Crypto coins sat on a wall… | JOMO for 11th May
In today’s JOMO: ... Crypto coins had a big fall, Airbnb’s ‘big’ ‘redesign’ and the future of work is a big Deel
🗞In the news
Crypto Is Collapsing (For Now) - Vice
Coins are down across the board, the NFT market has evaporated, and the short-term future of cryptocurrency seems grim.
TBH, even the long term future. But we shall see. While on crypto….
Coinbase revenue drops 27% from a year ago, stock slides - CNBC
The stock has lost more than 70% of its value since late March, as a broader slide in tech stocks and the value of cryptocurrencies hit Coinbase particularly hard
🤑🚀Startups, funding etc
Fueled by the remote work revolution, Deel more than doubles valuation to $12B with new raise - TC
Deel is an example of a company that was in the right place at the right time, aided by what appears to be strong execution. The company claims to allow businesses to hire in less than five minutes employees and contractors without needing a local entity. It also says that it gives companies the ability to pay teams in more than 150 currencies with “just a click.”
🤩New products, features, launches
Apple will drop iPhone Lightning port in favor of USB-C in 2023, claims analyst - Verge
If there is anything good that has emerged out of the supply chain crisis, this has to be right up there. No more going around asking: ‘Do you have an iPhone charger’. Also count on Apple to ship a new iPhone *without* a new cable
Twitter’s new policy highlights its efforts to combat spam and duplicative tweets - TC
An example of a violation is identical or near-identical content tweeted by an individual account or several accounts. Another example is a duplicate or copy-pasted tweet that Twitter thinks will “disrupt the experience of others.” Twitter notes that it won’t limit the visibility of retweets or tweets that include existing content alongside unique content or commentary.
Good move
🎨Design and Research
Airbnb’s Summer 2022 redesign adds new Categories and Split Stays - Verge
The design look supernice. But, Brian Chesky calling it the biggest change at Airbnb in over a decade, is quite a stretch, especially for a user. Lot of smart work seems to have gone into this, to categorise properties, but to the end user, most of it will feel minor. You can check out Airbnb’s launch post here
🤔Interesting read
Twitter made a browser game to help explain its privacy settings - Verge
Twitter introduced the game as part of a bigger push around its privacy policy, which the company has rewritten. “We’ve emphasized clear language and moved away from legal jargon,” Twitter said on its Safety account. “Beginning today, you can see the updates to our privacy policy and terms of service in the app via settings and on our redesigned privacy policy site.”
Lovely lovely lovely. Play it here:
https://twitterdatadash.com/
😎Cool Products, websites and tools
All your work notifications in one inbox
Nirvana! Sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Kinda like what the word stands for. Also there is a song called Acapella
📊Poll for the day
Do you have an iPhone charger? #IKYKYK
Hehe
No!
How is this even a poll?
Curated from:
Morning Brew, Verge, Techcrunch, Techmeme, CNBC, Hacker News, Product Hunt and more