Amazon has secured an $8 billion loan in anticipation of market headwinds. Provided by DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank and others, the loan — which will mature in 364 days (January 3, 2024), with an option to extend for another 364 days — will be used for “general corporate purposes,” Amazon said in a filing with […]
Amazon secures $8B loan, anticipating market headwinds by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
During the lull between last Christmas and New Year’s, New York State became one of the first in the country to enact a “right to repair” law — albeit with amended language that some advocates say make the law toothless. Called the Digital Fair Repair Act and set to go into effect on July 1, […]
New York’s right-to-repair bill has major carve-outs for manufacturers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Reddit users discover Apple is raising its battery replacement service fees by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
At the start of the year, a new law went into effect in Louisiana, which requires online publishers to conduct age verification checks if their site’s content is more than 33.3% pornography. In accordance with this law, Pornhub now requires visitors to verify their age with the LA Wallet app, a digital wallet for Louisiana […]
You must now verify your drivers license to watch Pornhub in Louisiana by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. As promised, I’m taking over Equity Monday for the beginning of this year as Alex is out on paternity leave. Big hugs to his growing family! We’re starting the year with big post-PTO energy, because […]
Remember how this whole working thing works? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
The majority of capital that did flow into Israel’s cybersecurity industry poured directly into one area: seed rounds of early-stage startups.
How well did Israel’s cybersecurity industry do in 2022? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried plead not guilty to all eight counts of U.S. criminal charges on Tuesday. Bankman-Fried appeared before a judge in the U.S. District Court in New York City on Tuesday with his lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell. Criminal charges against the 30-year-old former billionaire include wire fraud, conspiracy […]
Former FTX CEO SBF pleads not guilty to U.S. criminal charges by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
At ZeniMax, a Microsoft-owned gaming studio, 300 quality assurance (QA) testers have voted to unionize. This marks Microsoft’s first official union in the U.S., as well as the biggest gaming union in the country. Union organizing has been on the rise in the video game industry, particularly among QA workers. In 2022, QA testers at […]
Microsoft now has its first official union in the U.S. by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch