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Cowboy owners in Europe can now book on-demand e-bike repairs and tune-ups

Cowboy is rolling out a new repairs and service program designed to give its e-bike riders more ways to keep their wheels on the road. The company just announced that it will begin offering a new on-demand service program for … Continue reading

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PayPal suggests it will be ready to offer ‘offline’ payments when DMA goes into effect

PayPal is working on a new consumer app for its mobile customers, and suggested that it will be “ready” to take advantage of the new EU regulation, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), when it goes into effect next month for … Continue reading

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Upstash’s serverless data platform hits ARR of $1M just two years after seed funding

Upstash announced a $1.9 million seed round almost exactly two years ago, and an idea for building a serverless data platform for data-intensive applications built with Redis and Kafka. That doesn’t feel like that long ago, but a lot has … Continue reading

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Bitcoin rises above $45,000, its highest level in almost a month

The price of bitcoin rose above $45,000 for the first time since Jan. 11, when trading of U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs began.

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Microsoft accused of u-turn over gaming job cuts

Regulators claim the firm broke a pledge when it axed 1,900 jobs after buying Activision Blizzard.

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Uber Eats ad criticised for peanut allergy joke

The Super Bowl advert faces a backlash for appearing to make light of a man with a peanut allergy.

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Plaid’s new president hails from Cloudflare, has IPO experience

Plaid has named Jennifer (Jen) Taylor, who most recently served as Cloudflare’s Chief Product Officer, as its first president. The move is notable in that it comes just months after the fintech startup hired former Expedia CFO Eric Hart to … Continue reading

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Security flaw in a popular smart helmet allowed silent location tracking

The maker of a popular smart ski and bike helmet has fixed a security flaw that allowed the easy real-time location tracking of anyone wearing its helmets. Livall makes internet-connected helmets that allow groups of skiers or bike riders to … Continue reading

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Crash Bandicoot developer not closing down despite reports, but does face layoffs

It was reported by several places earlier this week that Toys For Bob, the creators of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro Reignited, might be shutting down after parent company Activision laid off 162 people. However, it has emerged that they will … Continue reading

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Trevor Noah launches a new comedy special – in Fortnite

Titled JokeNite, comedian Trevor Noah has produced a comedy special featuring acts from well-known comedians within Epic Games’ Fortnite. JokeNite launched on Wednesday, February 7, and will feature performances from comedians Matthew Broussard, Preacher Lawson, Scott Seiss, and Marcia Belsky. … Continue reading

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