May 2023

How Much Did the Fed Raise Interest Rates in 2022?

May 18, 2023
Last month, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates again, the ninth consecutive increase since the Fed began raising rates in March 2022. While the full effects of the latest rate…

Alibaba to take its cloud, AI and business messenger unit public

May 18, 2023

Seven weeks after Alibaba announced its historic restructuring plan to split itself into six independent companies, the juggernaut is gearing up to take its cloud intelligence group public through a separate listing. Alibaba went public in New York back in 2014, marking the largest IPO at the time. Not long after Hong Kong relaxed rules […]

Alibaba to take its cloud, AI and business messenger unit public by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to TVs

May 18, 2023

YouTube is making its service more appealing to TV ad buyers with a new ad offering announced on Wednesday at its annual YouTube Brandcast upfront event in New York. The company said it will introduce 30-second unskippable ads on connected TVs which will replace the two, 15-second consecutive ads that run today when advertisers target […]

YouTube is bringing 30-second unskippable ads to TVs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter now allows paid users to upload two-hour long videos

May 18, 2023

Twitter has made changes to its paid plan allowing subscribers to upload two-hour-long videos — expanding the previous 60-minute limit. The company also modified its Twitter Blue page and said the video file size limit for paid users is now increased from 2GB to 8 GB. While earlier longer video upload was only possible from […]

Twitter now allows paid users to upload two-hour long videos by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

1Password’s new service lets businesses quickly adopt passkeys

May 18, 2023

Password manager 1Password today launched a new service, Passage by 1Password, that’s designed to allow businesses to build passkey authentication into their apps and websites without having to maintain their own security infrastructure. The rollout signals 1Password’s expansion beyond credential management and into the customer identity access management space. But it’s also on trend. Apple […]

1Password’s new service lets businesses quickly adopt passkeys by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch