More than a sensation. Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association report that venture companies are raising and deploying less money than in prior years. What to know: U.S. transaction count has dropped 25% since the first quarter of last year. Between January and March, less than 3,000 agreements were …
Read More »Blue Twitter users will see “half advertisements”
Twitter is giving Blue members 50% more advertisements in their timeline and a search boost. Elon Musk had long promised Twitter Blue subscribers fewer sponsored tweets. The firm has introduced functionality for the “following” and “for you” timelines. “As you scroll, you will see around twice as many organic or …
Read More »Britain investigates Amazon’s $1.7B iRobot purchase
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot. The CMA is seeking stakeholder input to determine if Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot would cause a “significant decrease of competition” in the U.K. The CMA hasn’t set a timeline for announcing its investigative decision. Smart home …
Read More »Android app account termination follows Apple’s lead
Today, Google revealed a new account termination policy for Android applications that create accounts. The corporation will enforce this regulation early next year. This follows Apple’s June 30, 2022 App Store regulation. By December 7, the firm will need developers to answer data deletion questions in the Data Safety form. …
Read More »Cash App founder and Square CTO Bob Lee was stabbed to death
San Francisco’s MobileCoin CPO Robert Lee was stabbed to death. Around 2:35 a.m. Tuesday, the San Francisco Police Department responded to a stabbing along the 300 block of Main Street in SoMa. He died in the hospital. NBC Bay Area later reported that 43-year-old Robert Lee was stabbed. MobileCoin told …
Read More »Several canceled HBO programs, such as “Westworld” and “Raised by Wolves,” are now available on Roku
14 new free, ad-supported channels with TV episodes and movies from the Warner Bros. content collection have been introduced to the Roku Channel. Warner Bros. Discovery said earlier this year that it has agreed to license 2,000 hours of programming to Roku and Tubi. The material is currently accessible on …
Read More »The new short-form “Notes” stream from Substack resembles Twitter a lot
Today, Substack announced the launch of a new Notes feature that will enable users to exchange articles, quotations, comments, photographs, links, and thoughts. The platform’s notes are shown in a dedicated short-form stream that resembles Twitter. A note that has been shared is similar to writing a Tweet. A like …
Read More »The key findings of Stanford University’s 386-page report on the state of AI
Building on shifting sands must be how writing a report on the state of AI feels: When you press “publish,” the entire industry has already transformed beneath your feet. In spite of this, Stanford’s 386-page attempt to describe this complicated and rapidly evolving field nonetheless contains significant trends and takeaways. …
Read More »Former CTO of Square and Cash App developer Bob Lee was fatally stabbed
MobileCoin’s Bob Lee, the company’s chief product officer, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department responded to a complaint of a stabbing along the 300 block of Main Street in SoMa on Tuesday morning at 2:35 a.m. Despite being brought to a hospital, he passed away …
Read More »The FBI seizes Genesis Market, a well-known online bazaar for stolen logins
The renowned hacker marketplace Genesis Market, which was used to buy stolen passwords and digital browser fingerprints, has been taken down by American law enforcement. Although the FBI has not yet made an announcement about the takedown, code-named “Operation Cookie Monster,” Genesis Market domains are currently showing a warning that …
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