Q&A with telecom reporter Karl Bode about Gigi Sohn's nomination to the FCC as Comcast and Fox Corp. team up to lobby swing votes in the Senate against her — How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up? … Today, we're just talking about a problem.
A look at the Rust programming language after 12 years, evolving from side project to robust ecosystem, as developers praise its security, ease, and performance — Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its adoption can't come soon enough.
As chess explodes on Twitch, a look at Chess.com's Global Championship, its first in-person event since 2018, and “fair play” measures amid a cheating scandal — Cheating allegations have changed how chess is played, just as the game is shifting into looking a lot more like esports.
A look at the use of biometric surveillance tech in European soccer stadiums; 15,000+ cameras will monitor fans in eight stadiums at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — Stadiums around the world, including at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are subjecting spectators to invasive biometric surveillance tech.
PitchBook: VCs raised $151B across Q1, Q2, and Q3 2022, exceeding any prior full-year cycle, concentrated among large funds at Sequoia, Lightspeed, and others — Limited partners who back venture funds still seek access to startups, which have outperformed other asset classes during recessions
Hands-on with Netflix's Basic with Ads: while most shows have pre-roll ads, mid-roll ads are more unpredictable; many popular shows are locked to higher tiers — Clicking into something on Netflix's new ads tier is a roll of the dice: you never know how many ads you might have to sit through.
Lenovo reports Q2 revenue down 4% YoY to $17.09B, above estimates, the first decline in 10 quarters as pandemic-fueled global PC demand weakens — China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK) reported its first revenue decline in 10 quarters as a pandemic-fuelled computer sales boom comes to an end …
Barcelona-based Lodgify, which offers SaaS tools for managing rental properties on Airbnb and other platforms, raised a $30M Series B led by Octopus Ventures — The Spanish firm's one stop digital shop for hosts and property managers hopes to capture 80% of the short-term rental market by concentrating on SMEs
Patreon launches a native ad-free video hosting tool for creators, expanding on support for third-party players, available to a select group in beta — The update marks a major shift in how creators on Patreon can share video content with fans. Previously, creators had to upload videos …
Preqin: Chinese VC deals fell 44% YoY in October to $62.1B, of which $7.9B went to semiconductor companies, up from $6.3B in 2021 — Venture capital investments in China are falling sharply this year, making it one of the worst-performing countries globally after the Communist Party's crackdown …
Twitter cancels its Chirp developer conference, set for November 16, and says it is building “some things that we're excited to share with you soon” — Twitter is canceling its developer-focused Chirp conference amid management transition, the company said late Thursday.
Anushka Chourasia / Reuters : UK publisher Bloomsbury says it is among the beneficiaries of the $1.5B Anthropic settlement; 14,087 of its...
