Meet me at the dog run

You’ll have to forgive me, I spent most of the morning thinking and writing about VR. In the lead-up to Apple’s expected headset announcement at WWDC next week, I... Read more »

More SpaceX Starlink terminals will go to Ukraine following new order from Pentagon

The Department of Defense said Thursday it is buying more Starlink terminals from SpaceX for use in Ukraine, as the conflict between that country and Russia wages well into... Read more »

Tech investment portfolios suffer write-downs amid global economic slowdown

Some high-profile venture capital and private equity firms are slashing the valuation of their holdings, causing billions in apparent profits to evaporate as the economic downturn undermines the sustained... Read more »

Fintech giant Stripe is getting into the credit game

Stripe wants to make it easier for businesses to access credit. The private financial infrastructure giant announced a new charge card program today from Stripe Issuing, its commercial card... Read more »

Germany’s antitrust watchdog questions the future of behavioral advertising

Germany’s antitrust watchdog made some interesting comments vis-a-vis the programmatic advertising market yesterday — which question the appropriateness and sustainability of the (still dominant) tracking-and-profiling ad targeting business model.... Read more »

Meta announces over 20 new games for Quest headsets

In addition to news of a $499 Quest 3 headset arriving this fall, Meta today announced over 15 new titles for Quest VR headsets at the Meta Quest Gaming... Read more »

Ceibo unearths $30M Series B to extract more copper out of existing mines

When it comes time to fret about minerals critical to the energy transition, lithium, cobalt, and nickel may get all the attention, but another metal is keeping plenty of... Read more »

Kaspersky says attackers hacked staff iPhones with unknown malware

The Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said that hackers working for a government targeted several dozen employees’ iPhones with unknown malware. On Monday, Kaspersky announced the alleged cyberattack, and published... Read more »

Verizon’s +Play is the first to bundle Netflix and Paramount+ with Showtime

Verizon announced Thursday a new streaming bundle through its +Play subscription-aggregation hub that will combine Netflix’s premium plan and Paramount’s upcoming merged streaming service, Paramount+ with Showtime. This marks... Read more »

WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters

WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today’s news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content. First launched in December, WordPress.com Newsletter allows... Read more »
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