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Singapore-based crypto trading platform Amber Group raised a $300M Series C led by Fenbushi Capital US, at less than its February valuation of $3B (Hannah Miller/Bloomberg)

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: Singapore-based crypto trading platform Amber Group raised a $300M Series C led by Fenbushi Capital US, at less than its February valuation of $3B — Embattled crypto firm Amber Group has raised $300 million mainly for customers who lost money on the platform’s products due to FTX’s implosion …

Sweep, which makes a no-code toolkit for building sales playbooks in Salesforce, raised $28M in seed and Series A led by Bessemer and Insight respectively (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Sweep, which makes a no-code toolkit for building sales playbooks in Salesforce, raised $28M in seed and Series A led by Bessemer and Insight respectively — Businesses often encounter challenges in configuring their customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, whether …

Motorola’s new flagship is here with a crazy-good specs and a crazier price

Credit: Motorola Motorola has launched the X40 flagship powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The device packs a 165Hz refresh rate and 125W fast charging. It also has a crazy low price, starting at just around $490. The long-rumored, intensely-teased Motorola X40 is finally official. While the Xiaomi 13 series and the Vivo

US lawmakers press top game companies about how they assess and mitigate risks of extremist behavior, after an ADL study finds extremism rising in online gaming (Stephen Totilo/Axios)

Stephen Totilo / Axios: US lawmakers press top game companies about how they assess and mitigate risks of extremist behavior, after an ADL study finds extremism rising in online gaming — – “We are writing to better understand the processes you have in place to handle player reports of harassment and extremism encounters …

Alternative app stores on the iPhone won’t mean much to Apple, say analysts

Analysts at Morgan Stanley estimate that the impact of alternative app stores on the iPhone will be minimal.

Public betas for iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2 now available. Here’s what’s new

Apple has released the public betas for iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS Ventura 13.2. Here’s what’s new for members of the Apple Beta Software Program.

Twitter is blocking links to Mastodon

It’s not as easy to share where you might go next. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is blocking users from tweeting links to many major servers for Mastodon, one of the most notable Twitter alternatives. The ban was enacted sometime during what’s been a chaotic Thursday evening on the platform after

Retrotechtacular: A 1960s Look at the 21st Century Home

If you only watch the first 60 seconds of 1967’s “At Home, 2001,” you’ll be forgiven for thinking that the film is riddled with missed predictions. And to be sure, the cold open is rife with them, from disposable paper furniture to seashell-shaped houses that look like they’re extruded from concrete. Really, the only clear

Twitter suspends the account of its rival Mastodon, and many links to some Mastodon servers no longer work on Twitter, which flags them as “potentially harmful” (Taylor Hatmaker/TechCrunch)

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Twitter suspends the account of its rival Mastodon, and many links to some Mastodon servers no longer work on Twitter, which flags them as “potentially harmful” — A day after Twitter crafted a new policy to explain its decision to ban an account that tracks Elon Musk’s private jet, the fallout

The Accord will be Honda’s first car to offer Google built-in

2023 Honda Accord with Google built-in supports smooth multi-touch. | Image: Honda Honda’s next Accord will be the automaker’s first vehicle to support Google built-in integration, enabling native Android apps and over the air (OTA) software updates (via Automotive News). It will be included as a standard feature in the top Touring trim of the

Twitter suspends the accounts of several journalists, including NYT’s Ryan Mac and CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan; Musk says “same doxxing rules apply to journalists” (NBC News)

NBC News: Twitter suspends the accounts of several journalists, including NYT’s Ryan Mac and CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan; Musk says “same doxxing rules apply to journalists” — Twitter suspended several high-profile journalists Thursday evening who have been covering the company and Elon Musk.

Salt Lake City-based MasterControl, which makes software to manage the development of life science products, raised a $150M Series A led by Sixth Street (Keerthi Vedantam/Crunchbase News)

Keerthi Vedantam / Crunchbase News: Salt Lake City-based MasterControl, which makes software to manage the development of life science products, raised a $150M Series A led by Sixth Street — A decades-old biotech SaaS startup announced its first round of funding on Thursday. With it came a $1.3 billion valuation.

Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter

Many accounts have been suspended. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent reporters who cover Elon Musk, including Ryan Mac of The New York Times, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, The Intercept’s Micha Lee, Mashable’s Matt Binder, Aaron Rupar, and Tony

Building a Chain Drive Differential From Junkyard Parts

A differential is a very useful thing for a vehicle. It allows two driven wheels to rotate at different speeds, such as when going around a corner. [Workshop From Scratch] needed a chain driven differential, so set about building one from a salvaged automotive unit. The differential itself was taken from a BMW E46 3-Series,

[Thread] Meta is shutting down Super, a Cameo-like app that let people pay creators or celebrities to interact with them in a live stream, on February 15, 2023 (Josh Constine/@joshconstine)

Josh Constine / @joshconstine: [Thread] Meta is shutting down Super, a Cameo-like app that let people pay creators or celebrities to interact with them in a live stream, on February 15, 2023 — Facebook is shutting down its Cameo clone Super. As expected, the big social apps weren’t committed to helping creators monetize, they were

Apple has released a Rapid Security Response update for the Mac

Apple has released macOS Security Response 13.2 (a), a Rapid Security Response for Macs running macOS 13 Ventura.

Twitter suspends Mastodon after it tweeted about Elon’s jet

I’ll miss those cute elephants. | Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Twitter has suspended the official Twitter account of Mastodon, one of the most popular destinations for people seeking a Twitter-like alternative. If you visit @joinmastodon’s profile, you’ll see a message that the account has been suspended. We don’t know exactly why the

Apple says Spirited, its Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell musical, is its biggest film yet

Apple has revealed that Spirited and Emancipation are breaking streaming records for Apple TV Plus.

[Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar (Ben Collins/@oneunderscore__)

Ben Collins / @oneunderscore__: [Thread] Twitter suspends accounts of journalists who cover Elon Musk, including WaPo’s Drew Harwell, NYT’s Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, and Aaron Rupar — Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O’Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post’s @drewharwell. Rupar tells me he has

A 15-inch MacBook Air would miss the point entirely — and be 4 inches too big

Rumors of Apple working on a 15-inch MacBook Air persist, but shouldn’t Apple be making a smaller model instead of a bigger one?

New leak reveals a Lenovo ThinkPad smartphone

Credit: Ryan McNeal / Android Authority Motorola is reportedly launching a new ThinkPhone smartphone in 2023. The ThinkPhone branding seems to be connected to Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptops. The ThinkPhone could have high-end specs. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Lenovo took a ThinkPad laptop and turned it into a phone? We haven’t either,

Belkin’s Continuity Camera mount for desktops is here

For those dedicated to magnetically mounting a phone to their screens so they can have that good webcam quality. | Image: Belkin When Belkin released its Continuity Camera mount for Mac laptops in October, it promised that a version for desktops would be coming soon. Now, it’s finally here. You can get the accessory that

Tim Sweeney wants Epic to help build a metaverse that’s actually positive

Geralt will be joining Fortnite shortly. | Image: Epic Games Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney laid out what he called his “grand vision” for the company in a livestream on Thursday, and it might not be surprising that the company that builds Fortnite wants to help usher in the best version of the metaverse. While

Where are Samsung phones designed and made? The answer might surprise you

Samsung has been the king of the Android world for years now, as the South Korean giant continues to deliver phones that impress and innovate. From reliable powerhouses in the S22 series to flashy foldables that think outside the box, there’s something for everyone in Samsung’s lineup. But where are these phones designed and made?

How NASA’s newest satellite will monitor lakes and rivers from space

An illustration of the SWOT satellite in orbit. | Image: CNES Early tomorrow morning, a new Earth monitoring instrument called the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, or SWOT, will launch into space on a SpaceX rocket. The satellite will take the first global survey of Earth’s freshwater systems from space, observing not only the

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