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May 4, 2023 • 5min
Ransomware attack forces Dallas to shut down courts, disrupt some 911 services
The City of Dallas in Texas has confirmed a ransomware attack has downed key services, including 911 dispatch systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 4, 2023 • 6min
Roku touts its new ad products, including an AI that matches campaigns to TV moments
In Roku’s recent quarter, the company posted better-than-expected revenue of $741 million, but worried investors with its warning of an uncertain ad market and declining average revenue per user. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2023 • 6min
Airbnb’s average home prices have gone up, so now it’s refocusing on rooms to give users more affordable alternatives
Airbnb started out of an idea of renting out spare beds and rooms in private homes to people as an affordable alternative to hotels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 3, 2023 • 4min
Mixpanel moves into marketing data with its latest product
Traditionally, Mixpanel has provided information about product usage to product teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 2, 2023 • 4min
Box is partnering with OpenAI to bring generative AI tools across the platform
We’ve seen a number of enterprise software companies making announcements related to generative AI in the last six weeks from established companies like Salesforce and Adobe to startups like Ada and Forethought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1, 2023 • 3min
SpaceX’s Starship didn’t self-destruct immediately as planned during test launch
SpaceX’s recent Starship test flight, the first during which it flew with its Super Heavy orbital booster, was a bit more of a mess than it even appeared when it ended with a large explosion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 1, 2023 • 3min
Brave Search doesn’t use Bing’s index anymore
Brave just announced that it is now exclusively using its own index for its search engine. In other words, it doesn’t rely on third-party solutions like Bing anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2023 • 4min
Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat
Reddit announced Thursday that it is testing Discord-like chat channels with select subreddits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 28, 2023 • 5min
Energy Dome gets $44M uplift into its CO2 battery for renewable energy storage
Italian climate startup Energy Dome, which has developed a “CO2 Battery” for storing renewable energy, has closed a €40 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 27, 2023 • 4min
NBCUniversal reports higher Peacock losses as it shows CEO the door
Peacock losses continue to widen this quarter, NBCUniversal parent company Comcast reported Thursday, just days after the company announced that Jeff Shell’s time as NBCU CEO was up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
