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Twitter allows cannabis ads in states where it’s legal

February 16, 2023

Twitter is allowing cannabis ads to run on its platform in U.S. states where cannabis is legal and in Canada, according to the company’s blog and Axios. Twitter updated its ad policy Wednesday, making it the first social media app in the U.S. to allow cannabis advertising. Google last month updated its policies to allow […]

Twitter allows cannabis ads in states where it’s legal by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Roku soars past revenue expectations as it bets on streaming devices to boost growth

February 15, 2023

Over a month after Roku announced its first Roku-branded TVs, which will launch in the U.S. in spring 2023, the hardware company reported its quarterly earnings this afternoon which showed Roku beat its own revenue expectations, reporting a total net revenue of $867.1 million for Q4. The company previously cautioned investors of a shaky fourth […]

Roku soars past revenue expectations as it bets on streaming devices to boost growth by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Silicon Valley goes to war

February 15, 2023

At Andreessen Horowitz’s recent American Dynamism summit, Hadrian founder and CEO Chris Power painted a picture of the country in peril. “I’m here to talk to you about an existential risk to the future of the Republic and how Hadrian is trying to solve it,” he began. His words – a mix of rationalism and […]

Silicon Valley goes to war by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Apkudo, a platform for managing connected devices, raises $37.5M

February 15, 2023

Apkudo, a Baltimore-based startup developing a platform to help manage, sell and test connected devices like smartphones and laptops, today announced that it raised $37.5 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Closed Loop Partners’ Leadership Fund and Piper Sandler Merchant Banking with participation from MissionOG, Harbert Growth, Grotech Ventures, Lavrock Ventures and […]

Apkudo, a platform for managing connected devices, raises $37.5M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch