Cleanup, aisle FTX
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Cleanup, aisle FTX by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
The Anthropocene illusion
Over six years and across four continents, the London-based documentary photographer Zed Nelson has examined how humans have immersed themselves in increasingly simulated environments to mask their destructive divorce from the natural world. Featuring everything from theme parks and zoos to national parks and African safaris, his images reveal not only a desperate craving for…
Best practices for bolstering machine learning security
Nearly 75% of the world’s largest companies have already integrated AI and machine learning (ML) into their business strategies. As more and more companies — and their customers — gain increasing value from ML applications, organizations should be considering new security best practices to keep pace with the evolving technology landscape. Companies that utilize dynamic…
Bird tells SEC it overstated revenue for two years
Micromobility company Bird said Monday it had overstated its revenue for more than two years by recognizing unpaid customer rides. Bird’s audit committee found on Friday that the company’s financial reports spanning the first quarter of 2020 through the second quarter of 2022 “should no longer be relied upon,” according to a U.S. Securities and […]
Bird tells SEC it overstated revenue for two years by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week
Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still promoting it as a mass market product to build out a new revenue stream among “official” users and the hundreds of millions of others who […]
Musk says orgs will soon verify affiliated accounts; Blue sign-ups and name changes will be reinstated end of this week by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees
African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said FTX’s fall from grace affected his one-year-old startup, which held its assets (cash and stablecoins) in the now-defunct crypto exchange to manage operational expenses. Since […]
African web3 startup Nestcoin declares it held its assets in FTX, lays off employees by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Zenlytic develops commerce-specific, self-serve business intelligence tool
Zenlytic helps commerce companies corral their customer acquisition, conversion and retention software into one tool without needing a data team.
Zenlytic develops commerce-specific, self-serve business intelligence tool by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences
As anyone who’s moved to a city sight unseen can tell you — this reporter included — making platonic connections isn’t easy. Adult friendships are fickle beasts in metros of millions, where casual friends are cheap currency. Statistics back up my anecdotal evidence. According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Survey Center on American […]
222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: what Twitter’s collapse would mean, and crypto’s meltdown
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history Almost from the time the first tweet was posted in 2006, Twitter has played an important role in world events. The…
Why is Mark Cuban Fascinated by Crypto?
Cuban drew comparisons of the up and coming crypto space to the early days of streaming. He claimed that people had to go through a tedious process just to make a 16k stream work and believed that if it didn’t, people would often become a laughing stock for not using a radio
Lentra closes Series B Funding Round With Transaction Value Of $60 Million
The fund raised will be used for products and platform strengthening and also for international expansion, including the USA