Polygon Labs Lays Off 20% of Staff
The company’s native token, matic, is among the ten largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
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Top Democratic Big Tech Critic to Resign from House
Rep. David Cicilline’s Republican replacement as antitrust subcommittee chair, Rep. Thomas Massie, is a libertarian who is seen as unlikely to support significant antitrust legislation.
Tencent in Talks with Meta to Sell Quest 2
The move comes after Tencent shuttered its own mixed-reality division.
Hong Kong to Allow Retail Investors to Trade Crypto
The city is vying with Singapore for cryptocurrency business and appears to have Beijing’s blessing.
Chinese City Guangzhou to Invest $29 Billion into Tech Funds
The city will allocate the money into funds-of-funds to invest in semiconductors, renewable energy and other high tech fields.
Fourth Quarter Venture Fundraising Fell to Near-Decade Low
Venture capital firms raised $20 billion in the fourth quarter, a 65% drop from the same period in 2021.
TikTok Announces New Creator Fund in U.S.
TikTok announced a new version of its creator fund in the U.S.
Meta Launches Subscription Service Called Meta Verified
Meta's move is similar in some ways to Twitter's Blue service but it offers fewer benefits.
Twitter Cuts More Sales Staff
As of late last month, Twitter had around 800 sales and marketing employees, out of around 2,000 total employees.
Former FTX Head of Engineering Likely to Plead Guilty Over Role in Alleged Fraud
Singh was a member of FTX’s inside circle, which included Bankman-Fried, FTX co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Gary Wang and Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison.
Amazon Says Employees Must Return to Office Three Days Per Week
Currently, Amazon’s in-office work policy varies by team, with some teams allowed to work fully remote.
SEC Sues Terraform Labs, Do Kwon Over Terra Stablecoin
The depegging of the terra stablecoin sent other crypto prices tumbling and led to the collapse of several crypto lending companies that had significant exposure to luna and terra.
Meta Platforms May Do More Layoffs
Meta laid off 13% of its workforce in November and may cut more workers if there isn't enough voluntary departures.
Binance Considering Ending U.S.-Based Partnerships Amid Regulatory Crackdown
Binance.US, which claims to be a separate and independent exchange, operates in the U.S. and a spokesperson told The Information it “has no plans to leave the US market.”
E-Commerce’s Share of Total Retail Flatlined in 2022
The slowdown is a challenge to companies that rely on growth in online shopping, including small online sellers, big e-commerce firms like Amazon and payment processors like Stripe.
TikTok Says Has Plans For Two Additional Data Centers in Europe
The video app also said that it has 127 million monthly active users in the European Union as it complies with new disclosure and data protection rules.
Investment Bank China Renaissance Says CEO Is Unreachable
China Renaissance CEO Bao Fan, one of China's best known financiers, has worked on many of the country's biggest tech deals.
Google Cloud Lures Customers With New Purchasing Options
Google Cloud has had a tough time getting customers to steadily increase their spending over time, so it is now offering them more flexible purchasing options.
DocuSign Lays Off Another 10% of Workforce
The layoffs come just a few months after DocuSign said it would reduce its workforce by 9%.
Snapchat Hits 750 Million Monthly Active Users
Snap executives said they saw rapid growth in time spent on the app viewing Spotlights, Snapchat’s TikTok-like feature.
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