Journals

Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal: Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are testing different ways to show high-margin ads to customers, including personalized content and movie trailers  —  Uber, Lyft and Instacart are testing different ways to show high-margin ads… Read More »Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and DoorDash are testing different ways to show high-margin ads to customers, including personalized content and movie trailers (Preetika Rana/Wall Street Journal)

Associated Press: A profile of Chinese private hacking contractor I-Soon, as leaked documents show shady business practices, worker disgruntlement, poor security protocols, more  —  The hotel was spacious.  It was upscale.  It had a karaoke bar.  The perfect venue, the… Read More »A profile of Chinese private hacking contractor I-Soon, as leaked documents show shady business practices, worker disgruntlement, poor security protocols, more (Associated Press)

Scharon Harding / Wired: Roku faces a backlash after it appears to lock devices of users who don’t agree to its new Dispute Resolution Terms, asking them to write a letter to opt out  —  If you want to opt… Read More »Roku faces a backlash after it appears to lock devices of users who don’t agree to its new Dispute Resolution Terms, asking them to write a letter to opt out (Scharon Harding/Wired)

Steve Nadis / Quanta Magazine: In two recent papers, researchers detail a new breakthrough to speed up matrix multiplication, potentially leading to savings in computational power and money  —  By eliminating a hidden inefficiency, computer scientists have come up with… Read More »In two recent papers, researchers detail a new breakthrough to speed up matrix multiplication, potentially leading to savings in computational power and money (Steve Nadis/Quanta Magazine)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Interviews with Garry Tan, Paul Graham, YC partners, and others about Tan reshaping YC in a “return to roots”, as some founders complain about politicization  —  Former venture capitalist Garry Tan has slashed programs and turned… Read More »Interviews with Garry Tan, Paul Graham, YC partners, and others about Tan reshaping YC in a “return to roots”, as some founders complain about politicization (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Financial Times: Sources: Klarna co-founder Victor Jacobsson, who left in 2012 and owns ~4% directly, may have an 8%+ stake via special purpose vehicles ahead of an expected IPO  —  Jacobsson used right of first refusal to buy Klarna stock… Read More »Sources: Klarna co-founder Victor Jacobsson, who left in 2012 and owns ~4% directly, may have an 8%+ stake via special purpose vehicles ahead of an expected IPO (Financial Times)

Sophia Cai / Axios: A look at Trump’s TikTok flip-flop, as he recognizes the app’s appeal to younger voters and repairs his relation with ByteDance investor and GOP donor Jeff Yass  —  I don’t want Facebook, who cheated in the… Read More »A look at Trump’s TikTok flip-flop, as he recognizes the app’s appeal to younger voters and repairs his relation with ByteDance investor and GOP donor Jeff Yass (Sophia Cai/Axios)

Bloomberg: Experts say the weakening of LockBit and BlackCat marks a significant milestone in efforts to thwart cybercriminals, but ransomware hackers are not going away  —  – LockBit and BlackCat thrived using ransomware as service model  — Law enforcement seized… Read More »Experts say the weakening of LockBit and BlackCat marks a significant milestone in efforts to thwart cybercriminals, but ransomware hackers are not going away (Bloomberg)

Financial Times: A look at the US venture debt landscape a year after SVB collapsed, as none of the new options have become as appealing as the “one-stop shop” SVB offered  —  Venture capitalists and tech groups have had to… Read More »A look at the US venture debt landscape a year after SVB collapsed, as none of the new options have become as appealing as the “one-stop shop” SVB offered (Financial Times)

Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: A look at Europe’s growing roster of female data regulators out to rein in US big tech companies; 50%+ of EU’s 30 data protection authorities are led by women  —  Over the past decade, data enforcement… Read More »A look at Europe’s growing roster of female data regulators out to rein in US big tech companies; 50%+ of EU’s 30 data protection authorities are led by women (Stephanie Bodoni/Bloomberg)