Monthly Archives: April 2023

Muslim dating app loses appeal against Tinder-owned Match.com

Court decides average consumer would think Muzmatch was a Match Group brand.

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Appeals court rules in favor of Meta in antitrust case from State AGs

Meta has won an antitrust lawsuit that pitted the tech giant against dozens of state attorneys general, led by New York, who had alleged Meta had illegally maintained monopoly power in the social networking market through its acquisitions of photo-sharing … Continue reading

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Flipping is much easier than walking

I wrote about half of last week’s Actuator on Wednesday in an empty office at MassRobotics after meeting with an early-stage startup. I’m not ready to tell you about them just yet, but they’re doing interesting work and have one … Continue reading

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Elon Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers

The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial intelligence.

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As Regulators Block Tech Deals, They Increasingly Look to the Future

British regulators cited the newness of the cloud gaming field to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision, a shift in antitrust strategy.

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Instagram and Facebook will force their checkout experience on Shops soon

Meta announced today that it will be phasing out onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled. Beginning June 5, onboarding of new shops via Commerce Manager and Shopify will only be with checkout on Facebook and … Continue reading

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Dropbox lays off 500 employees, 16% of staff, CEO says due to slowing growth and ‘the era of AI’

Cloud storage giant Dropbox today joined the fray of tech companies announcing layoffs. The company today announced that it would be laying off 16% of its staff, equivalent to about 500 employees, due to slowing growth, and — in the … Continue reading

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Meta shares pop 15% to 52-week high on guidance, sales increase

Meta reported first-quarter results that beat on the top and bottom lines, alongside stronger-than-expected guidance.

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CommScope employees left in the dark after ransomware attack

CommScope employees say they haven’t heard from executives in over a week about how the company is responding to a ransomware attack, which allowed hackers to steal reams of corporate and employee data from its systems. The technology giant, which … Continue reading

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Chunk Foods close to opening factory to produce ‘millions’ of plant-based steaks

The global plant-based foods industry accounted for $8 billion in sales and received $1.2 billion in investment in 2022, according to new figures from the Good Food Institute. Those with recent funding include No Meat Factory, Planetarians, ISH Company and … Continue reading

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