"Stranger Things" has demonstrated its ability to influence the Spotify charts; now the companies are doubling down on consumer interest to drive engagement.
Instagram rolls out an account deletion option on iOS to comply with Apple’s new policy
You can now delete your Instagram directly from the mobile app. The Meta-owned social media app has now rolled out a new option that lets you opt to delete or deactivate your Instagram account on iOS in order to comply with Apple’s updated App Store Review Guidelines that now mandate all apps…
Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature is now available on smart TVs and streaming devices
Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature, which lets you watch a movie or a TV show together with your friends remotely, is now available on smart TVs, streaming devices like Roku, and gaming consoles like Xbox or PlayStation. Before this expansion, the feature was available on desktops, Fire…
Startup layoffs, the art of reinvention and a MasterClass in change
Changes within a particular startup can be used as benchmark questions for their larger market; in other words, we can use the micro to better understand the macro.
Startups keep laying off swaths of employees as the downturn continues
It’s nearly been two months since we started this accidental weekly column about layoffs happening within startups. Workforce reductions have impacted startup employees in every massive sector, from crypto to SaaS to edtech and mobility. And what felt at first like a trend that only impacted growth…
Netflix lays off 300 more people — almost 3% of its staff
Video streaming company Netflix said it has laid off 300 people — which represents 3% of its workforce — because of slowing growth and the economic downturn. This is the firm’s second layoff spree in two months, after it let go of 150 staffers in May. In April, it also laid off a bunch of [&h…