Reddit has had a tumultuous month after announcing changes to its data API. In the last month, Reddit’s CEO gave interviews defending the company’s decision, the social network had fights with developers and moderators, and the platform saw a large number of subreddits going dark and later protesting in different ways. Given that the API […]
Reddit braces for life after API changes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Mark your calendar European friends: July 4th could soon be celebrated as independence-from-Meta’s-surveillance-capitalism-day… A long-anticipated judgement handed down today by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) looks to have comprehensively crushed the social media giant’s ability to keep flouting EU privacy law by denying users a free choice over its tracking and […]
CJEU ruling on Meta referral could close the chapter on surveillance capitalism by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
ClickUp, the software-as-a-service startup that offers a workforce productivity platform and counts storied investors Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global among its backers, has laid off 10% of its workforce. With a total headcount of about 900 employees, it represents approximately 90 people. The company says it looks to become more efficient and be better positioned […]
ClickUp, a productivity platform that was last valued at $4B, cuts 10% of workforce by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Seven tech giants have informed the European Union that its rebooted antitrust regime — the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — will apply to them. The initial seven, the majority of whom are US-based giants, are: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta (Facebook), Microsoft and Samsung. The DMA takes an ex ante approach to antitrust […]
‘GAFAM’ tech giants, ByteDance and Samsung expect to face EU’s rebooted antitrust regime by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Flipkart has begun lending to customers, expanding its financing offerings in a move that could potentially boost sales even as its chief rival Amazon has signalled a slowdown in India. The Walmart-owned Bengaluru-headquartered firm, in partnership with lender Axis Bank, is extending a credit of up to 500,000 Indian rupees, or $6,100, according to a […]
India’s Flipkart begins customer lending in bid to boost sales by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch