April
- Technology
Statistics Korea: South Korea's semiconductor inventory rose 83% YoY in April 2023, the biggest increase since April 2016, while factory shipments fell 33% YoY (Myungshin Cho/Bloomberg)
Myungshin Cho / Bloomberg: Statistics Korea: South Korea’s semiconductor inventory rose 83% YoY in April 2023, the biggest increase since…
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CCData: trading on Gemini dropped ~50% YoY to ~$747M in April; Kaiko says trading fell 46% in January to April from September to December, ~6x Coinbase's drop (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: CCData: trading on Gemini dropped ~50% YoY to ~$747M in April; Kaiko says trading fell 46% in January to…
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Chartbeat data for 1,350 publishers: Twitter referral traffic fell from 1.9% in April 2018 to 1.2% in April 2023; medium-sized publishers' traffic dropped 40% (Aisha Majid/Press Gazette)
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette: Chartbeat data for 1,350 publishers: Twitter referral traffic fell from 1.9% in April 2018 to…
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In an April email, Blizzard's chief design officer told staff to "prepare to be amazed" by its AI image generator trained on assets from its titles like Diablo (Shannon Liao/New York Times)
Shannon Liao / New York Times: In an April email, Blizzard’s chief design officer told staff to “prepare to be…
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Since April 6, the Cyberspace Administration of China closed 107K online accounts that misrepresented the news media and took down 835K pieces of content (Reuters)
Reuters: Since April 6, the Cyberspace Administration of China closed 107K online accounts that misrepresented the news media and took…
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NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won $462.7 million…
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Lyft discontinues pooled rides, one of a slate of product changes CEO David Risher has made since taking over in April (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)
Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Lyft discontinues pooled rides, one of a slate of product changes CEO David Risher has made…
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Sensor Tower: Bluesky had 628K mobile downloads in April, up 606% from March, when it became available on Android in addition to iOS; Mastodon had 90K downloads (CNBC)
CNBC: Sensor Tower: Bluesky had 628K mobile downloads in April, up 606% from March, when it became available on Android…
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US wholesale price data for April points to easing inflation pressures
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures may be…
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