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
Intuit is shutting down Mint, its popular free budget-tracking app It’s asking users to switch to Credit Karma instead. Steve Dent Fri, Nov 3, 2023 Intuit/Mint Intuit is shutting down its free budgeting app Mint, which had 3.6 million active users in 2021, Bloomberg reports. The company will absorb users into its other service … Continue reading Intuit is closing down Mint, its popular free budget-tracking app
Square is rebranding itself as ‘Block’ The blockchain made the company do it. Igor Bonifacic Jeff Greenberg via Getty Images Payments firm Square plans to change its name to Block as cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies become a bigger part of its business. On Wednesday, the company announced it will move forward with … Continue reading Jack Dorsey is heading Square again after its current CEO steps down
Microsoft disputes the data but it’s clear AI hasn’t turned its Bing into the Google-slayer the company hoped for. Danny Goodwin on August 21, 2023 It’s been just over six months since the new AI-powered Bing with Bing Chat launched – but its overall search engine market share is down slightly globally and in the … Continue reading AI boost? Bing’s market share is down 6 months after launch
By Sam Becker July 05, 2023 With companies like Cava Group and Savers Value Village hitting the public markets in recent weeks, it may feel like IPOs are seeing a resurgence after seemingly going dormant for the past year or so. But the most recent Global IPO Trends report from EY, which covers the … Continue reading The IPO market is still down, but EY says an upswing could finally be on the way
Stitcher redesign brings cleaner look and new features to the podcast app Kris Holt| @krisholt Stitcher has revealed a new look for its podcast app, which boasts several useful features and upgrades. The service says the revamped web, iOS and Android app has better user control and navigation along with its more streamlined design. … Continue reading Podcast app Stitcher is shutting down in August
Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic In an interview with The Guardian more than a decade ago, Warren Spector, the director and producer of Deus Ex, said his dream game would take place in one city block. “There are people who are trying to simulate massive worlds at a level of an inch per mile,” Spector told journalist … Continue reading ‘Diablo IV’ and other Blizzard games are down due to a DDoS attack
A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform Kris Holt @krisholt A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from other subreddits are shutting down their community, in part due to changes the company is making to its API. The community, r/TranscribersOfReddit, will close its doors … Continue reading A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform
