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Feb 2, 2023 • 4min
Snapchat now has more than 2 million paid subscribers
Snapchat has more than 2 million paid subscribers on its Snapchat+ program, the company said during its latest earnings report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 1, 2023 • 3min
Twitter discontinues CoTweets, says will debut text attachments next week
Twitter announced Tuesday that it is discontinuing CoTweeting, a feature that let two users co-author a tweet. The company said that the feature will immediately cease to exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 1, 2023 • 6min
Identity management platform Saviynt secures $205M in debt, appoints new CEO
Showing that there’s real investor enthusiasm for identity management platforms, Saviynt, which enables companies to secure apps, data and infrastructure in a single platform, today announced that it raised $205 million in debt from AB Private Credit Investors’ Tech Capital Solutions group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2023 • 3min
Groupon cuts another 500 employees in the second round of layoffs
Groupon has laid off another 500 employees in a measure to cut costs, the company said in an SEC filing last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2023 • 3min
Eazy Digital helps Southeast Asia’s small insurers digitize their operations
Founded by two insurance industry veterans, Eazy Digital wants to give small insurance companies in Southeast Asia the same advantage as their larger competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023 • 3min
NASA’s ‘Mega Moon Rocket’ aced first flight and is ready for crewed Artemis II launch
The enormous Space Launch System passed its first test with flying colors, NASA’s preliminary analysis concludes, and the rocket and Orion capsule are good to go for their next mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2023 • 11min
Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature
Walmart recently introduced a new way to shop: via text. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2023 • 3min
Chrome for Android now lets you lock your incognito session
Chrome is rolling out an update for Android users that lets them lock their incognito sessions with a password code or biometric info when they exit the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2023 • 5min
Hawk AI, an anti-money laundering and fraud prevention platform for banks, raises $17M
Hawk AI, a German company developing anti-money laundering (AML) and tangential fraud prevention smarts for financial institutions, has raised $17 million in a Series B round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 26, 2023 • 2min
GitHub says it now has 100M active users
Code-hosting platform GitHub has announced that 100 million developers are now using the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
