Monthly Archives: April 2023

Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Techme101

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. But founder Matthew Joseph Martin soon realized that the startup, backed … Continue reading →

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Amazon cloud and ads units offset flat e-commerce

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Techme101

Amazon has been hit as shoppers return to in-store spending after the pandemic.

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Daily Crunch: Citing slow growth and desire to be ‘at the forefront of the AI era,’ Dropbox CEO lays off 500

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Thursday is here — how in the world did that happen? Those days, they just keep on … Continue reading →

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Clubhouse needs to fix things, and today it cut more than half of staff

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Clubhouse, a once skyrocketing social audio app built by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, has laid off more than half of its staff. The startup’s co-founders made the decision in response to customer habits changing in a post-COVID world and … Continue reading →

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Snap stock down 24% on weak earnings, ad revenue slump

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has seen its stock tumble 20% in after-hours trading after reporting first-quarter earnings Thursday. The company missed Wall Street revenue estimates of $1 billion, closing out the quarter with $989 million. That’s down 7% … Continue reading →

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Paycor Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Get the inside scoop on Paycor’s pricing, features, pros, and cons with this comprehensive review of their platform. Learn what Paycor can do for you in 2023 and decide if it’s the right fit for your business. The post Paycor … Continue reading →

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Wave Payroll Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Wave Payroll is a comprehensive payroll service that makes payroll easy and efficient. Learn more about the features, pricing, pros and cons of Wave Payroll. The post Wave Payroll Review (2023): Pricing, Features, Pros and Cons appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Microsoft makes its AI-powered Designer tool available in preview

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Microsoft Designer, Microsoft’s AI-powered design tool, today launched in public preview with an expanded set of features. Announced in October, Designer is a Canva-like web app that can generate designs for presentations, posters, digital postcards, invitations, graphics and more to … Continue reading →

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Bluesky’s best shot at success is to embrace shitposting

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

I have joined so many social media websites since October 27, 2022, the fateful day in which Elon Musk tanked his net worth and volunteered for the worst job in the world. There’s Mastodon, T2, Spoutible, Hive, Post, Cohost and … Continue reading →

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Amazon set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Techme101

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been aggressively slashing costs through layoffs, a corporate hiring freeze and by ending some experimental projects.

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