Category Archives: Tech News

Analysis reveals how Google's ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, and climate disinfo in Europe, Latin America, and Africa (ProPublica)

ProPublica: Analysis reveals how Google’s ad business funnels revenue to prolific purveyors of health, election, [...]

30
Oct
Internal Iranian carrier documents detail SIAM, an Iranian government web program for surveilling the country's cellphone users and disrupting communications (The Intercept)

The Intercept: Internal Iranian carrier documents detail SIAM, an Iranian government web program for surveilling [...]

29
Oct
Since its NYSE debut in November 2013, Twitter stock has grown 8.4% annually on average, below the S&P 500's 11% and Nasdaq 100's 15%, due to slow user growth (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Since its NYSE debut in November 2013, Twitter stock has grown 8.4% annually on [...]

28
Oct
Versa Networks, which helps companies unify network and security tools into a single console, raised $120M in equity and debt, bringing its funding to $316M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Versa Networks, which helps companies unify network and security tools into [...]

27
Oct
An interview with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, appointed in September, on running the company as a Black man, future plans, overcoming bias, and more (Omose Ighodaro/Bloomberg)

Omose Ighodaro / Bloomberg: An interview with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, appointed in September, on [...]

26
Oct
A book excerpt details US law enforcement efforts to catch Alpha02, who created AlphaBay, the largest online drug and crime bazaar, in 2014 and ran the service (Andy Greenberg/Wired)

Andy Greenberg / Wired: A book excerpt details US law enforcement efforts to catch Alpha02, [...]

25
Oct
The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue, a16z, and others to sidestep illiquid stock, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $100M+ valuation (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: The Coterie, which lets founders access funds from Coatue, a16z, and [...]

24
Oct
A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which accounts for ~7% of India's online sales; Apptopia: Meesho was the world's most downloaded shopping app in H1 2022 (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: A profile of e-commerce company Meesho, which accounts for [...]

23
Oct
Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed to replicate TikTok's success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over India's short-video segment (Adnan Bhat/Rest of World)

Adnan Bhat / Rest of World: Experts: India’s TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have [...]

22
Oct
Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+ (Callan Quinn/The Block)

Callan Quinn / The Block: Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, [...]

21
Oct