April 3, 2025

Month: October 2022

EXAMINING THE LINKS BETWEEN THE RATIONALIST COMMUNITY, WITH SLATE STAR CODEX BLOG AS ITS EPICENTER, AND INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN TECH, INCLUDING OPENAI’S FOUNDERS (CADE METZ/NEW YORK TIMES)

TECH INTERVIEW WITH SAMSUNG VP JAEYEON JUNG ON THE NEW GALAXY SMARTTAG AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE SMARTTHINGS ECOSYSTEM, WHICH AS OF DECEMBER HAD 66M ACTIVE USERS (CAROLINA MILANESI/FAST COMPANY)

SPANISH DELIVERY APP GLOVO RAISES $121M FROM SWISS REAL ESTATE FIRM STONEWEG TO BUILD OUT DELIVERY-ONLY CONVENIENCE STORES FOR SUB-30 MINUTE DELIVERY TIMES (MACARENA MUNOZ MONTIJANO/BLOOMBERG)

Macarena Munoz Montijano / Bloomberg: Spanish delivery app Glovo raises $121M from Swiss real estate firm Stoneweg to build out delivery-only...

SOURCES: SNAPCHAT WILL PERMANENTLY BAN TRUMP’S ACCOUNT ON JANUARY 20 IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND BASED ON REPEATED VIOLATIONS OF SNAPCHAT’S GUIDELINES (SARA FISCHER/AXIOS)

SOURCES: MICROSOFT IN ADVANCED TALKS TO BUY SPEECH TECHNOLOGY COMPANY NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS FOR ~$16B, OR $56 A SHARE, A 23% PREMIUM TO NUANCE’S FRIDAY CLOSE (BLOOMBERG)

Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft in advanced talks to buy speech technology company Nuance Communications for ~$16B, or $56 a share, a...

SOURCES: SENTINELONE, WHICH DEVELOPS AI-BASED ENDPOINT SECURITY FOR ALL DEVICES AND SERVICES IN A NETWORK, IS PREPARING FOR AN IPO THAT COULD VALUE IT AT $10B+ (BLOOMBERG)

Bloomberg: Sources: SentinelOne, which develops AI-based endpoint security for all devices and services in a network, is preparing for an...

FACEBOOK WILL REMOVE CONTENT SUPPORTING VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL, INCLUDING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE EVENT, REQUIRE ADMIN REVIEW FOR GROUP POSTS, MORE (TAYLOR HATMAKER/TECHCRUNCH)

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: Facebook will remove content supporting violence at the Capitol, including photos and videos of the event, require...

COPENHAGEN-BASED LABSTER, WHICH SELLS VIRTUAL STEM LAB SOFTWARE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, RAISES $60M SERIES C LED BY A16Z, BRINGING TOTAL RAISED TO $100M (NATASHA MASCARENHAS/TECHCRUNCH)

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Copenhagen-based Labster, which sells virtual STEM lab software to educational institutions, raises $60M Series C led by...

THE FOUNDER OF JOKER’S STASH, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MARKETPLACES FOR STOLEN CREDIT CARD AND IDENTITY DATA, HAS ALLEGEDLY RETIRED WITH A FORTUNE OF $1B+ (DR. TOM ROBINSON/ELLIPTIC BLOG)