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Organizations increasingly value observability—the ability to measure a system’s state using its data. Observability enabled business goals for 78% of IT decision-makers and practitioners in a New Relic survey. Given the web’s fluidity, website observability and analytics can be tricky. But ignoring them could hurt business. SOASTA found that longer …

After two years, Spotify will launch its HiFi tier with lossless music streaming through a “Supremium” plan later this year, which may cost more than $9.99 per month. Bloomberg reported that the company is launching this new plan to boost revenue and appease investors seeking a price increase. The non-U.S. …

Reddit must pay a ransom or release stolen data. The BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, posted on its dark web leak site that it stole 80 gigabytes of compressed Reddit data in February. Reddit spokesperson Gina Antonini declined TechCrunch’s questions but confirmed that BlackCat’s claims relate to a …

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is unfazed by platform API protests. Huffman told The Verge, NBCNews, and NPR that the API was not designed to support third-party apps. In these interviews, the Reddit co-founder discussed protesting moderators, site rules, and profitability. The platform’s CEO seems unmoved by the community’s strongest backlash. …

Multiple federal agencies have been attacked using a popular file transfer tool’s security flaw, according to the U.S. government. CISA told that “several” U.S. government agencies were breached by Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer enterprise file transfer tool. The agency also attributed the attacks to the Russia-linked Clop ransomware gang, which …

While the U.K. and U.S. try to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision over concerns it will kill competition in games distribution, modding and analytics appear to be thriving. Wargraphs, a one-man startup that makes Porofessor, a League of Legends companion app that helps players track and improve their stats, is …

Bluesky has a Flipboard feed. Flipboard said its recommendation algorithm curates the “Tech by Flipboard” feed. Bluesky introduced custom algorithm-based feeds last month. Users can browse social media content and accounts by adding these feeds. Bluesky should not have a single feed with a core recommendation algorithm like other social …

A four-week-old startup has raised $113 million to compete with OpenAI in building, training, and applying large language models and generative AI. Paris-based Mistral AI, co-founded by Google DeepMind and Meta alumni, will focus on open source solutions and enterprises to solve what CEO Arthur Mensch calls the biggest challenge …

New York City has set a minimum wage for food delivery workers like Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Relay. It should be a historic win for gig workers, but delivery workers and companies are unhappy. Many workers, labor rights activists, and even the city comptroller say the minimum wage, just …

YouTube is lowering YPP requirements for creators to access monetization tools. The company is opening its shopping affiliate program to U.S. YPP creators with over 20,000 subscribers. The Google-owned company announced new partner program requirements: 500 subs; 3 public uploads in 90 days;   3,000 watch hours in the past …