Monthly Archives: February 2024

Evernote and Meetup owner Bending Spoons raises $155M in equity financing

Bending Spoons, the owner of popular apps and services like Evernote and Meetup, announced today that it has raised $155 million in a new equity financing round at a $2.55 billion post-money valuation. Durable Capital Partners led the round with … Continue reading

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Price Drop: Get a Comprehensive CompTIA Training for Just $65

Work towards a career in tech and get ready for your 2024 CompTIA certification exams with this comprehensive 15 courses bundle. Now at $64.97 through February 19 only.

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Alibaba faces reckoning with once-vaunted ‘new retail’ strategy

In 2017, “new retail” began appearing in Alibaba’s earnings reports. Coined by the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, the term refers to the seamless integration of online and offline retail. Six years later, Alibaba is having a moment of reckoning with this … Continue reading

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TSMC shares hit record high after Morgan Stanley lifts client Nvidia’s price target on AI chip demand

Shares of TSMC reached its highest level in history on Thursday.

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Crypto exits remain low but investors remain unfazed

New PitchBook data makes it clear that if the larger startup market is suffering from an exit-drought, crypto startups are possibly even more parched. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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GM is expanding its hands-free driving system to rural highways

GM is expanding access to Super Cruise with plans to let drivers use the hands-free advanced driver assistance system on about 750,000 miles of roads in the United States and Canada. The expansion, which will nearly double the automaker’s Super … Continue reading

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TikTok, Facebook and YouTube sued by New York City for alleged harm to kids’ mental health

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his administration filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube.

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SpaceX files to move incorporation site from Delaware to Texas

After a Delaware court ordered Tesla to rescind CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion 2018 pay package, the billionaire plans to move SpaceX’s incorporate site to Texas.

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Offenders confused about ethics of AI child abuse

A charity warns that creating or viewing such images is still illegal, even if the children are not real.

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X blue ticks went to terrorists, campaigners say

Campaigners at the Tech Transparency Project in the US found paid-for features for organisations.

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