April 3, 2025

Month: October 2022

ESCORT SEX WORKERS, FROM COUNTRIES WHERE THEIR PROFESSION IS LEGAL, SAY THEY ARE BEING BANNED FROM SITES LIKE ONLYFANS THAT ARE BOUND BY THE US FOSTA-SESTA LAW (MARK SERRELS/CNET)

SOURCES: STIR MONEY, WHOSE SOFTWARE HELPS VIDEO AND AUDIO PRODUCERS, WRITERS, AND PERFORMERS MANAGE THEIR INCOME, RAISES SERIES A LED BY A16Z AT $100M VALUATION (THE INFORMATION)

Sources: Stir Money, whose software helps video and audio producers, writers, and performers manage their income, raises Series A led...

TRILLER DIDN’T DENY THE CLAIM FROM A SOURCE THAT IT INFLATES MAUS TO THE PUBLIC AND SAYS THERE’S “NO LEGAL DEFINITION OF MAU/DAU”, AHEAD OF EXPECTED SPAC MERGER (MICAH SINGLETON/BILLBOARD)

APPLE’S CONCESSION TO RUSSIA TO PROMPT USERS TO INSTALL STATE-APPROVED APPS SETS A PRECEDENT THAT OTHER AUTHORITARIAN COUNTRIES MAY SEEK TO FOLLOW (LILY HAY NEWMAN/WIRED)

Apple’s concession to Russia to prompt users to install state-approved apps sets a precedent that other authoritarian countries may seek...

HOPIN, WHICH DEVELOPS SOFTWARE FOR HOSTING DIGITAL EVENTS, ACQUIRES LIVESTREAMING STARTUP STREAMYARD FOR $250M (ALEX WILHELM/TECHCRUNCH)

Hopin, which develops software for hosting digital events, acquires livestreaming startup StreamYard for $250M (Alex Wilhelm/TechCrunch) Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: Hopin,...

AMAZON CONFIRMS IT HAS ACQUIRED AUSTRALIAN E-COMMERCE STARTUP SELZ, A SHOPIFY COMPETITOR THAT EMPLOYS LESS THAN 50 PEOPLE AND HAS RAISED $11M (TAYLOR SOPER/GEEKWIRE)

Amazon confirms it has acquired Australian e-commerce startup Selz, a Shopify competitor that employs less than 50 people and has...

PROMISE, WHICH ALLOWS US CONSUMERS TO MANAGE AND BUDGET THEIR BILL PAYMENTS ONLINE TO UTILITIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RAISES $20M SERIES A (DEVIN COLDEWEY/TECHCRUNCH)

Promise, which allows US consumers to manage and budget their bill payments online to utilities and government agencies, raises $20M...

STEWART BUTTERFIELD SAYS SLACK WILL INTRODUCE AUDIO MESSAGES AND A CLUBHOUSE-LIKE FEATURE THAT WILL ALLOW USERS TO DROP INTO ROOMS WITHOUT AN INVITATION (OWEN THOMAS/PROTOCOL)

Stewart Butterfield says Slack will introduce audio messages and a Clubhouse-like feature that will allow users to drop into rooms...

SOURCES: CLUBHOUSE IS IN TALKS TO RAISE FUNDING FROM INVESTORS IN A ROUND VALUING THE BUSINESS AT ABOUT $4B, FOLLOWING ITS REPORTED VALUATION OF ~$1B IN JANUARY (KATIE ROOF/BLOOMBERG)