Monthly Archives: February 2022

Wall Street Journal: Alphabet and Amazon have turned to cash to recruit and retain talent, as the lure of stock awards fades amid inflation and stock market volatility  —  Google’s parent adopts new bonus plan and Amazon doubles its salary cap as lure of stock fades amid inflation and increased […]

Morgan Meaker / Wired: Interview with Australia’s communications minister Paul Fletcher on the efficacy of the country’s year-old news bargaining code with Google and Meta  —  A year after Australia forced tech giants to pay news outlets for the content they display, other countries want to follow suit.

Casey Newton / Platformer: Social networks and the internet have been a valuable force multiplier for Ukraine and the allies of democracy during the early days of Russia’s invasion  —  How much will it matter?  Notes on the platforms in wartime  —  Over the past decade, the biggest tech companies […]

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Volopay, which offers corporate cards and expense management software to startups and enterprises, raises a $29M Series A in equity and debt  —  Volopay, a Singapore-based fintech startup, raised a $29 million Series A in debt and equity financing as it seeks to further expand […]

Chris Prentice / Reuters: SEC’s Gurbir Grewal says agency will not offer amnesty to crypto firms that self-report violations of securities laws, although they may face smaller penalties  —  The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article.

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Waymo secures a permit to charge for ride-hailing trips in its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco with safety drivers present  —  Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, has scored a permit with the California Public Utilities Commission that allows it to charge riders for ride-hailing trips […]

Bloomberg: Sources: the Biden administration asks major crypto exchanges globally to help thwart Russian individuals and organizations from using crypto to avoid sanctions  —  The Biden administration is asking crypto exchanges to help ensure that Russian individuals and organizations aren’t using virtual currencies …

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Toshiba CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa will step down, will be succeeded by Corporate Senior Vice President Taro Shimada  —  Outgoing leader has put together a corporate breakup plan

Enlarge / A Maxar satellite image shows the buildup of Russian vehicles and helicopers on an airfield in Belarus prior to the invasion of Ukraine. (credit: Maxar Technologies) Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov was emotional and, at times, angry, during a 20-minute call with reporters on Monday evening as he spoke […]

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta says it will shut down Instagram’s standalone IGTV app in mid-March and will discontinue IGTV’s in-stream video ads as the company focuses on Reels  —  Instagram is ending support for its standalone app for IGTV, the company announced on Monday.  Meta, Instagram’s parent company …