Monthly Archives: August 2023

Microsoft to unbundle Teams software in Europe in bid to abate EU antitrust concerns

European Union regulators had in July opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with other Office products, citing anti-competitive concerns.

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Ivy raises $20M to take open-banking payments international

Open banking — where traditional banks open their data up with APIs to build new financial services for their customers — has the potential to be one of the payment world’s big disruptors: get it to work right, and it … Continue reading

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X, formerly Twitter, is now letting paid users hide their likes

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is now rolling out a feature for paid users to let them hide their likes. This comes after rival social networks Threads and Bluesky rolled out the ability for users to see their own likes … Continue reading

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Buy now, pay later firm Klarna cuts losses in first half but falls short of profit

Swedish buy now, pay later firm Klarna reduced losses by roughly 67% in the first half of 2023, as it cut costs dramatically in a bid for profitability.

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Garena relaunches Free Fire in India a year after ban

Garena is relaunching Free Fire in India, a year and a half after the popular mobile title was banned in the South Asian market over national security concerns. The firm, owned by South Asian giant Sea, said it has partnered … Continue reading

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Best Wine Cellar Cooling Units of 2023

Many companies featured on ReadWrite partner with us. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine how products may be selected and ranked. Learn more about how we make money. Welcome to our comprehensive guide on the best wine cellar … Continue reading

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Fitbit targeted with trio of data transfer complaints in Europe

Google-owned Fitbit is facing a trio of privacy complaints in the European Union which allege the company is illegally exporting user data in breach of the bloc’s data protection rules. The complaints target Fitbit’s claim that users have consented to … Continue reading

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Teale, your mental health companion at work, raises $11 million

French startup Teale has secured a funding round of $11 million earlier this summer (€10 million). The company provides a mental health platform for employees and helps HR managers when it comes to preventing burnout or quiet quitting. Alter Equity … Continue reading

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Baidu gets China’s green light to release its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot to the public

Chinese tech giant Baidu announced Thursday its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot was now open to the public at large.

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Feds investigate Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ project

Manhattan federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are separately investigating the use of Tesla funds to bankroll a secret project that is described internally as a glass house for CEO Elon Musk, according to a report from the … Continue reading

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