Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app The app was known for AI-powered features and Reddit-like posting abilities. Karissa Bell Sat, Jan 13, 2024 Artifact Artifact, the buzzy news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down less than a year after its launch. In a note … Continue reading Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app
Businesses wanting to maintain their online presence will need to rebuild their sites using an alternative platform. Nicola Agius on January 10, 2024 Websites made with Google Business Profiles will be turned off in March. Customers attempting to visit those websites will be automatically redirected to your Business Profile until June 10. Beyond this date, … Continue reading Google to shut down Business Profiles websites
Hyperloop One is shutting down The company once wanted to build a high-speed transportation system between Europe and China. Mariella Moon Updated Fri, Dec 22, 2023 David Becker via Getty Images Hyperloop One had once dreamed of building a high-speed freight link between Europe and China, one that could take cargo from one end … Continue reading Hyperloop One is shutting down
Get insights into integrating isolated data across various teams to fuel data-driven decision making and maximize marketing performance. Theresa Kushner on December 15, 2023 Data silos — isolated collections of data within different departments or systems — hinder companies from gaining a complete picture of their customers. This is the first of two articles exploring … Continue reading Breaking down data silos: A practical guide to integrated marketing data
By Michael Grothaus November 27, 2023 Layoffs have hit the tech industry hard in 2023, and now another round is hitting even more employees. The latest company to lay off employees is ByteDance, owner of TikTok. The layoffs, which are expected to officially be announced today, will hit employees working for its Nuverse gaming … Continue reading TikTok owner ByteDance to lay off hundreds as it winds down its failed gaming division
By Sam Becker November 21, 2023 Changpeng Zhao (also known simply as “CZ”), the founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has agreed to step down from his position and will plead guilty to violating anti-money laundering requirements enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice, according to numerous media reports. Zhao is expected in … Continue reading Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao will step down in a dramatic fall for one of crypto’s most visible leaders
By Chris Morris November 09, 2023 Omegle, the anonymous video chat service founded in 2009, which saw a surge of popularity as people were isolated at home during the pandemic, has finally called it quits after 14 years. The closure comes following the settlement of a recent lawsuit that alleged Omegle gave sexual predators … Continue reading Omegle founder announces the site is shutting down in a wild goodbye note
By Grace Snelling November 09, 2023 It’s a sad day for long-time readers and editors of the feminist online publication Jezebel. G/O Media, Jezebel’s parent company, is shuttering the brand and laying off its staff after failing to find a buyer for the site. “As of this week, we are making the very, very … Continue reading RIP ‘Jezebel’: The website is shutting down, but the conversations it sparked will live on
By Yasmin Gagne November 05, 2023 After John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., told Bloomberg in October that GLP-1s, a class of medications prescribed for weight loss—which include Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy—are changing how shoppers behave, resulting in their buying slightly less food, shares for Mondelez (maker of Oreo), PepsiCo, and Hershey’s … Continue reading Ozempic is not going to slim down your stock portfolio (yet)
Revel is shutting down its shared electric moped service It’s focusing on its EV ride-hailing service and charging stations going forward. Mariella Moon Sat, Nov 4, 2023 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Revel is leaving behind its roots and ending its (at times controversial) electric moped service New York City and San Francisco. Company … Continue reading Revel is shutting down its shared electric moped service
