It’s not just you — Slack says it’s having issues with threads, channels, and more

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No, boss, I’m not slacking… and that’s the problem. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’ve been having some issues with Slack, you’re not alone — the service’s status page reports that “something’s not quite right” with messaging, apps, integrations, APIs, and connections. The issues, which seem to affect threads, channels, notifications … Read more

Crypto VC deployment still slow as investors wait for even lower valuations

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Ongoing volatility in the crypto markets is leading to mismatched conversations between venture capitalists and founders — and entrepreneurs aren’t often finding themselves on the winning side. While some crypto-native and general funds are actively deploying capital into the digital asset world, others are taking a slower approach. Over the summer, some market participants anticipated … Read more

Apple looks even more like a bank now that it’s adding a savings account to Apple Card

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Kristen Radtke / The Verge Soon, Apple Card users will be able to open a “new high-yield Savings account,” Apple says. There’s just one hitch: Apple won’t say what interest rate it’s offering. There’s also no specific timeline for when consumers can access these savings accounts. Apple has been moving into fintech with the Apple … Read more

Adderall is officially in short supply

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Adderall is hard to find. | Image: Patrick Mallahan III For weeks, pharmacists around the United States have been struggling to fill prescriptions for Adderall, and on Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed the nationwide shortage. “There is not sufficient supply to continue to meet US market demand,” the agency said in a statement. … Read more

Apple partners with Goldman Sachs to introduce high-yield savings accounts for Apple Card holders

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Apple is taking a big step towards offering more banking services to its customers. The company announced today it’s partnering with Goldman Sachs to soon launch a new Savings account feature for its Apple Card credit cardholders which will allow them to save and grow their “Daily Cash” — the cashback rewards that are earned … Read more

I want to skip out on the Disney Plus Skip Intro button

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Disney Plus’ convenient feature is an excessively bright intrusion. | Screenshot: Disney Plus Disney Plus, I hate your damn Skip Intro feature, and I wish I could stop its annoying, bright, immersion-breaking icon from popping up at the start of every show. It’s assaulting my eyes every week when I sit down to watch Andor, … Read more

With $67M in new capital, NorthOne is doubling down on SMBs as some fintech companies pull back

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It’s common knowledge, especially to those who work in financial services, that the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for digital banking globally. A flurry of fintechs emerged in hope of meeting that demand while incumbent banks clamored to step up their own digital games. And then there were those companies that existed well before the … Read more

Decentraland’s billion-dollar ‘metaverse’ reportedly had 38 active users in one day

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General view of the Etro fashion show during Metaverse Fashion Week on March 25th, 2022, hosted by Decentraland. | Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images This year, I’ve received about 70 pitches about “metaverse” activities for big brand names like Samsung and UPS in Decentraland, which, as CoinDesk reports, is nearly double the 38 user number … Read more