Journals

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Google unveils a new Gemini-powered chat-based tool in Google Ads to build Search ad campaigns, out in beta to all English language advertisers in the US and UK  —  Google announced today that Gemini, its family… Read More »Google unveils a new Gemini-powered chat-based tool in Google Ads to build Search ad campaigns, out in beta to all English language advertisers in the US and UK (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: eBay plans to cut ~1,000 roles, or ~9% of full-time employees, and to scale back the contracts it has within its alternate workforce over the coming months  —  This is breaking news.  Please check back for… Read More »eBay plans to cut ~1,000 roles, or ~9% of full-time employees, and to scale back the contracts it has within its alternate workforce over the coming months (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Pranav Dixit / Engadget: Netflix says user engagement with games on its service tripled in 2023 and Grand Theft Auto has become its most successful launch to date  —  The company added the Grand Theft Auto trilogy to its offerings… Read More »Netflix says user engagement with games on its service tripled in 2023 and Grand Theft Auto has become its most successful launch to date (Pranav Dixit/Engadget)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: SAP plans voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program but says its headcount should remain the same  —  SAP said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans… Read More »SAP plans voluntary buyouts or job changes for 8,000 employees as part of a 2024 restructuring program but says its headcount should remain the same (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Basith Rahman P P / MySmartPrice: Alleged renders of Google’s Pixel 9 Pro show a ~6.5-inch display, smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro’s, a refreshed camera island with three cameras, and a flat frame  —  The upcoming Google Pixel 9… Read More »Alleged renders of Google’s Pixel 9 Pro show a ~6.5-inch display, smaller than the Pixel 8 Pro’s, a refreshed camera island with three cameras, and a flat frame (Basith Rahman P P/MySmartPrice)

Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: A FINRA review of 500+ crypto-related retail communications finds that 70% of them contained claims that are false, misleading, or otherwise violated its rules  —  The U.S. regulator launched the review on crypto-related public communications following… Read More »A FINRA review of 500+ crypto-related retail communications finds that 70% of them contained claims that are false, misleading, or otherwise violated its rules (Turner Wright/Cointelegraph)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: X adds support for passkeys for US-based iOS users; the announcement comes shortly after the hack of the US SEC’s X account  —  X, formerly Twitter, today announced support for passkeys, a new and more secure… Read More »X adds support for passkeys for US-based iOS users; the announcement comes shortly after the hack of the US SEC’s X account (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Emma Roth / The Verge: Netflix says it’s looking to retire its ad-free Basic plan in some countries where ad-supported plans are available, starting with Canada and the UK in Q2  —  Although Netflix no longer allows new or returning… Read More »Netflix says it’s looking to retire its ad-free Basic plan in some countries where ad-supported plans are available, starting with Canada and the UK in Q2 (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Hayden Field / CNBC: Filing: Google is terminating its contract with data-labeling firm Appen, effective March 19; Google accounted for $82.8M of Appen’s $273M revenue in 2023  —  – Alphabet has cut all contractual ties with Appen, the artificial intelligence… Read More »Filing: Google is terminating its contract with data-labeling firm Appen, effective March 19; Google accounted for $82.8M of Appen’s $273M revenue in 2023 (Hayden Field/CNBC)

Sarah Whitten / CNBC: Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B vs. $8.71B est., global paid memberships up 12.8% to 260.28M vs. 256M est., net income of $938M, up from $55M  —  – Netflix added 13.1 million subscribers… Read More »Netflix reports Q4 revenue up 12.5% YoY to $8.83B vs. $8.71B est., global paid memberships up 12.8% to 260.28M vs. 256M est., net income of $938M, up from $55M (Sarah Whitten/CNBC)