How to download an archive of your Twitter data
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge These days, there seems to be an almost daily upheavals at Twitter. You may be thinking about leaving the social network, or you may be determined to stay and see what happens. In either case, when an online app is experiencing that kind of sturm und drang, it’s … Read more
Amazon eyes devices group as it undertakes broad cost cutting
The Echo business has always looked like Amazon playing the long game from the outside. Above all, the company’s home consumer hardware is a convenient vessel for getting Alexa into millions of homes. But when a corporation is doing some serious belt tightening amid broader economic headwinds, no divisions are safe from cost cutting — … Read more
TechCrunch+ roundup: H-1B worker advice, managing remote teams, pitch deck teardown
According to layoffs.fyi, more than 23,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this month. For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced the first major job cuts in its history this week, eliminating 11,000 jobs. Like Twitter, Stripe, Brex, Lyft, Netflix and other tech firms based in … Read more
GameStop to End FTX.US Ties, Refund Customers
GameStop customers who have FTX gift cards will be given refunds.
Hot damn, the Surface Pro 9’s battery is easier to replace
The battery in the Surface Pro 9 is now held by screws instead of adhesives, making it a cinch to swap. | Image: iFixit Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 has a new and attractive design on the outside, but a new iFixit teardown shows that its insides are more inviting, too. The newest of the company’s … Read more
FTX’s Fall Will Lift the Next Generation of Bitcoin Maximalists
The Bahamas-based crypto exchange’s fall from grace could open the door for die-hard supporters of the most popular digital currency in the industry’s ecosystem.
Genesis receives additional equity infusion of $140M following recent market events
According to the company, this will bolster its position as a global leader in crypto capital markets.
Dogecoin is on the cutting edge of future assets
Ephemeral aspects of pop culture are becoming tradable commodities. That phenomenon will only grow in the years ahead.
Answers for H-1B workers who’ve been laid off (or think they might be)
According to layoffs.fyi, more than 23,000 tech workers have been laid off so far this month. For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. Facebook’s parent company Meta announced the first major job cuts in its history this week, eliminating 11,000 jobs. Like Twitter, Stripe, Brex, Lyft, Netflix and other tech firms based in … Read more
MakerDAO Risk Core Unit makes urgent parameter change request in light of recent market events
The proposed change would prevent certain coins that have fallen in value recently from being used as collateral.
‘Need to update my LinkedIn’ — FTX Ventures head resigns: Report
Amy Wu’s resignation followed the news 134 companies associated with the FTX Group would be filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States.
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Reopens Bidding Process Following FTX’s Collapse
Voyager Digital is ending the deal to sell itself to FTX US after the latter also declared bankruptcy on Friday.
3 key crypto price events to watch in the wake of the FTX and Alameda debacle
FTX and Alameda’s Ponzi-like trading scheme has dealt a heavy blow to the entire crypto industry. Here are three developments to keep a close eye on.
As FTX sinks, other crypto exchanges are showing their coins
You say you have my money? Prove it. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As FTX, formerly the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, files for bankruptcy and halts withdrawals, other exchanges are working hard to assure customers that they won’t be meeting the same fate. Binance, Crypto.com, and others have started releasing … Read more
Amid record dry powder, VCs are determined to fund anything but you
If you had to sum up the 2022 venture capital market in one word, that word could be contradictions. Venture funds have record dry powder — deployable capital on hand — and yet funding continues to steadily decline. There is seemingly more talk of backing women and people of color in the industry than ever, … Read more
FTX US suspends withdrawals, according to on-chain data
The development comes less than 24 hours after the platform issued an advisory urging its users to close down trading positions
TikTok is testing its long-awaited in-app shopping feature
Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s in-app shopping feature is finally beginning to roll out in the US market. The company began testing its TikTok Shop feature this week, as first reported by Semafor, which allows users to purchase items directly inside the TikTok app. E-commerce has long been a focus for TikTok, but it’s … Read more
California Finance Regulator Revokes BlockFi’s Lending License
California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced Friday it was moving to revoke BlockFi’s lending license.
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Crypto’s white knight was a black hat all along and other TC news
This week, I talk with Dom-Madori Davis about the coalition of VCs that are standing for reproductive rights. And Jacquelyn Melinek comes on to break down the FTX/Binance saga that’s unfolded over the past week (and that continues to develop). And as always, we break down the biggest stories in tech. Articles from the episode: … Read more
Volkswagen built a Star Trek captain’s chair that goes 12mph
GIF by Sean Hollister / The Verge Are you proud of your office chair? Does it complete your gaming battlestation perhaps? Prepare to be filled with seething jealousy when you see what Volkswagen Norway has created. As a marketing exercise, the automaker claims to have built an office chair that not only looks worthy of … Read more
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At the Overwatch League grand finals, a candy bar was the real winner
Image: Joe Brady The Overwatch League 2022 grand finals were last week, concluding a season that was one of OWL’s most successful. Fans broke viewership records, there were several successful live events, and on the whole, folks were simply jazzed to see competitive Overwatch played in a brand-new game. And though the San Francisco Shock … Read more