Category Archives: Tech News

Google Cloud launches Vertex AI, a managed machine learning platform for developers to deploy and maintain AI models (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google Cloud launches Vertex AI, a managed machine learning platform for [...]

18
May
Amount, which helps banks modernize and compete with fintechs, raises $99M Series D at a $1B+ valuation (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Amount, which helps banks modernize and compete with fintechs, raises [...]

17
May
Sources: long after his marriage, Bill Gates would pursue women at Microsoft, at times creating an uncomfortable workplace environment (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: long after his marriage, Bill Gates would pursue women at Microsoft, [...]

16
May
Sources: DOJ's criminal antitrust prosecutor Eyitayo St. Matthew-Daniel is expected to lead FTC's antitrust enforcement unit handling Facebook and Amazon cases (Josh Sisco/The Information)

Josh Sisco / The Information: Sources: DOJ’s criminal antitrust prosecutor Eyitayo St. Matthew-Daniel is expected [...]

15
May
Analysis: the wallet used by DarkSide received a total of $17.5M in Bitcoin transactions since March, including a 75 BTC payment made by Colonial (Dr. Tom Robinson/Elliptic Blog)

Dr. Tom Robinson / Elliptic Blog: Analysis: the wallet used by DarkSide received a total [...]

14
May
Collective, a subscription-based service that handles back office tasks like accounting for the self-employed, raises $20M Series A led by General Catalyst (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Collective, a subscription-based service that handles back office tasks like accounting [...]

13
May
Facebook's Diem says it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license and will shift its operations to the US via a California state-chartered bank (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Facebook’s Diem says it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss [...]

12
May
eBay says it will allow NFTs to be sold on its platform and will add new "capabilities" for blockchain-driven collectibles in the coming months (MK Manoylov/The Block)

MK Manoylov / The Block: eBay says it will allow NFTs to be sold on [...]

11
May
Roblox reports Q1 revenue grew 140% YoY to $387M, DAUs rose 79% YoY to 42.1M, and users spent 9.7B hours on the platform, up 98% YoY; stock up 5%+ after hours (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Roblox reports Q1 revenue grew 140% YoY to $387M, DAUs rose [...]

10
May
How ByteDance is competing with Alibaba in social commerce, including roping in influencers like Xiaomi's Lei Jun to livestream on TikTok's Chinese twin Douyin (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: How ByteDance is competing with Alibaba in social commerce, including roping in influencers like [...]

09
May