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Apple revenue drops amid quarterly hardware decline

February 3, 2023

Apple has thus far been lauded for a deliberate hiring approach that saved the company from the mass layoffs conducted by top competitors like Alphabet and Amazon. But not even the iPhone maker is immune from economic headwinds. In quarterly earnings posted today, the company notched its first y-o-y loss since before the pandemic. The […]

Apple revenue drops amid quarterly hardware decline by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

‘0ktapus’ hackers are back and targeting tech and gaming companies, says leaked report

February 2, 2023

The hackers who reportedly hit more than 130 organizations last year and stole the credentials of almost 10,000 employees are still targeting several tech and video game companies, according to a report obtained by TechCrunch. The report, prepared by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, calls the hackers “Scattered Spider.” In a previous publicly available report, the company […]

‘0ktapus’ hackers are back and targeting tech and gaming companies, says leaked report by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch

There are still robotics jobs to be found (if you know where to look)

February 2, 2023

A lot has happened in the half-year since we caught up with Ayanna Howard, dean of the Ohio State University’s College of Engineering — not all of it good. The broader economic slowdown has been deeply felt by the robotics industry, across the board, from the smallest startups to the biggest tech giants like Alphabet […]

There are still robotics jobs to be found (if you know where to look) by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Samooh launches with tech that lets companies share data securely

February 2, 2023

Samooh, a startup developing a “cross-cloud” data collaboration platform, today announced that it raised $12.5 million in a funding tranche backed by Altimeter Capital and Snowflake Ventures, among others. CEO Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan says that the cash infusion — Samooh’s first — will be put toward product development and hiring; the plan is grow the startup’s […]

Samooh launches with tech that lets companies share data securely by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Roblox to host a free virtual Super Bowl concert featuring Saweetie

February 2, 2023

Hip-hop artist Saweetie is performing exclusively in Roblox for the NFL’s Super Bowl LVII pregame on February 10, the National Football League announced today. The virtual concert will take place at 7:00 pm ET in Warner Music Group’s Rhythm City, a new destination on Roblox that was announced earlier this week. Rhythm City is set […]

Roblox to host a free virtual Super Bowl concert featuring Saweetie by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

BlockJoy raises $12M to help cut operating costs for businesses running blockchain nodes

February 2, 2023

BlockJoy, a startup providing white label blockchain nodes as a service, raised a total of $12 million from its seed and Series A rounds, the company exclusi1vely shared with TechCrunch. The Boston-based startup aims to reduce operating costs by up to 80% for enterprises running staking nodes and APIs as a service, the two co-founders, […]

BlockJoy raises $12M to help cut operating costs for businesses running blockchain nodes by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok introduces a strike system for violations, tests a feature to “refresh” the For You feed

February 2, 2023

TikTok today is announcing several changes to its service, including what it claims will be increased enforcement against bad actors as well as tests of new user-facing tools that will force a refresh of the app’s main algorithmic feed, known as the For You feed. The company said the changes are focused on keeping the […]

TikTok introduces a strike system for violations, tests a feature to “refresh” the For You feed by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Some Salesforce employees just found out they’re part of the 10% layoff announced last month

February 2, 2023

When Salesforce announced it was laying off 10% of its workforce last month, you might have assumed that meant that everyone who was affected was informed at that time. With social media flush with people talking about Salesforce layoffs today, the company says these are part of that original announcement, but some folks are learning […]

Some Salesforce employees just found out they’re part of the 10% layoff announced last month by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch