Category Archives: Tech News

Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B, and sources say Gorillas alone at ~$1.2B (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival [...]

09
Dec
An investigation shows how, despite US sanctions on NSO Group, spyware use by governments is booming, including the DEA's secret deployment of Graphite spyware (New York Times)

New York Times: An investigation shows how, despite US sanctions on NSO Group, spyware use [...]

08
Dec
Sources: India tells Nick Clegg and other Meta executives that takedown requests must be completed within one hour and says Google does a better job than Meta (Deepsekhar Choudhury/Moneycontrol)

Deepsekhar Choudhury / Moneycontrol: Sources: India tells Nick Clegg and other Meta executives that takedown [...]

07
Dec
After criticism from users, ConsenSys revises MetaMask's data collection policies, including stopping logging IP addresses alongside transaction data (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: After criticism from users, ConsenSys revises MetaMask’s data collection policies, including [...]

06
Dec
USDC stablecoin developer Circle ends its planned SPAC merger with Concord Acquisition Corp., announced in July 2021, by mutual agreement (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Parikshit Mishra / CoinDesk: USDC stablecoin developer Circle ends its planned SPAC merger with Concord [...]

05
Dec
Autonomous trucking software company Embark lost ~98% of its market value, or ~$5B, since going public a year ago via a SPAC merger, amid a sector-wide downturn (Joanna Glasner/Crunchbase News)

Joanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: Autonomous trucking software company Embark lost ~98% of its market [...]

04
Dec
Elections in India's Gujarat have become a WhatsApp spam war, as the main political parties push content across thousands of groups to influence voters (Samriddhi Sakunia/Rest of World)

Samriddhi Sakunia / Rest of World: Elections in India’s Gujarat have become a WhatsApp spam [...]

03
Dec
A look at some implications for generative AI: "answer engines" replacing search engines, AI mastering cognitive tasks by surveilling how experts work, and more (Derek Thompson/The Atlantic)

Derek Thompson / The Atlantic: A look at some implications for generative AI: “answer engines” [...]

02
Dec
A look at online and smartphone gambling in the UK, legalized in 2005, as bettors lost £14B+ in four of the past five years and concerns about addiction rise (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: A look at online and smartphone gambling in the UK, legalized in 2005, as [...]

01
Dec
Memo: DoorDash plans to lay off around 1,250 employees, aiming to curb expenses; sources say that represents around 6% of its workforce (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)

Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Memo: DoorDash plans to lay off around 1,250 employees, aiming to [...]

30
Nov