Some protesters in China are sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using AirDrop, one of the few relatively untraceable methods for sharing files in China — “This is the first time I saw or received a medium of any kind that is critical of the current regime.” — RC
The Quest Pro is viable as a fun, albeit pricey, game console with impressive hardware but does not realize Meta's vision for VR as a place to be productive — It's not what Mark Zuckerberg promises. — BURLINGAME, Calif. — Good news, readers: After using nearly every virtual reality headset …
Apple's new iPad lineup is a mess, with the M2 iPad Pro missing some of the advances in the low-end 10th-gen iPad and the 9th-gen iPad still available for sale — On Tuesday morning, Apple announced new iPad and iPad Pro models via press release. On their own, they are reasonable …
Global smartphone market fell 9% YoY in Q3, the third decline in 2022 and the worst Q3 since 2014; Apple grew its market share from 15% in Q3 2021 to 18% — In Q3 2022, the global smartphone market recorded its third consecutive decline this year, dropping 9% year-on-year, marking the worst Q3 since 2014.
Munich-based Holidu, which runs a search engine and booking website for vacation rentals, raised a €100M Series E led by 83North, with €75M equity and €25M debt — Munich-based software and services vacation rental startup, Holidu, has topped up its coffers …
Documents: Japan may let crypto exchanges list tokens without a lengthy screening process, unless the tokens are new; the rule could take effect by December — Japan plans to further loosen cryptocurrency rules by making it easier to list virtual coins, potentially burnishing the country's allure …
Jasper, a service that leverages AI to generate marketing art and copy, raised $125M led by Insight Partners at a $1.7B valuation — As the enthusiasm around AI image and text generators grows, Jasper, a startup developing what it describes as an “AI content” platform, has raised $125 million at a $1.7 billion valuation.
Sources: worried about a threat from Apple, Google doubles down on its own hardware and moves some staff from other teams to work on Google-branded devices — It may be Google's worst nightmare. Apple's iPhone is stealing share from Samsung phones powered by Google's Android software.
Meta says it will sell off Giphy following order from UK competition watchdog … Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says it will accept a ruling by the UK competition watchdog to divest itself of social media GIF library Giphy. … We will work closely with the CMA on divesting Giphy."
Enable, which lets B2B companies manage their rebate programs, raised a $94M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $156M — Enable, a startup selling access to a platform that helps business-to-business (B2B) companies manage their rebate programs …
Toronto-based ChainSafe, the developer of an SDK for connecting games built on the Unity platform to the blockchain, raised a CA$25.7M Series A led by Round13 — The Canadian company is focused on multi-chain R&D and blockchain gaming, which is a growing industry that's expected to achieve multi-billion-dollar valuations.
Mastercard partners with Paxos for a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients — - Mastercard is launching a program to let financial institutions offer cryptocurrency trading to their clients. — The payments giant will act as a “bridge” …
Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...
