TECHCRUNCH week in review: Coinbase is hacked

Welcome again a week in review! We have a lot of news for you this week, including penetration in Coinbase; YC believes that Google is “my monopoly”; Waste of workers in Microsoft; And much more. I wish you a great weekend!

Uh: Oh: Coinbase says that the personal information of customers, including the identity of the government, was I was stolen in data breach. The infiltrators demanded 20 million dollars from the company, CEO, Brian Armstrong He said in a post on x. Coinbase said it would not pay the ransom of infiltrators.

Public subscription time, child: After submitting it in a secrecy in December, CHIME applied public subscription this week. There are a lot of voids in the S-1, so we did not get a lot of information, such as the number of shares that are planned for sale as part of the public subscription. But we learned oneCHIME entered a deal with Dallas Martericks in 2018, which gained the Chime logo on the team shirt, among other marketing advantages.

Wood roads: This story has appeared throughout the week – Wood Wood was created entitled “Superwood” This is strong like steel. Ultimately, INVENTWOD plans to use wood chips to create structural symptoms for any yet you will not need finishing.

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A large granola bow: VCS and founders love to talk about the applications they use. Latest case: Granola, an application to write down notes of artificial intelligence that recently seen a batch of use, although it was launched a year ago. And when there is use, it follows the money. The company announced It raised 43 million dollars In the financing round of the chain B with a rating of $ 250 million.

Selection lying: In “Google”, YC wrote independent companies like YC of financing and accelerating innovative startups that could challenge Google’s dominance. Amicus summary presented In the case of anti -monopoly in the United States against the search giant. But YC does not call for a complete disintegration of Google.

I love his vision: apple A set of access features announcedIncluding accessible accessories that will inform users with accessories within applications and games in the application store; New enlargement for MACS. New Braille experience; And more.

Waste of workers in Microsoft: Company And according to the discharge of 3 % of its working powerOr about 6,500 people, which affects all levels, sites and teams. This is a strong quarter of Microsoft, with $ 70.1 billion of revenue (an increase of 13 %) and a net income net amounting to $ 25.8 billion (an increase of 28 %). In Washington, about 40 % of 2,000 people were demobilized They were engineers.

Gemini in your car: At Android-Android happened only a week ago Google I/O. – The company announced that it brings Gemini to cars that support Android Auto. Drivers (and passengers) will be able to send texts and play music and all other things that a smart assistant performs, but using the natural language.

Very funny: What was once called HBO Go before changing his name to HBO now, which later became HBO MAX, before settling on Max, this week announced that it was Once again change her name to HBO Max.

We just call it a bus: Uber offers road sharingPassenger transport service that will capture passengers in advance at 20 minutes. “You can see a natural extension because we are able to bring the road to independent cars as well,” Sashin Kansal, chief product official in Uber.

Wait, what? The New York Times spoke with two investors who said they were a new activist aimed at “improving human health” Using a blood test. It looks familiar? But wait for you to hear the start starting: The Founder of Theianos Elizabeth Holmes, Pelly Evans. Maybe you will do better this time?

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He talked about Uber: In 2022, prominent correspondent Rebecca Billan wrote an article entitled “As for either AmoAbout how the company has become more than a closed loop to keep customers participants. Now the company takes a step forwardEntering one day of Uber members, a week of discounts designed to enhance its subscription program and expand its role beyond the transfer.