Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 2% YoY to $52.7B, net income down 12% YoY to $16.4B, Dynamics 365 revenue up 21% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 10% YoY
Earnings Release FY23 Q2 Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — January 24, 2023 …
Twitter restored several Hindu nationalist accounts popular in India, including some denigrating Muslims, and blocked posts linking to a BBC documentary on Modi
Human-rights groups say they have seen a rise in anti-Muslim material on the platform — Elon Musk's Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories
Microsoft resolved a networking issue impacting Teams, Azure, Outlook, and other services, taking them offline in India, Japan, the UK, and elsewhere for hours
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday said it had recovered all of its cloud services after a networking outage took …
After uproar, Twitter suspends the verified account of US white nationalist Nick Fuentes, one day after lifting his ban from July 2021
both of whom were central to the “Stop the Steal” movement that culminated in the January 6th attack on the Capitol—have been suspended again. https://twitter.com/... @bonchieredstate : Look, I get th...
Wharton School Professor Christian Terwiesch found OpenAI's ChatGPT was able to pass a final exam for the school's MBA program, scoring between B- and B
ChatGPT uses AI to pass final exam at UPenn's Wharton — New research conducted by a professor at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School found …
A review of Ivory, a new Mastodon iOS app from Tapbots, maker of the now-defunct Tweetbot: an inspired design, Tweetbot-like gestures, custom filters, and more
You *can* add a non-Mastodon account to it. Here, I added my @viticci@pixelfed.social profile to Ivory and posted a picture from the app. … Tweets: Veerle Pieters / @vpieters : The launch of @tapbots...
Apple's new 256GB Mac mini with M2 and 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro have slower SSD read and write speeds than M1 models due to fewer NAND chips
While the new Mac mini with the M2 chip has a lower $599 starting price, the base model with 256GB of storage has slower SSD read …
Twitter reinstates Holocaust-denying white supremacist Nick Fuentes, who tried skirting his ban, called Hitler “really fucking cool”, and is banned elsewhere
After unofficial walkouts in 2022, hundreds of Amazon workers in a UK warehouse are striking, an unprecedented step in the country, after 98% voted in favor
Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center workers in the UK plan to strike on Wednesday as part of unprecedented industrial action by the company's British employees.
Microsoft reports Q2 devices revenue down 39% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, Xbox content and services revenue down 12%, and Windows OEM revenue down 39%
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The DOJ sues Google, joined by California and seven other US states, calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market
1. An open, vibrant internet is indispensable to American life. Lauren Feiner / CNBC : DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business Wall Street Journal : DOJ Sues ...
The US DOJ's case against Google could succeed due to being rooted in real harms and a prime example of market consolidation resulting in overcharged customers
The US government is coming after the company's ad business — and it might win — Today let's talk about a major new antitrust case …
Microsoft Cloud revenue grew 22% YoY to $27.1B, including Intelligent Cloud up 18% YoY to $21.5B, which was driven by Azure and other cloud services up 31% YoY
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How Elon Musk's Twitter usage and stewardship is making him toxic for many Tesla customers and shareholders at a time when the company badly needs new business
If Elon Musk has a tragic flaw, it isn't his temper, or his treatment of underlings, or his refusal to follow securities laws. Tweets: @joelwebershow , @rstephens , @jessefelder , @johnauthers , @bria...
Gemini-owned NFT platform Nifty Gateway's co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster step down, as Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss battle to save Gemini
- Nifty Gateway co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are leaving Gemini. — Their departure comes amid challenging times at Gemini, which acquired Nifty Gateway in 2019.
Sources: EU antitrust regulators plan an investigation into Microsoft over Teams, focusing on tying the service to Office, after a complaint by Slack in 2020
European Union antitrust enforcers are planning to open an antitrust probe into Microsoft over its video and messaging service Teams …
After an antitrust order, Google plans to add third-party billing in India for games in February, updates its agreements with phonemakers and partners, and more
Google is revising its business agreements with phonemakers and other partners in India and making a series of other changes …
Google previews features for open-source multiplatform UI framework Flutter, like RISC-V support and making it easier for developers to embed Flutter content
Flutter, Google's open-source framework for building multi-platform apps for mobile, web and desktop, is hosting its Flutter Forward event in Nairobi, Kenya today.
FT Alphaville closes its Mastodon server and reflects on why running a social media site is a bad idea, including reputational, legal, and security risks
Extinction looms for FTAV's Mastodon presence — A few months ago, FT Alphaville thought it might be fun to host a Mastodon server. Tweets: @mshannahmurphy , @senatorshoshana , @scottlincicome , @shi...
Dutch chip equipment maker ASML reports Q4 sales up 29% YoY to €6.4B, 2022 net sales up 13% YoY to €21.1B, and forecasts 25% revenue growth in 2023
- Dutch chip equipment maker ASML forecast a 25% jump in 2023 revenue. — ASML CEO Wennink said China accounted for around 15% …
Live Nation President Joe Berchtold to Congress: during Taylor Swift's tour presale, Ticketmaster saw triple the bot traffic, which then impacted Verified Fan
Amsterdam-listed e-commerce company Prosus and parent Naspers plan to lay off 30% of their corporate workforce; Prosus employed 30,000 globally in March 2022
Amsterdam-listed Prosus NV and its parent Naspers Ltd. are planning to cut their corporate workforce by 30%, becoming the latest global tech company to announce layoffs. Tweets: @oliviasolon Tweets: O...
Seattle-based DevZero, which offers tools to help developers build and test code in the cloud, raised a $5M seed and $21M Series A and launches its platform
Developers tend to build and test software on their local laptops, but these machines often lack the necessary resources to run …
Apple releases iOS 12.5.7 and macOS 11.7.3 to patch security issues on older devices including the iPhone 5S and the 2013 MacBook Air, Mac Pro, and MacBook Pro
what you need to know Liam Tung / ZDNet : Apple just patched this ‘actively exploited’ flaw in older iPhones and iPads Abdullah / Gizchina : This 10 years old iPhone has received an iOS update from Ap...
Amazon launches RxPass, which lets US Prime users pay $5 per month to get as many generic versions of medications as they need, initially for 80 common ailments
Twitter for web no longer defaults to the algorithmic feed and remembers which timeline the user had open last; the update is coming to iOS and Android “soon”
hopefully for good, this time Joe Wituschek / BGR : Twitter for the web will now default to the timeline you were last on Tweets: @twittersupport : Were any of you (all of you) asking for your timelin...
India's education minister demos BharOS, a homegrown mobile OS claimed to ship with no preloaded apps, share no user data, and incapable of running malware
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Lyft starts charging wait-time fees to customers after two minutes, except for Shared, Access, Assisted, and Car Seat rides; Uber has had such fees since 2016
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A look at Google Research spinout Osmo, which has raised $60M led by Lux Capital and GV to use AI to create aroma molecules for perfumes, shampoos, and more
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases. Tweets: @wolfejosh , @wolfejosh , and @w...
Two European businessmen acquire small UK telecoms company Truphone for £1, following a lengthy government review since backer Roman Abramovich was sanctioned
Anna Gross / Financial Times :
Riot Games says the company won't pay a ransom after hackers exfiltrated source code for League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and “a legacy anticheat platform”
Alexander Martin / The Record :
UK-based enterprise VR training startup Gemba, used by Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and more, raised an $18M Series A led by Parkway; courses can cost ~$7,250 per person
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch :
Whirlpool and LG say only around 50% of their smart appliances remain internet connected after purchase, hindering efforts to sell parts and subscriptions
Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal :
Texas Instruments reports Q4 revenue down 3.4% YoY to $4.67B, breaking a run of double-digit growth since 2020, and issues tepid Q1 guidance below estimates
Ian King / Bloomberg :
The Brookings Institution: from 2008 to 2021, Chinese companies accounted for 201 facial recognition tech export deals, followed by US companies with 128 deals
Will Knight / Wired : Tweets: @wired and @willknight Tweets: @wired : According to a study by academics at Harvard and MIT, China is the world leader in exporting face recognition. Experts fear what ...
Netflix, Apple, and Amazon accounted for 19 Oscars nominations, down from 37 in 2022, and only one streaming title got more than one nomination
NYC-based Precision Neuroscience, co-founded by a Neuralink co-founder to create a less invasive brain implant to track diseases, raised a $41M Series B
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg :
Sources: the FBI and DOJ are examining Snapchat's role in the spread and sale of fentanyl-laced pills in the US, as part of a broader investigation
Bloomberg : Tweets: @jasonleopold , @livcarville , and @jasonleopold Tweets: Jason Leopold / @jasonleopold : Today, the involvement of tech companies in the ongoing fentanyl crisis will be discussed ...
WhatsApp releases a beta version of its native macOS app, built with Mac Catalyst, to all users via its website, following a limited TestFlight app early-beta
Shutterstock launches a tool to let Creative Flow users create images based on text prompts, part of a partnership with OpenAI; images are “ready for licensing”
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Autonomous construction equipment maker Built Robotics acquihires Y Combinator-backed Roin Technologies, which designs and builds concrete finishing robots
Mike Oitzman / The Robot Report :
Seven TikTok influencers with 100K+ followers say they've earned less than $5 from TikTok's US Pulse ad revenue sharing program, which launched in October 2022
SoundHound raised $25M after reportedly laying off half of its staff and says it will pay former staff severance, which was allegedly contingent on the funding
Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo :
Research: African tech startups raised $1.55B in 71 debt deals in 2022, up from $767M in 2021, and VC funding rose 8% YoY in Africa, vs. a 35% drop globally
Ruth Olurounbi / Bloomberg :
Strava acquires Fatmap, a 3D mapping app with 1.6M registered users, and sets up a team to integrate the tech into Strava for paid and free users in mid-2023
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