Monthly Archives: December 2022

Bitcoin could plunge 70% to $5,000, Standard Chartered predicts, in possible 2023 ‘surprise’

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

The potential crash in bitcoin prices makes Standard Chartered’s list of scenarios that its analysts feel are “under-priced by the markets.”

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BrightDrop expands e-delivery van business to Canada with DHL Express

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

BrightDrop, General Motors’ electric delivery van subsidiary, added DHL Express Canada to its portfolio of customers, marking the company’s entrance into its first international market. BrightDrop has also started production on its Zevo 600 delivery vans (formerly called EV600) at … Continue reading →

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If Rowy has its way, if you can use Excel, you can build software

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Low and no-code application building continues apace. Gently hum “Row row row your code, gently down the streams,” as we talk with the founder behind Rowy, the company that’s like Airtable on a lot of steroids, or Excel on a … Continue reading →

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Report: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield stepping down in January

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Just days after co-CEO Bret Taylor announced his resignation, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield announced that he will be stepping down in January. Business Insider first reported the news. Salesforce has confirmed the news by email. This comes on top of … Continue reading →

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Zenly was the best social app and it will (sadly) shut down on February 3rd

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Zenly, the popular social mapping app that Snap acquired five years ago, is going to shut down on February 3rd, 2023. This is going to be a sad day as there is nothing quite like Zenly. The team based in … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Isn’t Ready for the Next Natural Disaster

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Emergency responders rely on the platform to share and collect lifesaving information. Looser moderation puts that in peril.

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The Crypto Industry Struggles for a Way Forward After FTX Collapse

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

The implosion of the exchange FTX shows how an industry built in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has drifted far from its original ideals.

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Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi Set Off Debate Over Release of Twitter Files

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

A release of internal documents from Twitter set off intense debates in the intersecting worlds of media, politics and tech.

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Facebook to now test age verification tech on Facebook Dating in the U.S.

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Meta is bringing its age verification technologies to another of its products, Facebook Dating. Though the service has not taken off as a significant Tinder rival, it will now serve as the testing grounds for further experimentation with new age … Continue reading →

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Which way is up? The end of free money and the importance of keeping cash on hand

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Techme101

Max Schireson Contributor Share on Twitter Max Schireson is an operating partner at investment firm Battery Ventures. He was previously the CEO of database company MongoDB. More posts by this contributor For better or for worse: Managing founder-CEO tension inside a startup … Continue reading →

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