Parler says it has agreed to be acquired by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, to create an “uncancelable ecosystem”, with the deal expected to close in Q4 2022
Kanye West, the musician also known as Ye, is buying Parler, a social media platform that styles itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter.
Meta says it found an externally-created Meta Workplace account that was used to spoof an internal Instagram system used as “evidence” for The Wire's reporting
This is an ongoing investigation and we will update as it unfolds. At this time, we can confirm that the video shared …
Sources: Apple freezes plans to use memory chips from China's YMTC in its products, including iPhones, following the latest US export restrictions
Company previously planned to put Chinese-made memory in some iPhones
New US export controls may affect 43+ senior executives at 16 public chip companies in China, forcing them to choose between their US citizenship and their jobs
At least 43 senior executives working with 16 listed Chinese semiconductor companies hold roles from CEO to vice president
Mastercard partners with Paxos for a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients
- Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients. — The payments giant will act as a “bridge” …
Many big US property managers use RealPage's YieldStar software to set rent prices, raising questions about potential collusion in violation of federal law
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By Oct. 14, 51% of the blocks produced for Ethereum's blockchain adhered to the US Treasury's OFAC compliance recommendations that ban Tornado Cash transactions
Censorship has been a growing concern within the Ethereum ecosystem, especially since the advent of MEV-Boost after the Merge.
Discord debuts Activities to bring group experiences like playing games and watching videos to Voice Channels, an App Directory, Premium App Subscriptions, more
Discord announced a number of upgrades to its platform today, including activities where users can play casual games with each other.
The hacker behind the Mango Markets exploit keeps $47M and returns $67M to the DeFi project after a Mango community vote; he claims all his actions were legal
the exchanges that... 1/2 Bucky Cantor / @buckycantor : If you rob a bank you can't say it's not your fault because the bank was defended poorly. “Code is law” = BS. Hackers should be grateful for meg...
Elon Musk, SpaceX, and government partners should stop finger-pointing, commit to transparency, and figure out a long-term funding plan for Starlink in Ukraine
The NLRB says Apple's Penn Square store employees in Oklahoma City voted to unionize with the CWA, counting 56 votes in favor and 32 against out of 95 employees
Filing: crypto exchange FTX US is under investigation by Texas' securities regulator over allegations it offers unregistered yield-bearing securities products
Texas securities regulator's director said he set up a yield-bearing account on FTX US, despite identifying his address as being located within the U.S.
Sources detail how Changpeng Zhao and other execs sought to “insulate” Binance from scrutiny by authorities in the US and UK, including by setting up Binance.US
A plan to “insulate” itself from the SEC. A backdated document. An exodus of compliance staff.
How Ukraine uses memes, jokes, and funny videos in its social media war with Russia, which helped the defense ministry's Twitter account grow to 1.5M followers
After almost eight months, the war in Ukraine hangs in the balance. Ukrainian counter-offensives continue to make progress … Tweets: @4nnchor Tweets: Anna Chornous / @4nnchor : Humour has become a po...
Vodafone and France's Altice announce a ~$7B joint venture to build fiber optic lines to up to 7M homes in Germany; the deal is expected to close in H1 2023
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Roblox says it had 57.8M DAUs in September, down from 59.9M in August but up 23% YoY, with 4B hours engaged, up 16% YoY; Roblox stock is up 15%+
- Shares of Roblox jumped 20% on Monday after the company released its September 2022 metrics report. — Daily active users were 57.8 million in September, up 23% year over year.
Alipay has quietly started testing money transfers through WeChat in September, available for a small number of users with a maximum of ~$278 per transfer
The wall separating China's two leading mobile payment systems may have started to crack after Ant Group's Alipay rolled out a trial service …
Ambi Robotics, which is developing AI-powered robots for warehouses, raised $32M led by Tiger Global and Bow Capital, bringing its total funding to $67M
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Digital Youth Index study: young LGBTQ+ people in the UK are more than twice as likely to face hate speech online compared to those identifying as heterosexual
Alex Hern / The Guardian : Tweets: @jenslater_ and @charliechar Tweets: Jen Slater / @jenslater_ : Good job The Guardian haven't done anything to fuel this eh https://twitter.com/... Charlie Phillips...
International Federation of Robotics: 517,385 industrial robots were installed in 2021, an all-time high, bringing the global total to an all-time high of 3.5M
A look at Gas, an iOS app that lets teens “gas up each other”; Data.AI: Gas had 500K+ downloads since August launch, despite being limited to a few US states
Gas is topping Apple's App Store charts despite being limited to a handful of states — TBH was hot. Tweets: @imjoshisrael , @nikitabier , @gergelyorosz , and @martyswant Tweets: Josh Israel / @imjos...
Byju's raised $250M in new funding as the market downturn delays its IPO; a source says the valuation was $22B, the same as when it raised $800M in March 2022
One important thing: This festive season, you can shop on the metaverse. The Economic Times : Byju's bags $250M from existing backers; sharp hiring cuts at top four IT firms Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :...
The Mexican attorney general's office says it is investigating a ~$23M purchase of Pegasus by the prior administration and whether the NSO sold it legally
Reuters : Tweets: @richards1052 Tweets: Tikun Olam / @richards1052 : For years, Mexico bought & used @NSOgroup's Pegasus spyware to track journalists, lawyers and families seeking information on thei...
Holding platforms accountable for algorithms that promote self-harm is hard because research linking mental health and social media doesn't establish causation
Analysis: 14 self-driving vehicle tech companies that went public in the past two years have seen an 80%+ average decline in their post-IPO stock price
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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.