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Crunchbase has raised a $50M Series D led by Alignment Growth and says it has 75M+ unique visitors annually and recently surpassed 60,000 paying customers (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Crunchbase has raised a $50M Series D led by Alignment Growth and says it has 75M+ unique visitors annually and recently surpassed 60,000 paying customers — In both down times and boom times, businesses across industries are faced with the challenge of building sales pipelines and closing revenue.

Oracle partners with Microsoft to launch database service for Azure

Oracle and Microsoft on Wednesday said that they were jointly launching a new service, dubbed Oracle Database Service for Azure, that will allow Azure customers direct access to Oracle databases running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The new offering, which is based on a three-year-old relationship between the two companies that allowed their common customer

Social Media Negatively Impacts Our Brains And Budgets, Survey Shows

(Photo: Dole777/Unsplash)We’ve known for a while that social media poses real risks to our mental health, but what about our wallets? A new poll has found that the online platforms are taking a toll on users’ minds and finances alike. Bankrate, a finance publication and comparison service, partnered with research company YouGov to survey 2,664

Cilium launches eBPF-powered Kubernetes service mesh

Cilium has added a service mesh to the latest release of its open source network connectivity software, Cilium 1.12, as it looks to give developers more flexibility over how they control, monitor, and load balance their cloud-native applications. Despite all of their utility, service meshes are also notoriously complex to operate at enterprise scale, leading

Important Technologies and Developments Shaping the Future of Fintech

Fintech is rapidly advancing. No matter who you are or what industry you’re in, it’s worth paying attention to the latest developments. In case you aren’t already familiar, “fintech” is a combination of the words “financial technology.” It refers to any tech development that impacts the financial world in some way. It could mean a

How to see your phone’s notification history

Whether you love them or hate them, notifications are a big part of a smartphone. Whether they are informing you of a new email, a new SMS, or a new update to your favorite app, it’s important to know how to view your phone’s notification history if you got too notification-deletion friendly and you now

Coinbase says it has no exposure to collapsed crypto firms Celsius, 3AC, and Voyager but made a “non-material” investment in Terraform Labs; stock up 19%+ (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Ryan Browne / CNBC: Coinbase says it has no exposure to collapsed crypto firms Celsius, 3AC, and Voyager but made a “non-material” investment in Terraform Labs; stock up 19%+ — – Coinbase said in a blog post that it had “no financing exposure” to collapsed crypto firms Celsius, Three Arrows Capital and Voyager Digital.

A first look at Discord on Xbox

Screenshot: Tom Warren / The Verge It’s finally happening: Discord voice chats are coming to Xbox consoles. Starting today, Xbox Insiders can test this new integration, allowing you to connect to Discord calls from an Xbox One or Xbox Series S / X console. While this isn’t a Discord app for Xbox, you’ll be able

FaZe Clan, an esports collective of gamers and content creators, goes public via a $725M SPAC merger, less than the initial ~$1B proposed valuation (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios: FaZe Clan, an esports collective of gamers and content creators, goes public via a $725M SPAC merger, less than the initial ~$1B proposed valuation — FaZe Clan, one of the largest global gaming companies, began trading publicly on the Nasdaq Wednesday, following its merger Tuesday …

Transparent Cylinder Shows You What You Otto Know About 4 Cycle Engines

When we think of a typical four stroke internal combustion engine, we think of metal. And for any type of longevity or performance, that’s certainly the right choice. But [Integza] wanted to see what happens inside a 4 stroke engine, and it wasn’t enough to see it from a transparent cylinder head. No, he wanted to

Microsoft tests Discord voice chat integration with select Xbox Insiders, as PlayStation users wait for deep Discord integration that Sony promised last year (The Verge)

The Verge: Microsoft tests Discord voice chat integration with select Xbox Insiders, as PlayStation users wait for deep Discord integration that Sony promised last year — Your cross-play dreams have come true — Discord and Microsoft are bringing Discord voice calls to the Xbox.

Now DoorDash will double-check IDs when it’s delivering alcohol

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DoorDash is changing its policies in a move that it says will crack down on underage alcohol orders. In addition to having users upload a photo of your ID to the app, DoorDash drivers will now have to scan your ID when they arrive at your home. DoorDash

CTA report: from July 2018 to December 2021, US importers of tech products from China paid $32B+ in extra tariffs that President Trump had imposed (David Lawder/Reuters)

David Lawder / Reuters: CTA report: from July 2018 to December 2021, US importers of tech products from China paid $32B+ in extra tariffs that President Trump had imposed — Importers of technology products from China paid over $32 billion worth of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump between mid-2018 to the end of 2021

Amazon says Matter really matters to its smart home ambitions

Amazon is counting on Matter to help fulfill its smart home ambitions. | Image: Amazon Amazon wants every smart home device to work with its Alexa ecosystem, and it says Matter is key to achieving that goal. “We really believe in ambient intelligence — an environment where your devices are woven together by artificial intelligence

Amazon is slowly turning Alexa into a totally automated virtual assistant

Alexa’s getting better at doing its thing without your input. | Image: Amazon Amazon is making a bunch of changes to the Alexa user experience, all with the same idea in mind: making the virtual assistant easier to use. The most notable is a change in how Alexa handles Routines, which developers can now create

Singapore-based crypto exchange Zipmex suspends withdrawals, citing “volatile market conditions” (The Block)

The Block: Singapore-based crypto exchange Zipmex suspends withdrawals, citing “volatile market conditions” — – Southeast Asian crypto exchange Zipmex announced it’s halting withdrawals until further notice. — Zipmex joins Celsius, CoinFLEX, Vauld and Babel Finance in freezing client funds amid stresses in crypto markets.

The modder who gave the iPhone USB-C shows how he did it to AirPods

Image: Ken Pillonel After teasing modified AirPods that swap Apple’s Lightning port for a USB-C connection, Ken Pillonel, the robotics engineering student behind the USB-C iPhone, has finally released the full video that shows his entire process. And the best part is that Pillonel is making his schematics open source, meaning you, too, can accomplish

Discord voice chat is coming to Xbox

Discord calls in the Xbox dashboard | Image: Discord Discord and Microsoft are bringing Discord voice calls to the Xbox. The feature, available now to Xbox Insiders and coming soon to the rest of us, will allow users to connect to Discord voice chats from their Xbox, facilitating all kinds of cross-platform play shenanigans. The

OnePlus confirms that the 10T will arrive August 3rd with a top-shelf chipset

The 10T will have a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset and a sparkly back panel. | Image: OnePlus Pete Lau is throwing a party. As he has just announced in a community forum post, the OnePlus CEO says its upcoming 10T will launch on August 3rd with an in-person event in New York City.

Crypto Is Straining the Power Grid. Congress Wants to Rein It In

Senator Elizabeth Warren and others are recommending regulations for crypto-mining operations as carbon emissions and consumer electricity bills soar in the US.

How to Buy and Sell NFTs (If You Must)

Here are a few tips for setting up your crypto wallet, navigating the market, and avoiding scams.

The OnePlus 10T is officially launching early next month

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority OnePlus has revealed that the OnePlus 10T will be launched on August 3. The phone will debut along with Oxygen OS 13 in New York City. OnePlus posted a teaser for the OnePlus 10T earlier today, but it’s now making things official by announcing a OnePlus 10T launch

Apple is going to start removing Apple Arcade games – this is why

As the initial deals signed by Apple come to a close, some Apple Arcade titles are on their way out.

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 20)

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use

Why BeReal is breaking out

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