It turns out Twitter’s new plan for verification will be a two-tiered system after all. Esther Crawford, the twitter VP leading the revamped Twitter Blue subscription confirmed that in addition to the blue checkmarks, the company will also use a separate “official” label for “select” accounts. The label had previously been spotted on internal builds… Continue reading Twitter’s revamped verification scheme will have two checkmarks, and one isn’t for sale
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‘Death Stranding’ has been played by 10 million people since launch
For a project that was divisive among critics and players alike, Death Stranding has done pretty well for itself. With the game celebrating its third anniversary today, Kojima Productions revealed that more than 10 million people have played the studio’s first game. The milestone takes into account all the platforms where Death Stranding is available,… Continue reading ‘Death Stranding’ has been played by 10 million people since launch
Audi’s new flagship Q8 e-tron SUV boasts a maximum range of 373 miles
Audi has introduced seven, well, now eight, electric SUVs under the e-tron banner since they began production in 2018 — with another dozen already in the works for release by 2026. After months of teasing, the company finally, officially introduced the latest iteration of its luxury EV line with Wednesday’s reveal of the upcoming Q8… Continue reading Audi’s new flagship Q8 e-tron SUV boasts a maximum range of 373 miles
Zoom is adding email and calendar features to take on other workspace platforms
As expected, Zoom is looking to take on the likes of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace in more areas than group video calls and chats. At its Zoomtopia conference, the company announced a bunch of features that are coming to its platform, including two key ones for productivity: email and calendars. You can connect third-party… Continue reading Zoom is adding email and calendar features to take on other workspace platforms
Crypto giant Binance is buying its rival FTX following a very public dispute
Two of the largest crypto exchanges have just announced one of the stranger tech mergers in recent memory (and that’s saying something). Binance plans to acquire its rival FTX after a brief but very public dispute. As Bloomberg explains, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sold about $529 million in FTX’s native token on November 6th in… Continue reading Crypto giant Binance is buying its rival FTX following a very public dispute
BRI Ventures secures first close of Kiqani fund, and final close of Sembrani at over $25m
BRI Ventures (BVI), the corporate venture capital arm of the Indonesian state-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), has secured the first close of its Sembrani Kiqani fund in June 2022. It also plans to fully close the vehicle by end-2022, BVI’s founding CEO Nicko Widjaja told DealStreetAsia. The size of the final close is expected… Continue reading BRI Ventures secures first close of Kiqani fund, and final close of Sembrani at over $25m
Indian PE firm Motilal Oswal Alternates in talks to top up in VVDN Technologies
India-focused fund manager Motilal Oswal Alternates, which is already an investor in Gurugram-based product engineering firm VVDN Technologies, is in talks to pump additional capital into the company, multiple sources familiar with the matter told DealStreetAsia. Negotiations are gaining pace as the company looks to raise funding in the range of $125-150 million, the sources… Continue reading Indian PE firm Motilal Oswal Alternates in talks to top up in VVDN Technologies
Binance plans to buy rival FTX’s non-US unit in latest crypto bailout
Crypto giant Binance signed a non-binding agreement on Tuesday to buy FTX’s non-US unit to help cover a “liquidity crunch” at the rival exchange, marking an abrupt change in fortune for the digital currency billionaire and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The surprising deal between high-profile rivals Bankman-Fried and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao raised fresh concerns about the risks investors… Continue reading Binance plans to buy rival FTX’s non-US unit in latest crypto bailout
US pension major CalPERS commits $282m to Sequoia China’s four funds
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest pension fund in the US, has committed $282 million in total to Sequoia Capital China’s four new China venture capital funds, according to a disclosure. Separately, the US pension fund also made an additional $1.26 billion commitment to Golden Reef Infrastructure Trust, a fund managed by QIC,… Continue reading US pension major CalPERS commits $282m to Sequoia China’s four funds
Electric Era wants to put an EV charger in convenience store parking lot near you
Before starting Electric Era, Quincy Lee was one of the chief mechanical engineers at Space X. He got bored of doing space stuff when the climate crisis was happening down here on Earth and decided to do something about one of the biggest challenges with the adoption of electric vehicles: Distributed high-speed charging infrastructure. “I… Continue reading Electric Era wants to put an EV charger in convenience store parking lot near you