A Coinbase-backed start-up quietly powering the NFT boom raises new funding
Alchemy, a start-up subtly powering the recent NFT boom, is raising another round of capital as it tries to keep up with the fast-growing blockchain industry.
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Tesla accused of environmental rule violations in U.S. and Germany
The EPA accused Tesla last week of failing to prove it is in compliance with federal emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants.
Netflix's new feature will automatically play something to watch based on your interests
Netflix's "play something" feature allows users to shuffle through a random pick of movies and TV shows.
A $3.8 billion rival to Twilio in Europe just made a big acquisition to expand in the U.S.
Dutch start-up MessageBird is acquiring commercial email platform SparkPost in a $600 million deal.
Huawei reports 16.5% drop in revenues in first quarter, warns of 'another challenging year' ahead
Huawei said its revenues fell 16.5% year-on-year to 152.2 billion Chinese yuan ($23.5 billion) in the three months ending March 31.
British government takes a first step toward allowing ‘self-driving’ cars on public roads
The U.K. government announced that the first types of "self-driving" cars could be on British roads by the end of 2021.
Microsoft books biggest revenue growth since 2018
Microsoft delivered better-than-expected revenue growth thanks in part to strong PC sales in the quarter. Azure revenue growth was flat from the prior quarter.
Microsoft says LinkedIn topped $3 billion in ad revenue in the last year, outpacing Snap and Pinterest
LinkedIn has tried to position itself as a better place than competitors like Instagram or TikTok for business-related ads.
YouTube is a media juggernaut that could soon equal Netflix in revenue
If its current growth trajectory continues, YouTube will book between $29 billion and $30 billion in revenue in 2021, on par with Netflix.
Alphabet reports big earnings beat as revenue grows 34%
Alphabet reported beats on its top and bottom lines.
Alphabet profit gets a $4.75 billion boost from investments as start-up valuations soar
With a growing portfolio of investments in emerging tech companies, Alphabet is benefiting from rising start-up valuations and a solid market for IPOs.
Pinterest drops after missing on user growth expectations
Shares of Pinterest dropped as much as 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after it missed on user growth expectations in its first-quarter earnings.
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter execs grilled by senators over addictive nature of their apps
Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube testified before Congress Tuesday about the ways their algorithms influence users.
Senators ask Google about phone call to Match on day before testimony
"We are deeply troubled by Match Group's claims that Google may have attempted to influence another witness's testimony," they wrote.
Mark Zuckerberg announces new ways for Instagram creators to make money
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a slew of features Instagram is working on to help creators generate more revenue from their content.
Here's how Apple's AirTag trackers compare to Tile, and why the company is so upset with Apple
Tile is the market leader in lost item trackers, but it's features are limited on the iPhone.
Tesla posts record net income of $438 million, revenue surges by 74%
Tesla beat expectations on revenue and earnings in Q1, but the stock dropped slightly after hours.
Labor board will hear objections to Amazon union election on May 7
The National Labor Relations Board will hear the union's challenge to the results of the Amazon union election in Alabama on May 7, the union said Tuesday.
Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, and creators could make more money than they would through Apple
Podcast monetization has been tricky for streaming companies to realize but more players have been putting weight behind the effort.
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, is launching an NFT marketplace
NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, are a type of digital asset designed to represent ownership of rare virtual items.
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