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In a heartwarming callback to the absurdly low-stakes controversies of the Obama era, the State Department is making extremely small waves by officially retiring the old workhorse Times New Roman font from official communications. It will be succeeded by Calibri, a font best known now for being publicly retired in 2021. Really though, there is […] Font furore as State Dept retires Times New Roman for retiring Calibri by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Predicting spending is a tricky business, especially in a period of economic uncertainty. Perhaps that’s why both IDC and Gartner have cut their fall predictions in the new year with Gartner now predicting modest 2.2% growth for 2023 with IDC a bit more optimistic at 4.4%. In the fall, Gartner was predicting a far more […] Analysts cut 2023 techs spending predictions as consumers hold back by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ditching HomePod was a strange choice. At the time, Apple told us, “HomePod mini has been a hit since its debut last fall, offering customers amazing sound, an intelligent assistant, and smart home control all for just $99. We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini.” While the smart home hasn’t panned out precisely the […] Some initial thoughts on Apple’s resurrected HomePod by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

That percentage is a noticeable drop from the 2.4% all-women teams raised in 2021. Women-founded startups raised 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022, a drop from 2021 by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Ethereum’s shift from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake increased interest for staking across a number of parties — including institutions. Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake draws increasing institutional interest by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

PureTerra, a venture firm that aims to fund “disruptive water technologies,” is pumping millions into Membrion so the Seattle startup can mass-produce its wastewater treatment tech. Membrion claims its ceramic membranes can filter out problematic heavy metals (not the genre, but toxic stuff like lead, arsenic and lithium) for around a twelfth of the cost of […] Wastewater recycler Membrion makes light work of removing heavy metals by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Wallapop, a peer-to-peer marketplace based out of Barcelona that made a splash at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic with consumers who were looking for more localized, less wasteful, and more eco-friendly routes for buying and selling items, has raised more money to continue its expansion in Europe. The company has picked up €81 million […] Wallapop, the circular marketplace out of Spain, raised $87M more at a $832M valuation led by Korea’s Naver by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Wikipedia, one of the world’s top 10 most visited websites, and a resource used by billions every month, is getting its first makeover on the desktop in over a decade. The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs the Wikipedia project, announced today the launch of an updated interface aimed at making the site more accessible and easier […] Wikipedia gets its first makeover in over a decade…and it’s fairly subtle by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Understanding the biodiversity of forests is crucial to their conservation or restoration. Collecting “external DNA” left behind by animals is a good way to find out what lives there without having to spot them or even be there at the same time — and this drone from Swiss researchers makes taking samples from tree limbs […] This gentle drone collects loose DNA from swaying tree branches by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Sequoia Capital, a storied venture capital firm, announced today that it has raised $195 million for its fifth, dedicated seed fund. The vehicle will be used to back founders across the United States and Europe, as well as follow-on funding rounds for companies spinning out of the firm’s accelerator program, Arc. The new fund comes […] Sequoia injects $195 million into an ever-eager seed environment by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

The majority of unicorns are valued at less than $2 billion, which makes it likely that most won't keep that status after their next raise. Losing the horn: VCs think majority of unicorns aren’t worth $1 billion anymore by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

За эти деньги работники, которых нанял подрядчик, анализировали тексты с описанием домогательств, разжигания ненависти и насилия.... →

In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing over $700 million of illicit funds. “Overnight, the Department worked with key partners here and abroad to disrupt Bitzlato, the China-based money laundering engine that fueled a high-tech axis […] DOJ charges founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato for processing $700M of illegal funds by Amanda Silberling originally published on Tec... →

That nagging deja vu feeling kept creeping in earlier this month during CES 2023 in Las Vegas. At every turn, in the newly constructed West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and even amid the crowded startup grinder at Eureka Park, was a company pitching lidar sensor technology. That might not have been so […] Lidar companies face a ‘make it or break it’ year by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Email marketing and newsletter giant Mailchimp says it was hacked and that dozens of customers’ data was exposed. It’s the second time the company was hacked in the past six months. Worse, this breach appears to be almost identical to a previous incident. Mailchimp said in an unattributed blog post that its security team detected […] Mailchimp says it was hacked — again by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

“Rebel Moon,” Netflix’s highly anticipated space fantasy epic, is coming to the streamer on December 22, 2023, the company announced today, alongside a sizzle reel of over a dozen titles that are also arriving on the streamer this year. The sizzle reel shows a first look at the sci-fi adventure film, giving viewers a glimpse […] Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ is set to arrive on Netflix in December by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Solana saw the highest number of new developers contributing to the ecosystem, with its developer count rising by 83%, the fastest of any major blockchain. Solana co-founder sees potential for devs to lead its network in 2023 by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Decodable, the well-funded real-time data engineering and stream processing platform based, in part, on the Apache Flink open-source project, is launching a major update today that aims to make the service more attractive to large enterprises. In addition to expanding its library of connectors to enable data ingestion from more sources and a new enterprise […] Decodable wants to take real-time stream processing mainstream by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Open source password management platform Bitwarden has made its first known acquisition, snapping up a fledgling Sweden-based startup called Passwordless.dev, which specializes in helping developers integrate passwordless authentication technology into their software. The news comes shortly after 1Password and LastPass rival Bitwarden announced its first outside funding since its inception in 2015, securing $100 million […] Bitwarden acquires Passwordless.dev to help companies authenticate users without pas... →