Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic lays off 16% of staff, CEO Matt Mullenweg says to become “more agile and responsive”; Automattic website listed...
Sources: AppLovin has made a bid for TikTok and talked to casino magnate Steve Wynn about backing it (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: AppLovin has made a bid for TikTok and talked to casino magnate Steve Wynn about backing it — Trump is expected...
Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid robots led by Peggy Johnson, is raising $400M at a $1.75B pre-money valuation; ~100 of its robots are in the field (Rocket Drew/The Information)
Rocket Drew / The Information:
Source: Agility Robotics, a maker of humanoid robots led by Peggy Johnson, is raising $400M at a $1.75B pre-money valuation;...
Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok's US arm, after being approached along with Blackstone Group and others (Financial Times)
Financial Times:
Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok's US arm, after being approached along with Blackstone...
How JioHotstar became India's most popular streamer, with 100M subscribers paying less than $1/month on average, via a freemium model, micro dramas, and more (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How JioHotstar became India's most popular streamer, with 100M subscribers paying less than $1/month on average, via a freemium...
Global foldable smartphone shipments increased by just 2.9% YoY in 2024, and shipments are expected to decline by about 4% YoY in 2025 (Counterpoint Research)
Counterpoint Research:
Global foldable smartphone shipments increased by just 2.9% YoY in 2024, and shipments are expected to decline by about 4% YoY...
Many LinkedIn users put part-time job-level effort to maintain their pages; LinkedIn: 85% of FTSE 100 CEOs have a presence on the platform, up from 12% in 2023 (Bethan Staton/Financial Times)
Bethan Staton / Financial Times:
Many LinkedIn users put part-time job-level effort to maintain their pages; LinkedIn: 85% of FTSE 100 CEOs have a presence...