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Elon Musk apologizes after mocking laid-off, disabled Twitter employee Haraldur Thorleifsson, who joined in January 2021 after Twitter acquired his startup Ueno — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.
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| David Pierce / The Verge: |
Spotify redesigns its app's core homescreen with album and playlist covers above and a TikTok-like vertical scroll of playlists, video podcasts, and more — Spotify is redesigning the core homescreen of its app, trying to make it easier for users to find new stuff to listen to — and watch.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google adds its VPN service to all Google One plans in 22 countries, starting at $1.99 per month, and dark web monitoring for stolen personal info to Google One — After adding Magic Eraser last month, Google One is significantly expanding the availability of its VPN and introducing dark web monitoring for stolen information.
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| Christiana Loureiro / The Block: |
Silvergate Capital plans to wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank, including “full repayment of all deposits” — - Silvergate Capital Corporation said it will wind down operations and voluntarily liquidate Silvergate Bank in accordance with applicable regulatory processes.
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TikTok announces Project Clover, its plan to charm European regulators, including keeping more users' data on servers in Europe and allowing a security audit — BRUSSELS — TikTok has launched its European counteroffensive to assuage politicians' fears over Chinese surveillance.
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| Bloomberg: |
A look at Google scrambling to add generative AI to its products, reminding some alumni of the mandate to infuse Google+ into every key service starting in 2011 — Artificial intelligence was supposed to be Google's thing. The company has cultivated a reputation for making long-term bets …
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| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
DuckDuckGo launches DuckAssist in beta, an OpenAI- and Anthropic-powered tool that generates answers using Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica, and other sources — The new DuckAssist tool will source answers from Wikipedia for quick, conversational responses to some questions.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple re-shuffles management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, making the country its own sales region for the first time — Apple Inc. is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, according to people … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm, likely via an IPO, to focus on its growing ride hailing and food delivery units — Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring whether to spin off its Uber Freight logistics arm in a sale or as a separate publicly traded company …
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| Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal: |
Humane, founded by two former Apple executives, raised a $100M Series C and partners with OpenAI and Microsoft; patents suggest plans to build a wearable device — Humane to launch its first product this spring, with patents suggesting it may be a wearable device| Eric Newcomer / Newcomer: |
Sources: Stripe is raising $6B at a $50B valuation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, a16z, and Founders Fund to help early employees exercise their RSUs — Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund are participating in the round along with Goldman Sachs private wealth clients.| New York Times: |
Tech giants' cuts heavily impacted staff working on big bets and moonshots, like Alphabet's X and Amazon's Alexa and drones; Meta's Reality Labs is an exception — Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs.
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@ethan_in_sv, @marcportermagee, and @nytimesbusiness
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Coinbase unveils a “Wallet-as-a-Service” product, offering APIs to help companies create customizable onchain wallets with simple user onboarding in their apps — - Coinbase has announced a product called Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS), designed to let companies build web3 experiences that have simple wallet onboarding.
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| Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer: |
A US judge sentences YouTuber Bill Omar Carrasquillo to five and a half years and orders forfeiting $30M+ for selling pirated streaming TV for $15 per month — A local YouTube star who built a sizable following with slickly produced videos flaunting his fleet of luxury and sports cars … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
An interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on his social news app Artifact, curating sources, editorial judgment, avoiding “filter bubbles”, and more — Late last month, Artifact, a personalized news reader built by Instagram's co-founders, opened to the public.| James Archer / Rock, Paper, Shotgun: |
An interview with Valve designer Lawrence Yang and engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais on the Steam Deck a year in, community-driven improvements, Verified, and more — The portable PC's creators reflect on its first anniversary and look to its future — Happy birthday, anniversary, launchiversary …
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| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
YouTube plans to ease its restrictions on swearing in videos after finding that its November 2022 rules “resulted in a stricter approach than we intended” — YouTube will ease its restrictions on swearing in videos after an update it rolled out in November sparked backlash from several creators …
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| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
Source: JPMorgan, which took on Gemini and Coinbase as customers in May 2020, is ending its relationship with Gemini; Coinbase says its relationship is intact — Coinbase said its banking relationship with JPMorgan remains intact. — Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: after delaying construction at the end of 2022, Intel seeks an extra €4B to €5B from Germany to build its chip plant, taking the expected cost to ~€30B — Intel Corp. is seeking an additional 4 billion to 5 billion euros in subsidies from the German government …
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| Bloomberg: |
Letter: the Netherlands plans restrictions on exports of immersion DUV lithography chipmaking machines amid US pressure to limit China's access to chip tech — The Netherlands is preparing restrictions on certain chip-making machines amid pressure from the U.S. to clamp down on China's access to critical semiconductor technology.
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
An oral history of LinkedIn, which turns 20 in May, told by co-founders including Reid Hoffman, current executives, Satya Nadella, Richard Branson, and others — Social media, for work? The world was skeptical. But 20 years and a few white-knuckle moments later, LinkedIn has become synonymous …
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Arvind Rajan, Harry McCracken, Tomer Cohen, and Ryan Roslansky
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| Kate Clark / The Information: |
Sources: Anthropic, which focuses on AI safety, raised $300M led by Spark Capital at a $4.1B pre-money valuation, following a $400M investment by Google — Spark Capital is leading a $300 million investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, one of the primary startup challengers to OpenAI … | Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Panic launches Catalog, a curated game store with 16 titles for Playdate, and plans to raise the handheld console's price by $20 to $199 starting in April 2023 — As part of a showcase event, Panic announced that Catalog, a game store for its Playdate handheld, would be launching today.
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