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Yahoo will lay off 1,600+ workers as part of ad unit restructuring initiative

By Maria Deutscher Feb 9, 2023

Yahoo Inc. will lay off more than 1,600 employees, or about 20% of its workforce, as part of an effort to streamline its unprofitable advertising technology business. The news was first reported by Axios…

Policy

Meta completes Within Unlimited acquisition after winning antitrust case

By Maria Deutscher Feb 9, 2023

Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday completed its acquisition of virtual reality startup Within Unlimited Inc. after winning a high-profile antitrust lawsuit focused on the deal. The acquisition reportedly valued Within at $400 million. Previously,…

Apps

Cloudflare unveils Wildebeest, a Mastodon-compatible server hosted on its Supercloud

By Kyt Dotson Feb 9, 2023

With the Mastodon social network and the Fediverse becoming such a hot topic recently, Cloudflare Inc. is coming to the rescue of people who want to join the network by running their own server…

Cloud

GitHub and GitLab announce job cuts

By Maria Deutscher Feb 9, 2023

Microsoft Corp.’s GitHub unit and publicly traded rival GitLab Inc. today both announced layoffs, disclosing plans to let go 10% and 7% of their respective workforces. Neither company specified the exact number of affected…

Blockchain

Digital asset protection startup Coincover raises $30M to protect against hacks or human error

By Kyt Dotson Feb 9, 2023

Coincover, a provider of crypto asset protection and recovery alongside theft insurance, today announced that it has secured $30 million in a round led by Foundation Capital. Founded in 2018, the startup addresses security…

Security

The big game is big business – for threat actors too

By Mike Spanbauer Feb 9, 2023

The numbers surrounding the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVII Sunday in Arizona are staggering. More than $150 million in bets will be placed, the host city will see upwards of $400 million in…

Cloud

Google launches Immersive Stream for XR to power extended reality experiences from the cloud

By Mike Wheatley Feb 9, 2023

Google Cloud is looking to power high-quality photorealistic augmented reality experiences for millions of mobile devices with the general availability of its Immersive Stream for XR service. Announced today, Immersive Stream for XR is…

Cloud

Cloud networking startup Arrcus raises $50M funding round

By Mike Wheatley Feb 9, 2023

Hyperscale networking software startup Arrcus Inc. today announced it has closed on a $50 million late-stage round of funding led by Prosperity7. Existing investors, including Clear Ventures, General Catalyst, Liberty Global and Lightspeed, also…

Cloud

Atlassian debuts Jira Product Discovery to ease product management teams’ work

By Maria Deutscher Feb 9, 2023

Atlassian Corp. today debuted Jira Product Discovery, a project management application designed to help companies develop new products and features more efficiently. Nasdaq-listed Atlassian is a major provider of productivity software and development tools.…

Policy

UK government says Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition could harm millions of gamers

By James Farrell Feb 8, 2023

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority said today that Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion acquisition of gaming behemoth Activision Blizzard Inc. could harm competition in the U.K. gaming market. The CMA said in its…

the latest

Yahoo will lay off 1,600+ workers as part of ad unit restructuring initiative

Meta completes Within Unlimited acquisition after winning antitrust case

GitHub and GitLab announce job cuts

Digital asset protection startup Coincover raises $30M to protect against hacks or human error

The big game is big business – for threat actors too

Google launches Immersive Stream for XR to power extended reality experiences from the cloud

Cloud networking startup Arrcus raises $50M funding round

Atlassian debuts Jira Product Discovery to ease product management teams’ work

UK government says Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition could harm millions of gamers

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