Month: November 2022

A livestream of Sam Bankman-Fried being interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit (New York Times)

New York Times: A livestream of Sam Bankman-Fried being interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit  —  Sam Bankman-Fried will discuss the collapse of FTX.  —  Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency billionaire whose empire collapsed spectacularly less than three weeks ago …

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Box reports Q3 revenue of $250M, up 12% YoY, and billings of $258.2M, up 12% YoY, and forecasts Q4 revenue between $255M and $257M, vs. $259.3M est. (Jon Swartz/MarketWatch)

Jon Swartz / MarketWatch: Box reports Q3 revenue of $250M, up 12% YoY, and billings of $258.2M, up 12% YoY, and forecasts Q4 revenue between $255M and $257M, vs. $259.3M est.  —  Software company reports sales just $100,000 shy of $250 million and expects to top the mark in fourth quarter, but neither hits analysts’

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew explains how US data will be kept out of China

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gave a rare public interview at The New York Times’ DealBook conference today, telling host Andrew Ross Sorkin that he is “responsible for all the strategic decisions at TikTok” in response to a question about interference from the Chinese government. The 40-year-old Chew was funny and relaxed for most of

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Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon are teaming up to produce new animated DC projects

Superman and Batman in Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons. | Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Discovery’s television-focused production arm is partnering with Amazon Studios to create new animated projects based on DC Comics’ IP, yet another sign of how the company is changing under CEO David Zaslav’s leadership. During a keynote session

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Key Elements to Include in Your Business Plan if You Want to Attract Investors

Creating a business plan is essential for any business, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been in business for years. A business plan can help you to organize your thoughts and ideas, and it can also be used to pitch your business to potential investors. If you’re looking to raise money from investors, there

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Nano-Sized 7-Segment LED Display on a Surface Mount Module

Inspired by a prank tweet, [Sam Ettinger] endeavored to create an SMD seven-segment display.  The NanoRaptor NanoSegment implements a panel of seven-segment display modules sized at “0806” each or just a bit wider than a standard 0805 SMD footprint.  Each of the seven segments is a single 0201 LED.  Six I/O lines and three resistors

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As FTX collapsed, mainstream news organizations often failed to give a straightforward assessment of exactly what happened and potential crimes involved (David Z. Morris/CoinDesk)

David Z. Morris / CoinDesk: As FTX collapsed, mainstream news organizations often failed to give a straightforward assessment of exactly what happened and potential crimes involved  —  Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions.  But you might not learn that from the New York Times …

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Salesforce says Bret Taylor will step down as vice chair and co-CEO on January 31, 2023, and Marc Benioff will stay on as chair and CEO (CNBC)

CNBC: Salesforce says Bret Taylor will step down as vice chair and co-CEO on January 31, 2023, and Marc Benioff will stay on as chair and CEO  —  – Observers viewed Bret Taylor as a possible successor for Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s iconic co-founder.  — It’s the second time in less than three years …

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Netflix CEO says he’ll order Dave Chappelle specials ‘again and again’ despite employee backlash

Laura Normand / The Verge Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company would order Dave Chappelle’s comedy specials “again and again” at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday. Chappelle’s last comedy special, The Closer, came under fire by employees for being transphobic. “We’re just trying to be the most exciting entertainment company and

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Snowflake reports Q3 revenue up 67% YoY to $557M, vs. $539M est., and anticipates Q4 product revenue between $535M and $540M, vs. $553M est.; stock drops 12%+ (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Snowflake reports Q3 revenue up 67% YoY to $557M, vs. $539M est., and anticipates Q4 product revenue between $535M and $540M, vs. $553M est.; stock drops 12%+  —  – Snowflake fell in extended trading on Wednesday after the company released third-quarter results that beat estimates but offered light product revenue guidance.

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Salesforce reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $7.84B, vs. $7.82B est., and operating cash flow down 23% YoY to $313M; stock falls 6%+ after hours (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Kif Leswing / CNBC: Salesforce reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $7.84B, vs. $7.82B est., and operating cash flow down 23% YoY to $313M; stock falls 6%+ after hours  —  – Salesforce reported earnings and revenue on Wednesday that beat analyst expectations.  — Co-CEO Bret Taylor announced that he would step down.

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Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June (Taylor Locke/Fortune)

Taylor Locke / Fortune: Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June  —  Though sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have dropped substantially amid the ongoing Crypto Winter, Uniswap Labs remains bullish on the future of the market.

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Cardboard Game Tokens Become Shiny Click-Clacks With DIY Treatment

Tabletop games and cardboard tokens go hand-in-hand for a good reason: they are economical and effective. However, their tactile attributes leave a little to be desired. There’s something really great about high-quality pieces possessing a shiny, pleasing smoothness and click-clack handling that cardboard simply can’t deliver, but that all changes with [Dzhav]’s simple method for converting

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AWS simplifies data management, analytics with new services

Simplifying data management and analytics for enterprises is a big theme at this year’s AWS re:Invent conference, as Amazon announces new services and features targeted at easing extract, transform, load (ETL) processes and providing support for cataloging and searching data across organizations. AWS has released two new capabilities—Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift and Amazon

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets  —  The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.  —  Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through …

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South Dakota bans TikTok for state workers, asks for other states to follow

Credit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed an executive order to ban TikTok from state-owned devices. Noem says the move is meant to stop China from gaining “intel and influence in our state.” Noem also says that she hopes other states will follow South Dakota’s lead. The days of government

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Here’s everything that went wrong with FTX

The Verge FTX’s sudden and catastrophic collapse sent reverberations throughout the entire cryptocurrency industry. What was once the third-largest cryptocurrency exchange is now in a death spiral that has billions of dollars left in limbo. If you’re wondering how FTX managed to get to this point, you’re in the right place. Here’s a play-by-play of

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YouTube is working on a fix for iOS crashes

If your YouTube iOS app is crashing, you’re not alone. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge YouTube says it’s working on a fix for crashes some people are experiencing while using the iOS app. It’s unclear exactly how widespread the problem is, but it does appear to be affecting quite a few

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