Rest of World: An in-depth look at tech's terrible 2022 in numbers: VC investment and IPOs falling globally, an 85% drop in new unicorns, layoffs impacting 280,000+, and more(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: An interview with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom on his social news app Artifact, curating sources, editorial judgment, avoiding filter bubbles, and more(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: UK-based Flock, which uses real-time data to insure commercial vehicle fleets for Amazon, Jaguar Land Rover, and others, raised a $38M Series A led by Octopus(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Jon Porter / The Verge: MWC Barcelona, arriving next week, feels more Europe-focused, with expected launches of Chinese phones already available in China and unlikely to come to the US(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: Coinbase reports Q4 revenue down 75% YoY to $629M, vs. $590M est., a $557M net loss, and 8.3M monthly transacting users, vs. 8.22M est. and down from 8.5M in Q3(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Steven Levy / Wired: A look at T2, a Twitter alternative founded by a former employee of Google's Area 120 to offer a "2007 Twitter" vibe that Musk's platform no longer supplies(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
I hope Twitter keeps the API going, but the lack of communication about recent changes is a bad sign. | Continue reading
Lucinda Shen / Axios: Sam Bankman-Fried publishes a Substack post offering his account of how FTX collapsed, sticking to his claims of innocence, even as ex-executives plead guilty(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Tim Peterson / Digiday: Five agency executives say Netflix is delivering ~80% of the expected audience for its ad-supported tier and releasing unspent ad money; stock drops 6%+(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
@cz_binance: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says that the company signed a non-binding LOI to fully acquire FTX and help cover the liquidity crunch, pending due diligence(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
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On Substack: Substack launches Reader for the web with search, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, recommendations, and an "Add RSS feed" feature for non-Substack publications(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
Wall Street Journal: An overview of Twitter and Elon Musk's legal battle so far: the judge signaling a focus on the contractual agreement, haggling over discovery, and more(techmeme.com) | Continue reading
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