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Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges over the company keeping Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years (Natasha Singer/New York Times) 31-05-2023

Natasha Singer / New York Times: Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges over the company keeping Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years  —  Regulators said the tech giant kept children’s Alexa voice recordings “forever,” violating a children’s privacy law. Lees verder op Tech Meme

San Diego-based Measurabl, which makes carbon footprint management tools for properties, raised a $93M Series D led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures (Mike Freeman/San Diego Union-Tribune) 01-06-2023

Mike Freeman / San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego-based Measurabl, which makes carbon footprint management tools for properties, raised a $93M Series D led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures  —  Measurabl managed to raise money despite the venture capital market being largely frozen for technology entrepreneurs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google's head of communications and public affairs, Corey duBrowa, will leave the company in June 2023 to serve as the CEO of global PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe (Eleanor Hawkins/Axios) 31-05-2023

Eleanor Hawkins / Axios: Google’s head of communications and public affairs, Corey duBrowa, will leave the company in June 2023 to serve as the CEO of global PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe  —  Corey duBrowa will depart Google and parent company Alphabet in June to serve as CEO of global public relations firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW), Axios has learned. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta asks a US federal court to block the FTC's attempt on May 3 to change the 2020's $5B privacy settlement, which the FTC alleges the company has violated (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg) 31-05-2023

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: Meta asks a US federal court to block the FTC’s attempt on May 3 to change the 2020’s $5B privacy settlement, which the FTC alleges the company has violated  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is asking a federal court to bar the Federal Trade Commission from moving forward with an agency proceeding to revise its 2020 privacy settlement. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.25B, vs. $8.18B est., capital expenditures up 36% YoY to $243M, vs. $205M est., and raises Q2 guidance above est. (Jordan Novet/CNBC) 31-05-2023

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Salesforce reports Q1 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.25B, vs. $8.18B est., capital expenditures up 36% YoY to $243M, vs. $205M est., and raises Q2 guidance above est.  —  – Salesforce surpassed estimates across the board and raised its full-year earnings guidance. Lees verder op Tech Meme

CrowdStrike reports Q1 revenue up 42% YoY to $692.6M, vs. $676.4M est., and ARR up 42% YoY to $2.73B, slower than the 61% growth in Q1 2023; CRWD drops 10%+ (Rohan Goswami/CNBC) 31-05-2023

Rohan Goswami / CNBC: CrowdStrike reports Q1 revenue up 42% YoY to $692.6M, vs. $676.4M est., and ARR up 42% YoY to $2.73B, slower than the 61% growth in Q1 2023; CRWD drops 10%+  —  – CrowdStrike reported first quarter results for its fiscal 2024 year on Wednesday, at a time when China-related cybersecurity concerns have mounted. Lees verder op Tech Meme