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Team behind Twitterrific launches a multi-feed app called Tapestry
After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the company blocked third-party clients in 2023, including ones like Twitterrific, Tweetbot, and Fenix. Iconfactory, the company behind Twitterrifc, finally launched its multi-feed app called Tapestry…
Asia tech stocks rise after Trump pauses tariffs on China and Mexico
Meituan Dianping application icons are displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, March 23, 2018.Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsian tech stocks rose Tuesday, following news that U.S. president Donald Trump…
Ontario cancels, then restores, $68 million Starlink contract after protesting US tariffs
On Monday, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, one of Canada’s most populous provinces, announced on X that the province’s government would be “ripping up” its $68 million ($100 million CAD) contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite…
Tesla shares fall 5% on tariffs, drop in Europe vehicle registrations
Oslo Taxi's Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024.Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty ImagesTesla…
Tana snaps up $25M as its AI-powered knowledge graph for work racks up a 160k+ waitlist
An app that helps people and teams in the working world simplify their to-do lists — ideally by organising and doing some of the work for them — has remained one of the unsolved goals in business technology. Leaning into AI, on top of…
Fintech GoCardless halves loss, targets full-year profit by 2026
Hiroki Takeuchi, co-founder and CEO of GoCardless.Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFinancial technology unicorn GoCardless more than halved losses in 2024 and said it's aiming to reach full-year profitability by 2026.The…
Bitcoin slides toward $90,000 after Trump orders tariffs
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Bitcoin.Cheney Orr | Dado Ruvic | ReutersCryptocurrencies tumbled on Sunday in a risk-off move after President Donald Trump hit Canada, Mexico and China with long-threatened import tariffs.The price…
Dub: the copy trading app that has teens talking
Social media changed everything from news consumption to shopping. Now, Dub thinks it can do the same for investing through an influencer-driven marketplace where users can follow the trades of top investors with a few taps. Think of it…
DeepSeek was downloaded by millions. Deleting it might come next
This week's news that the DeepSeek Chatbot app, developed by China, was downloaded from the Apple app store significantly more times than the US-developed ChatGPT from Open AI, wiped billions off the global tech market.Leon Neal | Getty…
Shein app relaunches in India with Reliance partnership
Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein has relaunched in India through a partnership with local conglomerate Reliance’s retail chain, nearly five years after it was banned amid diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Beijing.
The new…
Apple (AAPL) Q1 earnings 2025
Apple's overall revenue rose 4% in its first fiscal quarter, but it missed on Wall Street's iPhone sales expectations and saw sales in China decline 11.1%, the company reported Thursday. But shares rose about 3% in extended trading after…
TikTok Traffic Bounces Back as Creators Diversify Amid Shutdown Fears
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesTikTok has nearly bounced back to its original traffic levels after usage fell 85% when the app temporarily shut down earlier this month, according to Cloudflare Radar."DNS traffic for…
Adobe exec Scott Belsky departs for indie movie studio A24
Adobe’s chief strategy officer Scott Belsky announced this week that he will be joining A24, the independent movie studio behind “Civil War,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” and many more titles.
Belsky first joined Adobe in 2012…
DeepSeek Nvidia chip questions: Singapore responds
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement Saturday that it expects U.S. companies to comply with U.S. export controls and local laws, following questions over the chips used by China's DeepSeek to produce its…
India pledges fresh billion for startups
India announced a new $1.15 billion Fund of Funds for startups on Saturday while unveiling sweeping regulatory reforms and an ambitious nuclear energy program, as New Delhi seeks to boost tech innovation and clean energy in the world’s…
Atlassian closes at highest since 2022 on strong earnings, outlook
Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of software company Atlassian Corp., in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 6, 2023.Lisa Maree Williams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAtlassian shares popped 14.9% after the software company blew past Wall Street's fiscal…
Google offers ‘voluntary’ buyouts to hardware and platform teams
Google's Senior Vice President Hardware, Rick Osterloh, speaks during a launch event in San Francisco, October 4, 2017.Stephen Lam | ReutersGoogle is offering buyouts to employees in its "Platforms and Devices" unit ahead of expected…
Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI has entered the cultural zeitgeist
The lights dimmed as five actors took their places around a table on a makeshift stage in a New York City art gallery turned theater for the night. Wine and water flowed through the intimate space as the house — packed with media — sat…