5 cloud investors illustrate the various paths ahead for startups

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Cloud cost optimization startups have become ubiquitous, and they’ve found a friendly ear among enterprise clients looking to cut costs amid the downturn. But should younger startups similarly scrutinize their cloud spend? According to several cloud investors, startups should prioritize building over optimization — unless it’s going to save them a big chunk of money. … Read more

Smart rings have a long way to go

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The Oura Ring is the only smart ring that’s found any real commercial success. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Smartwatches stole the spotlight from phones this fall, but there’s another wearable form factor waiting in the wings: smart rings. Korean outlet Naver recently reported that Samsung has filed a patent with the … Read more

How to organize your Slack channels

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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If your workplace (or organization, or friends group, or whatever) is anything like mine, and you’ve used Slack for more than, say, a month, you have no doubt amassed a lot of channels (also known as conversations). This can result in a lot of scrolling — I mean, … Read more

3 ways to hire well for your startup

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Champ Suthipongchai Contributor Share on Twitter Champ Suthipongchai is founder and GP at Creative Ventures, a deep tech firm that invests in early-stage companies. If you’re hiring for your startup, you need to understand one thing: This is arguably one of the worst times to be looking for talent. While inflation continues to skyrocket and … Read more

TikTok livestreaming is shaping up to be the short-form video giant’s next push

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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok’s meteoric rise came through its focus on bite-size videos, delivered with eerie specificity and the ability to scroll endlessly. But now, as competitors get serious about giving TikTok a run for its money, the company appears to be increasingly focused on its livestreaming program — and particularly, … Read more

Reliance to hive off and list Jio Financial Services

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Indian conglomerate Reliance will spin off and list its financial services, a move that it said will allow the oil-to-telecom giant to enter and expand into financial services such as consumer and merchant lending business and also build fintech for “all Indians.” Reliance, run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, said in a statement that it will … Read more