A little over a year after buzzy coding bootcamp Lambda School rebranded as Bloom Institute of Technology, the venture-backed startup is conducting massive layoffs, according to sources. The workforce reduction, per people familiar with the matter, has impacted half of the company’s staff across content, product, data and engineering teams. The layoff is expected to…
Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy the social network, that will not come to pass, Parler owner Parlement Techonologies said today. Parler’s owner and Ye have “mutually” parted ways without closing the deal, the company…
While this year’s stock market decline was swift, it was also widespread, with very few companies escaping the downturn. But current market conditions haven’t caused the same uniform trajectory for startups. When public-market stock prices started to fall, everyone reminded themselves that it would take a few months to see the real impact on the…
After launching as a pilot late last year, Discord will allow more servers to offer paid memberships in exchange for special server-specific perks. Plenty of Discord communities were already using third-party services like Patreon to offer access to premium content, but the expanded feature will allow Discord-centric communities to manage that process from within the…
Shop directly from the interactive video above. What to gift the person who has everything they want? How about something they need! This year, we’re saying “so long” to sentimentality and “hello” to unexpected, practical gifts for everyone on your list. Explore Cheerbook by clicking each gift in the video above and gift someone their…
We gathered some of our favorite iPhone accessories below – for both the new iPhone 14 and older generations – that are sure to put a smile on any Apple fanatic’s face. 1. Apple MagSafe iPhone Wallet The first-generation Apple iPhone wallet debuted with the iPhone 12. It attached to the iPhone with MagSafe, Apple’s…
It’s been over a decade since Harrison Ford’s last outing as Indiana Jones, but in 2023, the legendary archaeologist returns. The trailer for the fifth installment in the action-adventure series, titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, is full of classic Indy hijinks. Car chases, booby traps, and ancient tombs play out alongside flashbacks…
Coinbase announced last week that it plans to rescind job offers and freeze hiring indefinitely. Sopa Images/Getty Images Coinbase said it has disabled NFT transfers for its mobile wallet on Thursday. Apple wants 30% of all NFT gas fees to be paid through their In-App Purchase system, the crypto exchange said. “For anyone who understands…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks ended mixed Thursday, marking a pullback from gains during the session. The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose by less than expected in October, by 0.2%. But weekly jobless claims fell, with the data arriving a day before a big…
Lucid began offering all full-time regular US employees a “stipend” to buy the 2022 Grand Touring. Lucid Motors EV startup Lucid Motors just launched an employee purchase program. Employees who buy the $154,000 Air Grand Touring get a sizable discount, paid out over time. Lucid saw reservations drop from 37,000 in Q2 to 34,000 in…