How Netflix succeeded in South Korea, including by developing ideas considered too risky for broadcasters and licensing local content overseas (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: How Netflix succeeded in South Korea, including by developing ideas considered too risky for broadcasters and licensing local content overseas — It took “Squid Game” just four weeks this past fall to become the most-watched Netflix Inc. show ever… Continue Reading →

18/01/2022

Tumblr’s internet relic status, exemplified by its chronological feed, has given it new life, with Gen Z now 48% of active users and revenue up 55% since July (Kyle Chayka/New Yorker)

<div>Tumblr's internet relic status, exemplified by its chronological feed, has given it new life, with Gen Z now 48% of active users and revenue up 55% since July (Kyle Chayka/New Yorker)</div>

Kyle Chayka / New Yorker: Tumblr’s internet relic status, exemplified by its chronological feed, has given it new life, with Gen Z now 48% of active users and revenue up 55% since July — The social-media platform’s status as a… Continue Reading →

15/01/2022

Android lead Hiroshi Lockheimer says Apple is “holding back” the messaging experience for not just Android but its own users by not supporting RCS in iMessage (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

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Sean Hollister / The Verge: Android lead Hiroshi Lockheimer says Apple is “holding back” the messaging experience for not just Android but its own users by not supporting RCS in iMessage — Android boss says it’s not about iMessage —… Continue Reading →

11/01/2022

How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don’t even provide authenticated responses (Moxie Marlinspike)

<div>How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don't even provide authenticated responses (Moxie Marlinspike)</div>

Moxie Marlinspike: How Web3 apps and wallets inevitably depend on centralized services like OpenSea, Infura, and Alchemy, which don’t even provide authenticated responses — Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t… Continue Reading →

08/01/2022

AT&T and Verizon agree to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks over aviation safety concerns from the FAA and the airline industry (David Lumb/CNET)

<div>AT&T and Verizon agree to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks over aviation safety concerns from the FAA and the airline industry (David Lumb/CNET)</div>

David Lumb / CNET: AT&T and Verizon agree to delay the launch of their upgraded 5G networks for two weeks over aviation safety concerns from the FAA and the airline industry — The companies were poised to roll out the… Continue Reading →

04/01/2022

Experts say the Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple’s efforts in getting FDA approvals and broader acceptance among doctors are lacking (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)

<div>Experts say the Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple's efforts in getting FDA approvals and broader acceptance among doctors are lacking (Patrick McGee/Financial Times)</div>

Patrick McGee / Financial Times: Experts say the Apple Watch has yet to change patient management as Apple’s efforts in getting FDA approvals and broader acceptance among doctors are lacking — Device touted as ‘future of health’ has yet to… Continue Reading →

01/01/2022

Paradox, which makes Olivia, a conversational AI assistant for recruiting tasks like candidate screening, raises a $200M Series C at a $1.5B valuation (Andy Blye/Phoenix Business Journal)

Paradox, which makes Olivia, a conversational AI assistant for recruiting tasks like candidate screening, raises a 0M Series C at a .5B valuation (Andy Blye/Phoenix Business Journal)

Andy Blye / Phoenix Business Journal: Paradox, which makes Olivia, a conversational AI assistant for recruiting tasks like candidate screening, raises a $200M Series C at a $1.5B valuation — Paradox, a Scottsdale company that makes conversational recruiting software, announced… Continue Reading →

28/12/2021

Pregnancy app What to Expect says it invested significantly in content moderation, as vaccine misinformation rises in the community sections of pregnancy apps (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Pregnancy app What to Expect says it invested significantly in content moderation, as vaccine misinformation rises in the community sections of pregnancy apps — How the What To Expect site managed to clean up its big anti-vaccine problem … Continue Reading →

25/12/2021

T-Mobile says it blocked 21B scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls in 2021 via its Scam Shield service, as scam call traffic rose 116%+ YoY to 425M calls per week (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: T-Mobile says it blocked 21B scam, spam, and unwanted robocalls in 2021 via its Scam Shield service, as scam call traffic rose 116%+ YoY to 425M calls per week — T-Mobile says it blocked 21 billion… Continue Reading →

21/12/2021

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire, and take private, business payments company Bottomline Technologies, in an all-cash deal valuing it at about $2.6B (Reuters)

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire, and take private, business payments company Bottomline Technologies, in an all-cash deal valuing it at about .6B (Reuters)

Reuters: Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire, and take private, business payments company Bottomline Technologies, in an all-cash deal valuing it at about $2.6B — Private equity firm Thoma Bravo said on Friday it would buy Bottomline Technologies (EPAY.O) in an… Continue Reading →

18/12/2021

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