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| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Ukraine's Mykhailo Fedorov abruptly cancels the planned crypto airdrop, saying the country will sell NFTs to raise funds instead — Ukraine's government abruptly canceled its planned crypto airdrop and said it would instead sell NFTs to raise funds following last week's Russian invasion.
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| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
Elliptic: Ukraine has received over $50M in crypto donations across 89K+ assets since February 26; blockchain data shows $10M in BTC and $16M in ETH donations — The Ukrainian crypto crowdfunding effort has now exceeded $50 million, through almost 90,000 separate donations.
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| New York Times: |
A look at Friends With Benefits, an a16z-backed DAO with a buzz-fueled social club, which attracts artists and investors but faces problems with its elitism — Friends With Benefits is a V.I.P. lounge for crypto's creative class. Is it empty hype or the future of friendship?
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| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
A group of 35 former employees at crypto startup incubator ConsenSys allege “serious irregularities” in Swiss court over an asset transfer and demand an audit — A group of former employees of the ConsenSys AG is alleging “serious irregularities” at the startup incubator that owns …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Prominent open source advocate Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, which he joined in 2016 when it acquired Xamarin — Former Xamarin cofounder Miguel de Icaza is leaving Microsoft, the company he joined through acquisition just over six years ago. — Well-known open source advocate …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
SAP will be “stopping business in Russia aligned with sanctions” and pausing sales of products and services in Russia following a Ukrainian vice PM's request — As Moscow tries to retain IT talent with military exemption, a three-year tax suspension for biz
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
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| Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal: |
Google and Tripadvisor block users from posting new reviews to some listings in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus after people used them to share news about Ukraine — Alphabet Inc.'s Google Maps and the travel search platform Tripadvisor Inc. temporarily blocked users from posting new reviews … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter will expand its Birdwatch fact-checking feature to “a small and randomized” set of US users for feedback, after testing it since January 2021 — Twitter says it's expanding access to Birdwatch, its community-based fact-checking initiative first revealed in October 2020.
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google tells staff in the Bay Area and other US locations to return to physical offices three days a week starting on April 4, in a shift to a hybrid work model — - Google told employees on Wednesday that it expects them to begin returning to physical offices April 4.
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
A look at anonymity in crypto, as some VCs back founders without learning their names and pseudonymous entrepreneurs control hundreds of millions of dollars — Investors give money to pseudonymous developers. Venture capitalists back founders without learning their real names.
Tweets: @hshaban, @jessefelder, @nytimestech, @blackamazon, @nytimestech, @yaffebellany, @lordvictor, @dondekojo, @patrick_hruby, @delcrxpto, @amytongwu, @anildash, @anildash, and @anildash
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Several US state AGs launch a probe into TikTok, focusing on whether the app's design and operations negatively impact young users' physical or mental health — - TikTok is under investigation by a bipartisan group of state attorneys general to determine if the popular short-form video …
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| Matt Robinson / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the SEC is probing the NFT market to determine if tokens are securities, focusing on fractional NFTs, in which a token is broken into units for sale — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing creators of NFTs and the crypto exchanges where they trade to determine …
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Tweets: @degenspartan, @mediumlargenft, @pavia_io, @wublockchain, @carnage4life, and @xrpcryptowolf
| Bloomberg: |
Grab reports a $1.1B net loss in Q4 as revenue declined 44% YoY to $122M; after going public via SPAC in December, Grab has lost $15B+ in market value — Grab Holdings Inc., Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and delivery giant, reported a wider loss after the company spent more on incentives …
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus on the decision to sue Google for patent infringement, competing with tech giants, Web3, and more — Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Gecko Robotics, which uses its industrial inspection robots to protect infrastructure, raises a $73.3M Series C led by XN, bringing its total funding to ~$122M — Gecko Robotics, a company that provides industrial robotics and asset management software for businesses such as BP and Duke Energy …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Snowflake reports Q4 revenue of $383.8M vs. $372.6M est., up 101% YoY, and projected product revenue growth of 65% to 67% across FY 2023; stock drops 15%+ — - Snowflake's forecast calls for slowing growth in product revenue growth, which makes up most of total revenue.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Thatgamecompany, which makes the popular mobile game Sky: Children of the Light, raises $160M from TPG and Sequoia Capital — Thatgamecompany has built amazing and emotional game worlds such as Sky and Journey, and today it is announcing it has raised $160 million in funding.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to close 68 brick-and-mortar retail locations across the US and the UK, including all of its Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up stores — - Amazon plans to close all locations of its Pop Up, Books and 4-star stores, the company confirmed to CNBC.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Spotify closes its office in Russia “indefinitely” and removes all content from RT and Sputnik in the EU and other markets, except for Russia — Spotify has taken several steps in response to Russia's military attack on Ukraine, including closing its offices in Russia “indefinitely.”
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