Category Archives: Tech News

Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Tuesday, its second in the past four months, demanding CEO Bobby Kotick step down after a WSJ report (Shannon Liao/Washington Post)

Shannon Liao / Washington Post: Over 100 Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Tuesday, [...]

17
Nov
Bird reports Q3 revenue of $65.4M, up 63% YoY, vs. $65.7M expected, and a net loss of $36.9M, down from $43.8M YoY, in its first public earnings (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: Bird reports Q3 revenue of $65.4M, up 63% YoY, vs. $65.7M expected, and a [...]

16
Nov
Some subscription app developers suspect Apple is buying Google ads that send users to their apps in the App Store, to protect its cut by decreasing web signups (John Koetsier/Forbes)

John Koetsier / Forbes: Some subscription app developers suspect Apple is buying Google ads that [...]

15
Nov
Apple agrees to pay its CA store workers $29.9M, settling a 2013 lawsuit for time spent in required security bag checks; Apple dropped the policy in 2015 (Robert Burnson/Bloomberg)

Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: Apple agrees to pay its CA store workers $29.9M, settling a [...]

14
Nov
Cloud backup service Backblaze climbed 24% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday and 12% on Friday, after raising $100M in its IPO, giving it a market cap of ~$650M (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Cloud backup service Backblaze climbed 24% in its Nasdaq debut on [...]

13
Nov
CoreWeave, which offers a specialized cloud service for GPU-based workloads, raises $50M led by Magnetar Capital (Matt Przybyla/VentureBeat)

Matt Przybyla / VentureBeat: CoreWeave, which offers a specialized cloud service for GPU-based workloads, raises [...]

12
Nov
A look at Elon Musk's preplanned moves for Tesla stock, after it fell 12%+ following his weekend Twitter poll where users voted he should sell 10% of his shares (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: A look at Elon Musk’s preplanned moves for Tesla stock, after it [...]

11
Nov
Threekit, which helps companies create 3D and AR product experiences to let customers visualize items while shopping online, raises a $35M Series B (Jim Dallke/Chicago Business Journal)

Jim Dallke / Chicago Business Journal: Threekit, which helps companies create 3D and AR product [...]

10
Nov
Researchers and journalists in Ethiopia say Meta has done little to stop hate speech amid Ethiopia's civil war, claiming moderation often falls to volunteers (Nick Robins-Early/VICE)

Nick Robins-Early / VICE: Researchers and journalists in Ethiopia say Meta has done little to [...]

09
Nov
Netflix faces more active libel suits than any major news outlet, partly due to its nonfiction fare, often unsuccessfully arguing that it is just a distributor (Eriq Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter)

Eriq Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix faces more active libel suits than any major [...]

08
Nov