Sources: the DOJ is investigating if Apple's use of its "Sign in with Apple" button makes it more difficult for users to switch to a rival device maker

  Techmeme   ·   4 days ago

Source: ~40%, or 40M, of Disney+ subscribers are in the US, and Disney has said 30% are in India, so Europe and LatAm seem to make up less than a third of subs

  Techmeme   ·   4 days ago

Source: Aviatrix, a provider of multi-cloud native networking software, raises $75M Series D led by General Catalyst, valuing the startup at $700M+

  Techmeme   ·   5 days ago

Sources: LinkedIn is developing a new service called Marketplaces to let its 740M users find and book freelancers, with plans to launch as soon as September

  Techmeme   ·   1 week ago

Sources: Twitter has told employees that they will receive just 57% of their 2020 bonus target after the company missed internal revenue and profit goals

  Techmeme   ·   1 week ago

Sources: Facebook is building an Android-based smartwatch with health and fitness capabilities, which it aims to launch in 2022

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Source: Amazon Connect, its cloud call center software, had $175M in sales during 2020, up ~150% YoY, and the company expects $1B annual sales by 2022

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Sources: Stir Money, whose software helps video and audio producers, writers, and performers manage their income, raises Series A led by a16z at $100M valuation

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Internal data shows only 11.3M US households regularly watch NBCU's Peacock; sources: NBCU has pitched ViacomCBS about bundling their streaming services

  Techmeme   ·   2 weeks ago

Source: Apple is planning a $3,000+ mixed-reality headset with 8K displays, eye-tracking tech, and 12+ cameras to track hand movements and show the real world

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

Carta, which launched a private stock exchange CartaX to help employees and investors sell stock in private startups, is now valued at $6.9B

  Techmeme   ·   3 weeks ago

Source: Sriram Krishnan, known for holding product leadership roles at Facebook, Twitter, and Snap, has joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner

  Techmeme   ·   4 weeks ago

Sources: Bird is finalizing a deal to raise $100M in convertible debt, led by Sequoia Capital and Valor Equity, amid discussions about going public via SPAC

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: ByteDance revenue more than doubled last year to $37B, of which $7B was operating profit, up from $4B in 2019, despite India's TikTok ban

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: VCs have approached Clubhouse about investing in its next round at ~$1B valuation, a 10X increase from the previous round; a16z is expected to lead

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Plaid to seek financing that could triple its valuation to ~$15B according to a source, amid a surge in investor interest following Visa's abandoned acquisition

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: Patreon is considering an IPO as soon as this year and has recently passed $100M in annualized revenue

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: Andreessen Horowitz to launch an opinion section on its website that will publish articles related to technology and business from outside contributors

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Sources: Apple is discussing launching a new subscription service that would charge people to listen to podcasts

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Source: Sequoia Capital recently bought shares of online automation firm Zapier from its founders on the secondary market, with the sale valuing Zapier at $4B+

  Techmeme   ·   1 month ago

Memo: following its Trump ban, Facebook has told employees to avoid wearing company-branded apparel in public as it might put staff at risk

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Sources: AT&T couldn't get an HBO Max distribution deal for Amazon's Fire TV devices before WarnerMedia agreed to extend its contract for AWS services

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Filing: Hipcamp, a platform for listing and booking campsites, raises $57M Series C at a valuation of $300M+, double the valuation from its last raise in 2019

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Apple Took Three Years to Cut Ties With Supplier That Used Underage Labor

  Reddit   ·   2 months ago

Sources: Zoom has begun developing a web email service for businesses, and may trial it next year, and is also considering building a calendar app

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Sources: Ironclad, which helps companies create and manage business contracts, raises $100M+ Series D led by Bond Capital, valuing it at $950M+

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Sources: Facebook is building a tool within Marketplace that lets users find and book services like home repairs, competing with Fiverr, TaskRabbit, and others

  Techmeme   ·   2 months ago

Reddit to Buy TikTok Rival Dubsmash in New Video Push

  Reddit   ·   3 months ago

A look at China's online grocery business, as tech titans like Didi Chuxing offer community group buying where households pool orders to buy directly from farms

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Sources: WarnerMedia is weighing 2 new streaming services, with a subscription service based on CNN content in 2021 and a free entertainment service for 2022

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Facebook is reorganizing its unit focused on its role in global elections, moving staff into a larger organization called Central Integrity, led by Guy Rosen

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Sources: since 2018, over 110,000 government officials and candidates have been on a Facebook whitelist that prevented them from being fact checked

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Sources: tech jobs site Hired, which was once valued at $500M, is considering winding down its operations after its unsuccessful efforts of selling itself

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Sources: rental startup Domio, which had raised $50M in debt and a $50M Series B in 2019, plans to shut down after failing to raise more funds

  Techmeme   ·   3 months ago

Two senior executives at Lyft, in charge of strategic initiatives and design, respectively, are leaving the firm on the eve of California's vote on Prop 22

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Sources: Alibaba is in advanced talks to invest nearly $300M in London-based online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch and potentially create a Chinese JV

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Apple Rejects App for Verifying Pennsylvania Ballots

  Reddit   ·   4 months ago

Quibi is shutting down

  Hacker News   ·   4 months ago

Sources: Jeffrey Katzenberg tried to sell Quibi's catalog to NBCUniversal and Facebook, but both passed; Katzenberg told others he may shut down the company

  Techmeme   ·   4 months ago

Google’s Internal Data Show Engineers Found It Harder to Code from Home

  Hacker News   ·   5 months ago

Sources: Katzenberg pitched Apple, WarnerMedia, and Facebook about buying Quibi, but so far had no takers; Quibi has between 400K and 500K subscribers now

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Documents show that Airbnb spent $1.2B between mid-2019 and mid-2020, with the biggest portion of cash burn coming in Q1 2020 as it issued refunds amid COVID-19

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Tribe Capital is close to announcing Firstlook, a program for individuals with a net worth +$1M and annual income of $200k to co-invest in startups with Tribe

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Stan Chudnovsky, head of Messenger at Facebook, says Facebook has asked Apple for years to give users an option to make Messenger the default iOS messaging app

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

Sources: Google's pro-privacy plan to block online ad trackers has boosted the US' antitrust probe, as publishers argue it would create an unfair playing field

  Techmeme   ·   5 months ago

$200M Seed Valuation for Roam Shows Investor Frenzy for Note-Taking Apps

  Hacker News   ·   6 months ago

Profile of the note-taking startup Roam Research, which has raised $9M at $200M valuation from Patrick and John Collison, True Ventures, Lux Capital, others

  Techmeme   ·   6 months ago

Apple confirms it will delay enforcement of IDFA changes in iOS 14 until early next year "to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes"

  Techmeme   ·   6 months ago

Sources: Patreon raises $100M at a $1.2B pre-money valuation, nearly double the value it had prior to a funding round last year

  Techmeme   ·   6 months ago

Sources: Epic has reached out to other tech companies, including Spotify, about forming a coalition of companies critical of Apple's App Store policies

  Techmeme   ·   6 months ago