June 17, 2025

Own, a new social media app, aims to tokenize the creator economy

Own is the latest alternative to TikTok to emerge in the market, featuring blockchain technology and a token economy.

August 2023

The Download: China’s monkeypox crisis, and fighting AI photo manipulation

August 1, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox The Chinese government is battling a new public health concern: mpox. The World Health Organization reports that China is currently experiencing the world’s…

6 Ways to Become a Better Listener

August 1, 2023
Listening is one of the most foundational and critical skills in building relationships at home and at work. It’s not always easy to listen well, but with practice, we can all improve our skills. Here’s six ways you can start.

Tradeshift raises $70M, launches financing JV with HSBC focused on B2B trade

August 1, 2023
Global trade has been in a slump, in part due to ongoing economic pressures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, with some glimmers of recovery on the horizon, a startup that’s built business around tools to enable B2B trading has raised some money and is launching a JV that it hopes will kickstart […]

Socket lands $20M investment to help companies secure open source software

August 1, 2023
Socket, a startup that provides a scanning tool to detect security vulnerabilities in open source code, today announced that it raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The tranche had participation from Abstract Ventures, Wndrco, Unusual Ventures and an impressively high-profile list of angel investors, including the co-founders of […]

Neon, a relational database startup, lands ~$30M investment

August 1, 2023
Neon, a startup that’s building a serverless open source alternative to AWS Aurora Postgres, today announced that it raised around $45 million in a new funding round, about $30 million of which came from Menlo VC. Bringing its total raised to $104 million, the new cash will be put toward improving Neon’s developer experience and […]

Generative AI services pulled from Apple App Store in China ahead of new regulations

August 1, 2023
Multiple generative AI apps have been removed from Apple’s China App Store, two weeks ahead of the country’s new generative AI regulations that are set to take effect on August 15. The move came after Chinese developers received notices from Apple informing them of their apps’ removal. In its letter to OpenCat, a native ChatGPT […]

Uber reports first quarterly operating profit in Q2 2023 results

August 1, 2023
Uber has reported an operating profit during a fiscal quarter for the first time in its history. The company reported its second quarter earnings for 2023 [PDF] on Tuesday morning, which included a net income of $394 million for the quarter, up $1.0 billion year-over-year and $588 million versus the preceding quarter. The company attributed […]