreamed shopping events, raises a $150M Series B led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a $750M valuation
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SwipeRx, a digital platform for pharmacists in Southeast Asia for daily tasks like purchasing or inventory financing, raises a $27M Series B led by MDI Ventures
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Cribl, which helps companies monitor and analyze data created by their infrastructure, raises a $150M Series D led by Tiger, source says at a $2.5B valuation
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Sources: Coinbase is testing an app from Ray Dalio's company Principles that lets staff rate each other on how well they exemplify Coinbase's 10 cultural tenets
often a terrible idea, but occasionally game-changing! We should all thank Coinbase for their service 😅 https://twitter.com/... Emma Jacobs / @emmavj : Coinbase lets employees evaluate co-workers, inc...
Zoom reports Q1 revenue of $1.07B, up 12% YoY, vs. $1.07B est., ~199K Enterprise customers, up 24% YoY, and raises forecasted Q2 and full fiscal year earnings
Spotify is slowly bringing back political ads on podcasts after pausing them in early 2020, and says it has strengthened its advertiser verification system
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol : Tweets: @issielapowsky and @karynelevy . Thanks: @karynelevy Tweets: @issielapowsky : SCOOP: Spotify is bringing political ads back after suspending them ahead of the 2020...
On April 6, weeks before UST collapsed, Binance promoted the stablecoin on Telegram as a “High Yield, Safe & Happy Earn” investment with an annual 19.63% yield
Sources: eToro is in the advanced stages of raising $800M to $1B at a $5B to $6B valuation, while its SPAC deadline has been extended to June 30, 2022
The Buffalo shooting live stream demonstrated the strengths and limitations of the Christchurch Call accord, created in 2019 to counter online terrorist content
Sources: MainStreet, which helps SMBs find tax credits, is raising at a $200M valuation, down from $500M in March 2021, weeks after laying off ~30% of its staff
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