Jiko, a neobank that gives companies “low-cost access” to short-term US Treasury bills, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $87.7M — Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers. But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model …
Samsung details GDDR7, already in production, with speeds up to 36Gbps, doubling GDDR6's 18Gbps, and plans to release new V-NAND chips with a 230-layer design — Increasing investments as others tighten their belts — Samsung is looking to capitalize on its deep and varied revenue sources …
Twitter makes notes on tweets from its crowdsourced fact-checking program Birdwatch visible to all US users — After last month's expansion of Twitter's crowdsourced fact-checking program known as Birdwatch, Twitter announced this morning the notes fact-checkers leave on tweets will now be visible to all U.S. users.
President Joe Biden has yet to appoint a US CTO after 20 months in office, a position Barack Obama filled within three months — Happy Thursday! A quick programming note: The newsletter will be off Friday but back on Monday. We'll see you on the other side!
Sources: Google has requested manufacturers to make 8M units of its Pixel 7 range, its largest-ever order, aiming to double smartphone sales in 2023 — U.S. company still niche player next to Samsung and Apple — TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, U.S. — Google is preparing its largest-ever launch order …
Global VC funding in Q3 2022 was $81B, down 53% YoY from $171B and 33% QoQ from $121B, the lowest level since $70.6B in Q1 2020 — The big global venture capital pullback we were all expecting is truly here. — Venture and growth investors in private companies scaled …
New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...
