Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holding in social platform Reddit and chat app Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup, giving a preview into how the asset manager sees the impact of the ongoing slowdown in the public market on privately-held shares. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth
Read moreYouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test
YouTube is running a new experiment to limit usage on ad blockers by asking users to turn it off or buy a premium subscription after three videos. Users on Reddit posted screenshots of the streaming service showing a warning sign to people using an ad-blocking extension on desktop as spotted
Read moreFertifa enables companies to offer fertility and reproductive health benefits
The number of workplaces offering fertility and reproductive healthcare benefits are on the rise. Doing so can help companies become more competitive employers and bolster diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, for example by attracting more women and LGBTQ+ people. Based in London, Fertifa wants to enable more companies in Europe
Read moreIndian court rejects Twitter’s lawsuit against government challenging block orders
An Indian court has dismissed Twitter’s lawsuit against the federal government that sought to challenge New Delhi’s block orders on tweets and accounts. The Karnataka High Court dismissed the high-profile plea, filed last year, and also fined the Elon Musk-owned firm 5 million Indian rupees ($61,000). The court observed that
Read more10 Key Questions When Running on Ampere Altra-Based Instances
This article looks in detail at the first ten questions we need to answer while running on Ampere Altra-Based Instances. Continue reading 10 Key Questions When Running on Ampere Altra-Based Instances on SitePoint.
Read moreMaking computer science more humane at Carnegie Mellon (ep. 585)
On this episode of the podcast, Ben and Ryan chat with Martial Hebert, dean of the School of Computer Science at Ryan’s alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University. They talk about the changing landscape of computer science education, Martial’s almost 40 years of research in computer vision and robotics, and the
Read moreKorea’s Alwayz aims to make online shopping fun again with $46M in funding
Seoul-based e-commerce company Levit, an operator of the shopping app Alwayz, wants to make the shopping experience more entertaining and affordable. The two-year-old startup has recently raised $46 million in a Series B round of funding led by DST Global Partners with participation from new investor BOND and existing backers
Read moreFTC reportedly finalizing its biggest Amazon antitrust case yet
The moment Amazon feared when FTC Chair Lina Khan was appointed may soon arrive: Bloomberg reports that the agency is putting the final touches on its most substantial antitrust case against the tech giant, and could file suit in the next few weeks. According to documents viewed by Bloomberg and
Read moreHow confidential computing could secure generative AI adoption
Ayal Yogev Contributor Share on Twitter Ayal Yogev is the co-founder and CEO of Anjuna, a multi-cloud confidential computing platform. Generative AI has the potential to change everything. It can inform new products, companies, industries, and even economies. But what makes it different and better than “traditional” AI could also
Read more11 VCs reveal how hard it was for their startups to fundraise in H1 2023
Everyone knows that raising venture capital has been harder for startups lately — unless you are building an AI startup, of course. But instead of only talking to founders, we’re flipping the script today. We wanted to hear from investors how their portcos are handling a cash-light environment. To that
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