|
January 10, 2023, 6:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Coinbase plans to cut ~950 jobs, or ~20% of its workforce, aiming to reduce its operating expenses by 25% QoQ in Q1 2023, after laying off 18% in June 2022 — - Coinbase is cutting a fifth of its workforce following an 18% staff reduction in June. — CEO Brian Armstrong pointed …
More:
Coinbase, SEC.gov, New York Times, Reuters, The Block, Decrypt, CoinDesk, NPR, TechCrunch, Blockworks, Bloomberg, Financial Times, The Verge, The Daily Hodl, Cointelegraph, ZyCrypto, Wall Street Journal, Crypto Daily, SiliconANGLE, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, SlashGear, CoinJournal, Ethereum World News, Protos, Engadget, Crowdfund Insider, Cryptopolitan, CoinDesk, PYMNTS.com, Bitcoinist.com, Fortune, Gizmodo, Invezz, Tech News, The Hill, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @deitaone, @manya__saini, @mylesudland, @davidgura, @thestalwart, @pt, @carnage4life, @eliotwb, @basedkarbon, @kantrowitz, @krishnanrohit, @tante, @mattgoldstein26, @kr00ney, @thestalwart, @levynews, @davidgerard, @deitaone, @cryptonator1337, @thestalwart, @buccocapital, @t0nyyates, @wublockchain, @mdudas, @thestalwart, and @degencryptoinfo
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Cameron Winklevoss demands that DCG's board remove CEO Barry Silbert and alleges he and Genesis lied publicly, after his January 8 resolution deadline passed — Gemini crypto exchange co-founder Cameron Winklevoss called for the board of Digital Currency Group to remove Barry Silbert …
More:
DCG, The Block, TheStreet, Blockworks, Forbes, Decrypt, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Fortune, Bitcoinist.com, crypto.news, Bitcoin Magazine, CryptoGlobe, Financial Times, Crypto Briefing, Ethereum World News, Coinpedia Fintech News, Trustnodes, CoinGape, Bitcoin News, and The Information
Tweets: @cameron, @dcgco, @barrysilbert, @barrysilbert, @edzitron, @edzitron, @martinkrung, @runnerxbt, @mishaboar, @kgreifeld, @tree_of_alpha, @dogetoshi, @dogetoshi, @bennetttomlin, @timccopeland, @simondixontwitt, @byzgeneral, @autismcapital, @smtuffy, @dylanleclair_, @mikedemarais, @ldrogen, @silvermanjacob, @twobitidiot, @muyaoshen, @icebergy_, @macrocrg, @petermccormack, @adamscochran, and @jamespmcleod
| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft ditched a dual-screen design for the Surface Duo 3, opting for an internal foldable screen, an external cover display, and a 180-degree hinge — Microsoft's next foldable phone will have an internal foldable display. — What you need to know
More:
PCWorld, Ars Technica, Android Authority, The Verge, SlashGear, PocketLint, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, Thurrott, Neowin, OnMSFT.com, and Appuals.com
Tweets: @captain2phones, @mcwm, and @mishaalrahman
| Semafor: |
Sources: Microsoft is in talks to invest $10B in OpenAI at a $29B valuation, taking 75% of OpenAI's profits until the investment is recouped and then owning 49% — Microsoft has been in talks to invest $10 billion into the owner of ChatGPT, the wildly popular app that has thrilled casual users …
More:
Insider, The Register, AppleInsider, AI Supremacy, Reuters, Fortune, Bloomberg, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Search Engine Journal, GeekWire, Computerworld, Invezz, Thurrott, Digital Trends, Coinspeaker, Forbes, OnMSFT.com, Mashable, City A.M., Windows Central, iPhone in Canada Blog, WinBuzzer, Pureinfotech, Livemint, and MarketWatch
Tweets: @nonmayorpete, @trungtphan, @lizrhoffman, @carlquintanilla, @davemcclure, @bentossell, @bdsams, @lizrhoffman, @hammer_mt, @ericabrescia, @omerperchik, @carnage4life, @levie, @jamespmcleod, @seyitaylor, @tomwarren, @marypcbuk, @nonmayorpete, @borrowed_ideas, @silviakillings, @simon_ree, @borrowed_ideas, @borrowed_ideas, @tedgioia, @martinsfp, @carnage4life, and @lizrhoffman
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft unveils VALL-E, a text-to-speech AI model trained on 60K hours of English speech that can simulate a person's voice from three seconds of sample audio — Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone and acoustic environment. — On Thursday, Microsoft researchers announced …
More:
GitHub Pages, PCMag, The Verge, Slashdot, Tech Monitor, Meta AI, KnowTechie, WinBuzzer, JOMO, Gizmodo, Tom's Guide, BetaNews, TechRadar, Engadget, TechSpot, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @thecarteldel, @drjimfan, @pogue, @sytelus, @glenngabe, @shobz, @wbm312, @ejwalters, @gaurabc, @altryne, @thecarteldel, @daftlimmy, @shobz, @schachin, @austin_walker, @counternotions, @drjimfan, @suhail, @drjimfan, @drjimfan, and @steventey
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple SVP of Services Eddy Cue says App Store developers have made $320B+ since 2008 and lists 900M paid subscriptions, 200+ Arcade games, 70B Shazams, and more — Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of services, has penned an open letter celebrating what he calls a “groundbreaking year for entertainment.”
More:
Apple, Forbes, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, BGR, Technical Ripon, MacRumors, and iThinkDifferent
Mastodon: @asymco@mastodon.social and @asymco@mastodon.social
Tweets: @apollozac, @parkerortolani, @rsgnl, @ideafaktory, @mcelhearn, @stevekovach, and @leonardwongly
| Javier Paz / Forbes: |
A breakdown of Binance's known assets, according to Nansen, Glassnode, Defillama, and others, estimates the exchange has ~$50B left, down 24% from November 2022 — The outflow of cash from Binance is worse than the CEO Changpeng Zhao indicated last month, and it's become considerably more severe since then, a Forbes analysis shows.
More:
crypto.news, Invezz, Coinpedia Fintech News, CoinGeek, Grit Capital, and Watcher Guru
Tweets: @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @johnreedstark, @ap_abacus, @silvermanjacob, @petrit, @cz_binance, and @julian_liniger
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon plans to open Buy with Prime to all US merchants on January 31, letting them offer Prime benefits like free shipping and returns on their own apps — Amazon announced this morning it's expanding its Buy with Prime service to U.S.-based merchants by the end of the month.
More:
About Amazon, BigCommerce, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, TechRadar, Barron's Online, TechSpot, PYMNTS.com, The Information, Gizmodo, PCMag, Engadget, BGR, The Verge, GeekWire, Bloomberg, and CNBC
Tweets: @ldignan, @rihardjarc, @astaniscia86, @_inpractise, @modestproposal1, @modestproposal1, and @juokaz
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Developers flood Apple's App Store and Google Play with apps listing “ChatGPT” in titles and descriptions; OpenAI doesn't offer a public ChatGPT API or an app — ChatGPT is the hottest topic of discussion in the tech industry. OpenAI's chatbot that answers questions …
More:
Gizmodo, The Information, Politico, MobileSyrup, Michael Tsai, and Android Police
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Meta plans to further limit ad targeting users under 18 in February 2023, including removing the options to target teens based on gender and in-app activity — Meta is making some changes to how its apps handle advertising and young users. Under the new rules, advertisers on Instagram …
More:
Meta, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, The Drum, Digiday, TechRadar, Engadget, The Hill, Adweek, KnowTechie, The Independent, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @metanewsroom, and @nickclegg
| Don Clark / New York Times: |
A look at Intel's struggles with launching Sapphire Rapids, originally slated for mid-2022, which Intel says has led to changes in product design and testing — The company grappled with missteps for years while developing a microprocessor code-named Sapphire Rapids. It comes out on Tuesday.
More:
Data Center Knowledge
| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh, who has not been accused of wrongdoing, met with US federal prosecutors last week to seek a cooperation deal — Former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh met with federal prosecutors in a bid to become the third member of Sam Bankman-Fried's inner circle … | Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 “beta membership” offered through June 2023, but the company says the phone “may not work with all US carriers” — After a previous teaser, the Nothing Phone (1) is now officially on its way to the United States …
More:
PCMag, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Android Authority, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, The Verge, Android Central, Droid Life, and Liliputing
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Scale AI, which labels data for ML algorithms and was valued at $7.3B in April 2021, lays off 20% of its staff; the startup had ~450 employees in February 2022 — Scale AI, the San Francisco-based company that uses software and people to label image, text, voice and video data …
More:
Silicon Valley Business … and VentureBeat
| Adam Conway / XDA Developers: |
Google releases the Extension SDK for developers to bring features, like the Photo Picker API that launched with Android 13 and AdServices APIs, to Android 11+ — The Extensions SDK is what makes features like Photo Picker possible on older Android versions.
More:
Android Developers Blog, ZDNet, Tom's Guide, TechCrunch, and Android Police
Tweets: @natisho and @mishaalrahman
| Financial Times: |
Meta contractor Sama plans to cut ~200 staff and close its east African content moderation hub in March 2023; Meta plans to keep 1,500 Sama staff to label data — Staff at Nairobi office were moderating graphic and harmful material — Meta's east African content moderation hub is shutting …
More:
TIME, TechCrunch, Insider, and BBC
Tweets: @billyperrigo, @odangaring, @madhumita29, @cristinacriddle, @satariano, and @romancingnope
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Common Sense Media survey of 1,358 US teenagers: 75% report having viewed porn online by 17, including 41% seeing images of nudity or sexual acts during school — Sexually explicit content has become so prevalent online that teenagers are deluged, according to a new report by a nonprofit child advocacy group.
More:
Common Sense Media, USA Today, WRAL TechWire, and The Hill
| Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch: |
The Easy Company raised a $14.2M seed and launches a “social” crypto wallet in beta with an “Instagram-like experience” for viewing NFTs — The Easy Company has raised $14.2 million in a seed round and launched its “social” crypto wallet to help onboard more mainstream audiences … | Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg: |
A New York judge sentences Nikhil Wahi, a brother of Coinbase PM Ishan Wahi, to 10 months for a scheme to trade on insider info on the timing of new listings — The brother of a former Coinbase Global Inc. product manager was sentenced to 10 months behind bars for his role in a scheme … Sponsor Posts
Google:
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Zoho:
Best Drift alternatives in 2025: Top competitors compared — Drift has long been seen as a pioneer in conversational marketing. But in 2025, its evolution—especially after being acquired by Salesloft …
Best Drift alternatives in 2025: Top competitors compared — Drift has long been seen as a pioneer in conversational marketing. But in 2025, its evolution—especially after being acquired by Salesloft …
Sevalla:
Sevalla - PaaS from the future — Deploy your app before your coffee gets cold. It's that simple. Application, database, object storage and free static site hosting. Start with $50 free credit!
Sevalla - PaaS from the future — Deploy your app before your coffee gets cold. It's that simple. Application, database, object storage and free static site hosting. Start with $50 free credit!
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI Bailout?, Elon's $1 Trillion Pay Deal, Amazon Sues Perplexity
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Great Chat:
Tech is getting more political—should you?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Dylan Field from Figma
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Invest Like the Best:
Luca Ferrari - Building Bending Spoons
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:00 PM ET, January 10, 2023.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
New York Times:Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Wade Tyler Millward / CRN: |
Tweets: @jordannovet and @gabeknuth
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Earlier Picks
| Rachel Syme / New Yorker: |
| Washington Post: |
More:
The Register, Euphoric Recall, The Intercept, and Tilting At Windmills
Tweets: @craignewmark, @neontaster, @mrmaitra, @pwafork, @ritapanahi, @davereaboi, @chessninja, @hashtaggriswold, @libyourbestlife, @elfie111, @fridhkleberg, and @mmazarr
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
More:
Washington Post, Politico, Semafor, Firstpost Tech, TechCrunch, and On the Path. Tweets: @youranonnews
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Official Microsoft Blog, Thurrott, Fungible, Windows Central, WinBuzzer, Petri IT Knowledgebase, DCD, and Network World. Tweets: @fungible_inc
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
Facebook Help, MobileSyrup, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digit, iDownloadBlog.com, KnowTechie, PCMag, and TechRadar. Tweets: @mosseri