Monthly Archives: May 2023

6 Open Source Web3 Projects Worth Checking Out in 2023

2022 saw both an insane rise and then fall in the interest of Web3 and blockchain development. In the first half of the year, it felt like every time I logged onto Twitter, I’d see an update from a new … Continue reading

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Meta loses millions as made to sell Giphy to Shutterstock

Social-media giant Meta was ordered to sell Giphy by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.

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QED closes on $925M to back fintech startups

QED Investors today announced the closing of two new funds totaling $925 million, capital that it will be using to back early-stage financial technology startups, as well as growth rounds for later stage companies. Specifically, today QED is announcing an … Continue reading

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Lordstown Motors turns to a reverse stock split to save Foxconn deal

Lordstown Motors will issue a reverse stock split, a last-ditch move meant to pull the EV automaker out of the penny stock doldrums and salvage a deal with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. The stock fell about 3.7% to $0.28 a share … Continue reading

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BuzzFeed’s Botatouille Chatbot Puts A.I. Twist on Food Advice

Jonah Peretti, the company’s chief executive, has embraced artificial intelligence more than most publishers. His latest offering: Botatouille, an A.I.-powered kitchen assistant.

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Mountain of FTX Evidence: Emails, Chat Logs, Code and a Notebook

Prosecutors investigating Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, have accumulated more than six million pages of documents and other records.

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Microsoft brings avatars to Teams enterprise customers to spruce up meetings

The tedium of videoconferencing getting you down? Fret not. You’ll be pleased to know that, if you’re a Teams users, avatars are now generally available for all Microsoft 365 Business and Enterprise licenses starting this week in the Teams desktop … Continue reading

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Dispersion Capital launches $40M fund focused on decentralized infrastructure

This deep into the crypto winter big venture fund debuts are few and far between, a far cry compared to previous years. But the freeze is not stopping some venture capitalists from launching new funds targeting the decentralized technology market. … Continue reading

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Apple announces multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom for U.S.-made chips

Apple announces multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom for U.S.-made chips

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Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a loss in a $53 million deal

Meta acquired the popular platform in 2020 for $315 million but was ordered to divest the company by the U.K.’s competition authority.

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