Coinbase plans to reduce its headcount by ~18%, or ~1,100 people, seeking to “stay healthy during this economic downturn”, saying the company “grew too quickly”
Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees. — Team,
Craig Federighi says Stage Manager is exclusive to M1 iPads because it requires the M1's better GPU, virtual memory, storage, and RAM for a seamless experience
SVP Craig Federighi on stretching Apple's iPad to fit new ways of working — Though the iPad was a huge hit from the beginning based …
Binance paused bitcoin withdrawals for a few hours on Monday “due to a stuck transaction causing a backlog”; the company says BTC withdrawals have since resumed
CEO Changpeng Zhao attributed the issue to a “stuck transaction,” and promised a quick fix. Source: @cz_binance , @binance , and @cz_binance .
Major cryptocurrencies crash as the crypto market cap falls below $1T: bitcoin drops 15%+ to ~$22K, ether drops 16%+ to ~$1.2K, and Solana drops 7%+ to ~$28
(Any views expressed below are the personal views of the author … Mitchell Clark / The Verge : BlockFi and Crypto.com lay off hundreds of staff as coins slump Dylan LeClair / Bitcoin Magazine : Celsiu...
Sources: Elon Musk will address Twitter employees and take questions at a company-wide virtual meeting on Thursday morning
Elon Musk will address Twitter Inc. employees at a company-wide meeting this week, the first time the Tesla Inc. chief executive officer will meet with employees since agreeing …
Germany's Bundeskartellamt regulator launches an antitrust investigation into Apple's ATT tracking rules and anti-tracking tech
Germany's Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, has initiated proceedings against Apple to investigate whether its tracking rules and anti-tracking technology … Source: Bundeskartellamt .
Meta begins rolling out parental support tools for Quest headsets and Instagram, including a parent education hub and additional prompts to take breaks
Meta is introducing new parental supervision features for Quest virtual reality headsets and Instagram.
Sequoia launches two funds: a $2B early-stage, venture, and growth fund for India and an $850M dedicated fund for Southeast Asia, the largest in the regions
Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched two new funds, a $2 billion early-stage, venture and growth fund for India …
Firefox turns its Total Cookie Protection feature on by default on desktop, after launching it as opt-in in 2021
All Firefox users on desktop will now be protected by the browser's Total Cookie Protection feature by default. Mozilla calls it the browser's “strongest privacy protection to date …
Celsius' CEL token fell 70% in one hour after the DeFi lender suspended all customer withdrawals, amid a broader crypto market crash
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Mark Zuckerberg says WhatsApp users can securely transfer their chat history from Android to iOS while maintaining e2ee, expanding on iOS to Android support
Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry — After announcing important changes for the Cloud API at the Conversations 2022 keynote … Source: Facebook .
Meta announces a Voice Mode setting for Horizon Worlds, letting users garble voices from strangers, rolling out in the coming weeks, and launches in the UK
Meta might soon want everyone to hop into its playful virtual realms, but some users are set up for a shock.
Adobe begins testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop for the web in Canada; some features will eventually be subscriber-only
For now, it's testing a freemium version in Canada — Adobe has started testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop on the web and plans to open the service …
Spotify announces a Safety Advisory Council to provide non-binding third-party input on issues such as hate speech, disinformation, and extremism
Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) on Monday announced it has formed a Safety Advisory Council to provide third-party input on issues such as hate speech …
Netflix, which has released 23 mobile games since November 2021, says it plans to double the number of games on its service by the end of 2022
Since launching its mobile games offering to members seven months ago, Netflix has released a total of 23 titles.
Despite differences within the AI community, pretty much all AI experts find the notion that Google's LaMDA might be sentient completely ridiculous
Apple and Major League Soccer announce a 10-year broadcasting deal for MLS games, available in the Apple TV app with Apple TV+ in 2023, with some free to watch
Deal underscores iPhone maker's streaming ambitions and battle for sports programming — Apple Inc. AAPL 0.46%▲ …
A Chinese regulator says automaker Geely plans to acquire a 79% stake in smartphone maker Meizu for an undisclosed amount and release a smartphone by 2023
A venture run by the founder of Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding (GEELY.UL) plans to acquire an 79% stake in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu …
Pakistan-based Dastgyr, which is building an e-commerce service, raised a $37M Series A, the country's largest-ever, led by telecom Veon's venture arm
Pakistan's Dastgyr Technologies Pvt., which aims to create an e-commerce platform similar to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for emerging markets …
Amsterdam-based TestGorilla, which offers skills-based tests in place of CVs to help eliminate hiring bias, raised a $70M Series A led by Atomico and Balderton
Sending in a resume is the main way a person hope to get noticed for a job. But a startup out of Amsterdam called TestGorilla …
Data shows Chinese orders for chipmaking equipment rose 58% YoY in 2021, as some US chipmakers claim Chinese companies are paying above-market prices
China's semiconductor industry is showing signs of flourishing even in the face of Biden administration efforts to counter its growth, raising alarm bells in Washington. Tweets: @briantycangco , @pels...
Microsoft and the CWA union announce a deal that would make it easier for Activision Blizzard's ~7,000 US employees to unionize after the acquisition closes
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Nigeria releases a draft Code of Practice to regulate internet companies like Meta and Google, which would require establishing a local legal entity and more
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :
Indonesia-based consumer payment service Flip announces a $55M Series B extension led by Tencent, bringing the round to $103M and its total raised to $120M
Flip, an Indonesia-based consumer payment platform, has closed a $55 million Series B extension round led by Tencent with participation from Block …
NYU report details how influencers backing India's BJP have used YouTube to spread conspiracy theories and hateful content targeting Muslims and women in India
Does YouTube send unwitting users down a ‘rabbit hole’ of extremism? Tweets: @blackamazon : Why especially in the age of gross targeting and abuse for the marginalized is there no recommendation for a...
Alibaba and Tencent are struggling to grow their cloud businesses after Beijing's tech crackdown and competition from politically favored Huawei and others
Chinese tech giants are struggling to grow their cloud businesses as Beijing favours state vendors
Oracle reports Q4 revenue grew 5.5% YoY to $11.84B, vs $11.7B est., with total cloud revenue up 19% YoY to $2.9B and net income down 21% YoY to $3.2B
Brody Ford / Bloomberg :
Amazon plans to test drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, after receiving FAA approval to service the town, for products ordered through Amazon Prime Air
As part of the Content Authenticity Initiative, Adobe releases a toolkit to let devs integrate content provenance, which can help counter visual misinformation
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch :
Bumble is pushing for legislation across several US states that penalizes “cyberflashing”, the act of sending unwanted sexual images to another person online
Valeriya Safronova / New York Times : Tweets: @penamerica and @vsaffron Tweets: @penamerica : PEN America's @VilkViktorya says cyberflashing is “part of a deliberate effort to push women and marginal...
Berlin-based CoachHub, which uses AI to match people with over 3,500 business and well-being coaches, raised a $200M Series C led by Sofina and Vision Fund 2
Dan Taylor / Tech.eu :
Berlin-based Airbank, an all-in-one banking service to manage data and payments that integrates HSBC and others, raised a $20M Series A led by Molten Ventures
Amelia Isaacs / AltFi :
Sources: Alphabet offered to let rival ad intermediaries place YouTube ads, hoping to end an EU antitrust probe and avert a fine of up to 10% of global turnover
NY-based Capital Rx, whose software lets employers, unions, and insurers handle claims processing and billing for prescription drugs, raises a $106M Series C
Katie Jennings / Forbes :
EU document: Meta, Twitter, Google, TikTok, and others agree to tougher EU disinformation rules, including mandatory country-by-country content removal reports
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times :
Qualcomm acquires Cellwize, a software service that helps carriers operate their networks more efficiently, reportedly for $350M; Cellwize has raised $56.5M
Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE :
Invoca, which uses AI to analyze contact center calls, has raised $83M led by Silver Lake Waterman at a $1.1B post-money valuation
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Thanks: @dstickler_01
DoorDash rolls out in-app features to help users discover nearby restaurants, including written reviews, ratings for menu items, and Top 10 lists of restaurants
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch :
A look at Ethereum staking service Lido Finance, which holds 4M+ ETH or 32% of the total staked, raising centralization-related security concerns about Eth2
Muyao Shen / Bloomberg : Tweets: @thestalwart and @epro Tweets: Joe Weisenthal / @thestalwart : Good reason from @MuyaoShen on one of the biggest centralizing forces within Ethereum https://www.bloom...
Israel-based Pixellot, which offers AI-automated streaming and video analytics tech for sports broadcasting, raised a $161M Series D led by PSG
Steve McCaskill / SportsPro : See also Mediagazer
Submittable, whose software helps organizations launch, manage, and measure social impact programs, raised a $47M Series C led by Accel-KKR
Lisa Stiffler / GeekWire :
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
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