Meta faces third lawsuit in Kenya as moderators claim illegal sacking, blacklisting

March 20, 2023

Social media giant Meta and its Kenya-based content moderation partners, Sama and Majorel, are facing a new lawsuit in Kenya. In a petition filed today, 43 content moderators allege “unlawful termination” by Sama, whose contract with Meta comes to an end this month after shutting down its content review arm in January. They are also […]

Meta faces third lawsuit in Kenya as moderators claim illegal sacking, blacklisting by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Aembit raises $16.6M to bring identity management to workloads

March 20, 2023

Aembit, a Maryland-based security startup that focuses on helping DevOps and security teams manage how federated workloads talk to each other, is officially launching its service today and announcing a $16.6 million seed funding round from Ballistic Ventures and Ten Elven Ventures. In essence, Aembit’s workload identity and access management service applies industry knowledge, from […]

Aembit raises $16.6M to bring identity management to workloads by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Twitch says it will lay off 400 employees

March 20, 2023

Twitch announced plans to reduce its workforce on Monday, demonstrating that even the booming streaming site isn’t immune the reductions that have swept the tech industry in the last six months. The layoffs will affect 400 employees at the company and were characterized as an effort to make Twitch’s business more sustainable. “Like many companies, […]

Twitch says it will lay off 400 employees by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch