Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple plans to eliminate a small number of its corporate retail staff, marking its first known cuts since embarking on a belt-tightening effort in 2022  —  Apple Inc. is eliminating a small number of roles within its corporate retail teams, according to people with knowledge of the matter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Quantexa, which uses AI to help businesses navigate online fraud and manage customer data, raised a $129M Series E led by GIC at a $1.8B valuation  —  Financial fraud and other online crime continue to present major threats to businesses, and they remain a key focus … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meir Orbach / CTech: Boston-based cybersecurity company Cybereason raised $100M from SoftBank and announces SoftBank EVP Eric Gan will be its new CEO, replacing co-founder Lior Div  —  The new investment will make the Japanese conglomerate Cybereason’s leading shareholder  —  SoftBank is investing another $100 million in Cybereason. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: Australia bans TikTok from government-issued devices, joining the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Canada, France, and others in taking action against the platform  —  Australia banned TikTok from government-issued devices, joining the growing list of nations concerned about security threats posed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press: Over 24 Democrats in Congress who are active on TikTok are being pushed by colleagues to stop using the app, as pressure mounts against TikTok in Washington, DC  —  Rep. Jeff Jackson of North Carolina has used it to explain the complex fight over raising the debt limit. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Canalys: PC shipments in Western Europe fell 20.5% YoY in 2022 and 38.5% YoY in Q4 2022, while tablet shipments fell 18.4% YoY in 2022 and 16.5% YoY in Q4 2022  —  Western European PC (desktop, notebook and workstation) shipments fell by 38% year-on-year to 10.7 million units in Q4 2022 according to the latest Canalys estimates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify shuts down its Clubhouse-style audio app Spotify Live, previously called Locker Room, acquired as part of its €57M Betty Labs acquisition in March 2021  —  Spotify is shutting down its live-audio app Spotify Live, but says it will continue experimenting with live features in its main service. Lees verder op Tech Meme