Kenrick Cai / Forbes: Deel, which offers HR software for hiring a remote global workforce, says it hit $295M ARR this month and confirms it raised $50M in Q2 2022 at a $12B valuation — Alex Bouaziz, cofounder and CEO of Deel, is armed with metrics that would be enviable to nearly every software startup
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Apple Mac mini (M2 Pro) review: terrific performance, many ports, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3, but no front ports or SD card and a tricky peripherals setup — With two processor choices — one for everyday computing, the other for conquering creative work — Apple’s littlest Mac has never been
Read More(Credit: NuScale Power)The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has certified the design for the country’s first-ever small modular nuclear reactor. In the Federal Register on Thursday, the NRC established a rule allowing the so-called “NuScale reactor” to be used within the US beginning on Feb. 21, 2023. The rule paves the way for companies to
Read MoreIvan Levingston / Financial Times: VC firm Highland Europe raised a €1B fund, its fifth, bringing its total raised to €2.75B; PitchBook: European startup investment fell 16% YoY to €91.6B in 2022 — New fundraising by tech investing firm bucks trend of slowdown across venture capital industry
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Opinion post by Dhruv Bhutani The growth of the foldable smartphone market should come as no surprise to anyone with even a passing interest in the mobile business. As traditional smartphones hit peak innovation, the ensuing slowdown in upgrades is making them boring, and some of the best foldable phones are taking up
Read MoreSlightly worse battery life aside, I’m a big fan of almost everything Sony did to improve on the already-great DualSense. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Square Enix There’s a fascinating story and incredible parkour action buried under lackluster combat and a game lacking technical polish. Continue reading…
Read MoreMonica Chin / The Verge: Apple MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max) review: incredible performance and speakers, big battery gains, and gorgeous display, but pricey and limited upgradability — Apple’s new MacBook Pro 16 with M2 Max has exactly one significant upgrade from the 2021 model: a more powerful chip.
Read MoreThe first reviews and videos of the new M2 MacBook Pro are here. But what do people think?
Read MoreApple says that an investigation into its control over cloud gaming on the iPhone should be canned because of a technicality relating to dates.
Read MoreImage: Microsoft Microsoft says it’s extending its long-term partnership with OpenAI through a new “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment.” The investment comes just weeks after Microsoft was rumored to be investing $10 billion into OpenAI, the creators of popular AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2. “We formed our partnership with OpenAI around a shared ambition
Read MoreDina Bass / Bloomberg: OpenAI announces an investment by Microsoft, a source says totalling $10B over years, after 2019 and 2021 investments, to build “safe, useful, and powerful” AI — Microsoft Corp. is making a $10 billion investment over several years in OpenAI, the pioneering artificial intelligence research lab behind ChatGPT and DALL-E.
Read MoreWhenever [Ken Shirriff] posts something, it ends up being a fascinating read. Usually it’s a piece of computer history, decapped and laid bare under his microscope where it undergoes reverse engineering and analysis to a degree that should be hard to follow, but he still somehow manages to make it understandable. And the same goes
Read MoreEva Mathews / Reuters: Spotify plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce, or roughly 600 jobs, says content head Dawn Ostroff will leave, and reorganizes engineering and product groups — Music streaming firm Spotify plans to cut 6% of its workforce, the company said on Monday, a move that will add to a glut
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify will lay off 6 percent of its workforce globally, the company’s CEO Daniel Ek announced in an all-staff memo today. Spotify had just over 9,800 full time employees as of its last earnings report, meaning today’s layoffs affect a little under 600 staff. The layoffs make Spotify
Read MoreKarin Matussek / Bloomberg: Germany’s cartel regulator opens an investigation into PayPal Europe over possibly hindering competition, including merchant rules for other payment services — Germany’s antitrust regulator opened an investigation into PayPal Holdings Inc. over potential obstruction of competitors and restriction of price competition
Read More(Credit: Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images) (Credit: Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Many large tech companies hired and expanded their offerings a little too fast during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now their employees are paying the price. In the wake of a contracting economy, some of these corporate giants are laying
Read MoreGet your multitasking on with Apple’s handy-dandy app juggling tool.
Read MoreTiffany Hsu / New York Times: As China introduces rules to combat deepfakes, authorities around the world have approved few regulations, often because of free speech concerns — Few governments have approved regulations, often because of free-speech concerns. New mandates from China could change the tone of the debate on digital forgeries.
Read MoreA pregnant woman’s Apple Watch detected that something was wrong, prompting her to seek medical advice before giving birth.
Read MoreAnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Wells Fargo, BofA, JPMorgan, and four other banks are working on a digital wallet, managed by Zelle owner Early Warning Services, rolling out in H2 2023 — Financial institutions behind Zelle are working on a wallet for consumers to use at online checkout — Big banks are teaming …
Read MoreA mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Read MoreThe IT Army of Ukraine saw a huge influx of first-time hackers. But what happens to them after the war?
Read MoreThe EV giant is alienating its customers, bringing in less revenue, and falling behind legacy carmakers.
Read MoreIf you agree to provide some of your car’s battery power in times of high energy demand, you’ll get paid, and help make the grid more stable.
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