Category Archives: Tech News

Russia's disconnection from Western online services raises fears of a "splinternet", networks with incompatible protocols diverging from today's global internet (James Ball/MIT Technology Review)

James Ball / MIT Technology Review: Russia’s disconnection from Western online services raises fears of [...]

18
Mar
Counterpoint: iPhones accounted for 37% of global 5G handset sales in January, as 5G phones made up more than half of global smartphone sales for the first time (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Counterpoint: iPhones accounted for 37% of global 5G handset sales in [...]

17
Mar
Six months after El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, citizens, economists, and tech developers reflect on the country's glitch-plagued initiative (Rest of World)

Rest of World: Six months after El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as legal tender, citizens, economists, [...]

16
Mar
Pakistan-based Bazaar, which operates a B2B marketplace for merchants and helps them digitize their bookkeeping, raises a $70M Series B (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Pakistan-based Bazaar, which operates a B2B marketplace for merchants and helps [...]

15
Mar
Foxconn is halting operations at two of its Shenzhen sites, one of which produces iPhones, after the government imposed a lockdown in the city till March 20 (Debby Wu/Bloomberg)

Debby Wu / Bloomberg: Foxconn is halting operations at two of its Shenzhen sites, one [...]

14
Mar
Stilt, a provider of financial services to immigrants, raises a $14M Series A and $100M in debt and launches an API to help fintechs offer credit building tools (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Stilt, a provider of financial services to immigrants, raises a [...]

13
Mar
Sources: India's market regulator has tightened scrutiny of IPO-bound firms after Paytm's IPO debacle, worrying startups which fear delays in listing plans (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: India’s market regulator has tightened scrutiny of IPO-bound firms after Paytm’s IPO debacle, [...]

12
Mar
Didi suspends its Hong Kong IPO plans after Chinese regulators said its proposals to prevent data leaks fell short; its main apps will remain suspended (Bloomberg)

Competency-based recruitment  —  The world of hiring has evolved drastically, including the metrics we use [...]

11
Mar
Q&A with Intel SVP and GM of Accelerated Computing Raja Koduri on Intel's Zettascale Initiative, zettascale architectural innovations, the metaverse, and more (Dr. Ian Cutress/AnandTech)

Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Q&A with Intel SVP and GM of Accelerated Computing Raja [...]

10
Mar
How Denton, Texas, which is $140M in debt after a 2021 winter storm, agreed to a crypto mine at its natural gas power plant for millions in annual revenue (Sarah Emerson/BuzzFeed News)

Sarah Emerson / BuzzFeed News: How Denton, Texas, which is $140M in debt after a [...]

09
Mar