Monthly Archives: January 2023

Crypto.com cuts 20% jobs amid ‘unforeseeable’ industry events

Crypto exchange Crypto.com is cutting its global workforce by 20%, it said on Friday, as it navigates ongoing economic headwinds and “unforeseeable” industry events. This is the second major layoff at the Singapore-headquartered Crypto.com, which cut 250 jobs in mid-last … Continue reading

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Smart appliances could stop working after two years, says Which?

The consumer champion found “hardly any” brands came close to matching a device’s expected lifespan.

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News aggregator SmartNews lays off 40% of US and China staff, with further reductions planned in Japan

SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app valued at $2 billion as of 2021, today announced a 40% reduction of its U.S. and China workforce, or around 120 people, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The news … Continue reading

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Apple CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut after shareholder vote

Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive a pay cut in 2023, targeting $49 million in total compensation, the company said in an SEC filing.

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Biden’s call to ‘unite against big tech abuses’ sure sounds familiar

President Biden published an op-ed yesterday in the Wall Street Journal putting Big Tech on notice that his administration was working — in fact, has been working — to rein in its worst abuses. But these “broad principles for reform” … Continue reading

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CES 2023 debrief

It’s a strange week. Strange and strangely familiar. You stay at the same hotel in a nearly identical room to the one you stayed in for the last 10 years or so. You see friends and colleagues you’ve not seen … Continue reading

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Microsoft Bets Big on the Creator of ChatGPT in Race to Dominate A.I.

As a new chatbot wows the world with its conversational talents, a resurgent tech giant is poised to reap the benefits while doubling down on a relationship with the start-up OpenAI.

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Daily Crunch: Pet tech startup Digitail fetches $11M Series A led by Atomico

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Crypto firms Genesis and Gemini charged by SEC with selling unregistered securities

The SEC alleged on Thursday that crypto firm Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss twins, and Barry Silbert’s Genesis offered and sold unregistered securities.

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Meta sues Voyager Labs, saying it created fake accounts to scrape user data

Meta alleged that Voyager Labs was improperly creating fake accounts and scaping user data.

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