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Many redditors say they are not enthused about Reddit's IPO and expect CEO Steve Huffman to run the site into the ground while trying to make it profitable — There's the mention of r/WallStreetBets. (Five mentions in total, actually.) There's the stockpile it's amassed of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
In Reddit's S-1, Steve Huffman offers a look at the site's beginnings without naming cofounder Alexis Ohanian, reflecting their schism during the BLM protests — Only one of Reddit's two cofounders is named in a new filing that puts the company weeks away from going public.| Dietrich Knauth / Reuters: |
FTX agrees to sell FTX Europe back to its founders for $32.7M, drops a lawsuit seeking back $323M it had spent to acquire the startup originally called DA AG — Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has settled a lawsuit that sought to claw back $323 million that it had spent acquiring a European startup …
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| Financial Times: |
How tensions between past and present leaders of Sequoia, which had a reputation for quiet competence, have spilled into the open with the Klarna boardroom spat — Tension between past and present leaders of Silicon Valley's premier venture group have spilled into the open| New York Times: |
How some news accounts on Instagram, including Mo News and Jessica Yellin, are gaining popularity even as the platform tries de-emphasizing political content — In this year's presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”
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| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
The US FTC claims in an administrative complaint that H&R Block steered customers to higher-cost online tax filing products and made them difficult to downgrade — The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against tax prep company H&R Block for allegedly wasting consumers' time and money.| The Information: |
Sources: some US lawmakers are pushing for an import ban on goods sold on Temu, saying the company hasn't done enough to stop suppliers from using forced labor — A number of U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a ban on imports of goods sold on Temu, the fast-growing shopping site known … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Three years after Spotify's original announcement that it would launch a higher-quality audio subscription, the company has yet to roll out the feature — I was really hoping I wouldn't have to do this again. Last year, it seemed like there was no reason to believe Spotify would ever roll …
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| Counterpoint Research: |
Global cumulative shipments of 5G smartphones crossed 2B in less than five years, a faster adoption rate than 3G or 4G; Apple and Samsung together shipped 1B — - Nearly 70% of all 5G shipments came from developed smartphone markets. — Apple and Samsung were the top 5G smartphone brands …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
X starts rolling out audio and video calling to all users, after previously limiting the feature to Premium subscribers; users can disable calling in settings — The social platform X introduced a new feature last year that lets users make and receive audio and video calls, just like apps such as FaceTime and WhatsApp.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
TSMC inaugurates its first plant in Kumamoto, Japan, paving the way to make smartphone and auto-related chips for Sony and Renesas by the end of 2024 — Japanese semiconductor subsidies came faster than in the U.S. and elsewhere — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. opened its factory in Kumamoto, Japan, on Feb. 24.
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| Priya Anand / Bloomberg: |
New York City-based Fabric, which uses AI to automate clinical and administrative work in health care, raised a $60M Series A led by General Catalyst — Have worrying symptoms? Ask the AI. — Fabric Labs Inc., a startup that uses artificial intelligence to automate clinical …
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