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Spotify publishes its long-standing Platform Rules and says it is working to add a content advisory to podcast episodes that discuss COVID-19 — A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world.| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
In an Instagram video, Joe Rogan defends his decision to book contentious guests, apologizes to Spotify for the backlash, and details how the podcast may change — 'I'm very sorry that this is happening to them.' — Joe Rogan has issued a response to the ongoing controversy … | Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
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A look at the fight between six rapid grocery delivery startups in NYC, which raised $5.5B+ since 2020; sources: some are averaging a loss of $20+ per order — Jokr, Getir and Buyk are piling on freebies to build up a customer base in New York City — Since Hayoung Park moved to Manhattan last year … | New York Times: |
Current and former Meta employees say its move towards the metaverse has caused disruption and uncertainty, as some feel funnelled towards VR and VR initiatives — Shifting a 68,000-person social networking company toward the theoretical metaverse has caused internal disruption and uncertainty.| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Crypto exchange FTX raises a $400M Series C from SoftBank, Paradigm, Tiger Global, and others at a $32B valuation, up from $25B in October 2021 — The frothy venture capital market continues to buoy the empire of billionaire trader and entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried.| Wall Street Journal: |
Gartner: global chip sales rose 25% YoY in 2021 to a record $583.5B and are projected to grow by 9% in 2022; capital expenditures grew to at least $146B in 2021 — After posting record sales in 2021, semiconductor makers prepare for historic expansion to boost capacity| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
NFT marketplace LooksRare has amassed $9.5B+ in trading volume since its January 10 launch; CryptoSlam: $8.3B+ is users “wash trading” between their own wallets — CryptoSlam says the vast majority of the hot NFT marketplace's sales are illegitimate trades made to manipulate the token rewards model.| Gethin Chamberlain / The Guardian: |
A Chinese whistleblower, whose revelations about Amazon's supply chain led to Foxconn paying compensation to workers, says he was tortured and jailed — Tang Mingfang is willing to risk reprisals to clear his name over Foxconn revelations - and to get backing from Jeff Bezos| Bloomberg: |
A profile of Celsius Network, which has been valued at ~$3B and promises up to an 18% annual interest on cryptocurrency deposits, as it attracts SEC scrutiny — Every Friday, Alex Mashinsky sits in front of a video camera and livestreams for more than an hour with a sales pitch for his crypto company, Celsius Network LLC.| Samantha Hissong / Rolling Stone: |
Profile of artist Seneca, who says she is the lead designer behind the original Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection and has seen relatively little compensation — The Bored Ape Yacht Club lit up the internet — but its lead designer, Seneca, has been watching from the shadows| John Luttig / luttig's learnings: |
A deep dive into Microsoft: unpacking its success with Azure, which hit a $10B run rate faster than AWS, how it could become the first $10T company, and more — Understanding the behemoth in Redmond teaches us valuable lessons in cloud infrastructure, startup strategy, and the future of software.| Stephanie Clifford / Elle: |
Profile of Ann Lai, who settled a harassment lawsuit against Justin Caldbeck's Binary Capital in 2020, as she talks about her ordeal publicly for the first time — She quit her high-profile job and sounded an alarm about bad behavior in tech—and she was nearly forced from the industry.
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