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Formlabs inches towards mass manufacturing with high-volume 3D printing solutions

January 4, 2023

3D printing stalwart Formlabs today showed off a series of new solutions that enables its customers to dramatically increase their 3D printing output. The result is better large-scale manufacturing options, and a significant reduction in cost-per-part, given that machines don’t have to sit around waiting for operators to fill resin tanks or remove parts. The […]

Formlabs inches towards mass manufacturing with high-volume 3D printing solutions by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s New Year kicks off with over $410M in fresh EU privacy fines

January 4, 2023

Meta is kicking off the New Year with more privacy fines and corrective orders hitting its business in Europe. The latest swathe of enforcement relates to EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaints over the legal basis it claims to run behavioral ads. The Facebook owner’s lead data protection watchdog in the region, the Irish […]

Meta’s New Year kicks off with over $410M in fresh EU privacy fines by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Roku unveils its first-ever TVs designed and built by the company

January 4, 2023

Roku today is expanding its product line to include a range of smart TVs that are the first ever to be both designed and built by Roku itself. The Roku Select and Roku Plus Series TVs will be Roku-branded HD and 4K TVs available across 11 models, ranging from 24” to 75” in size, and made to […]

Roku unveils its first-ever TVs designed and built by the company by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M

January 4, 2023

The performance of a mobile app can impact how customers perceive a brand. According to a survey from Dimensional Research sponsored by HP, 53% of app users who responded said they’ve uninstalled a mobile app with issues like lag, while 37% said that they hold an app responsible for performance problems. Given the pace of […]

Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemic

January 4, 2023

Salesforce has announced that it’s cutting some 10% of its workforce, impacting more than 7,000 employees, while it will also shutter offices in “certain markets.” In a letter to employees and a corresponding filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff referenced the “challenging” environment in which it’s operating, pointing to […]

Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after hiring ‘too many people’ during the pandemic by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Bird Buddy’s new smart hummingbird feeder can photograph and identify 350 different bird species

January 4, 2023

Bird Buddy, the maker of a smart bird feeder that snaps photos of your bird visitors which are collected in a companion mobile app, is out today with another product for its nature enthusiast and birdwatching community. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company is showing off a prototype of its new […]

Bird Buddy’s new smart hummingbird feeder can photograph and identify 350 different bird species by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Online grocery startup Kurly scraps IPO amid market uncertainty

January 4, 2023

Kurly, a South Korean startup that provides next-day grocery delivery service, just announced that it has called off its plan to go public amid worsening economic situations that have put startups’ market debuts on hold. “We have decided to postpone listing on the Korea Exchange (KOSPI), considering market sentiment remained weak amid the global market […]

Online grocery startup Kurly scraps IPO amid market uncertainty by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter goes down for many in Australia, users say

January 4, 2023

Twitter users in Australia and New Zealand have been facing issues accessing the service for over 12 hours, they say, as the Elon Musk-owned social network continues to grapple with reliability challenges amid cost-cutting measures. The outage began at around 2 p.m. Pacific Time Tuesday, according to user tweets and DownDetector (Australia and New Zealand), […]

Twitter goes down for many in Australia, users say by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch