Shares of ON24, a maker of webinar and virtual event software, jumped nearly 54% in its debut Wednesday after raising $428M+ in its IPO (Sohini Podder/Reuters) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:44 Rating: 5

In an internal memo, John Matze says he has been terminated as Parler's CEO by its board of directors (Brian Flood/Fox Business) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:44 Rating: 5

A look at Visual Studio Code, Microsoft's open source cross-platform code editor, which has gained 5M new users in 2020 and now has 14M users worldwide (Liam Tung/ZDNet) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 23:44 Rating: 5

Nations are engaging in a cyberweapons arms race, with agencies like the NSA prioritizing offensive capabilities over defense, fueling a lucrative 0-day market (Jill Lepore/New Yorker) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 23:44 Rating: 5

Profile of Alondra Nelson, Biden's first deputy director for science and society, a role meant to examine the sociological effects of emerging technologies (Emily Birnbaum/Protocol) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 22:44 Rating: 5

Vicky Kaushal turns matchmaker, suggests brother Sunny Kaushal to date Katrina Kaif's sister Isabelle Kaif - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 21:58 Rating: 5

Guangzhou Quwan Network Technology, a Chinese social gaming startup, raises $100M series B funding from Matrix Partners China and Orchid Asia Group Management (Doris Yu/Tech in Asia) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 21:44 Rating: 5

Hip, an app that connects commuters with third-party bus and shuttle operators, says it has raised $12M and added B2B offerings (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 21:44 Rating: 5

Vijay Sethupathi gets paid MORE than Shahid Kapoor for Raj and DK's web series Sunny - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:58 Rating: 5

Apple reportedly plans $3.6B investment in Kia, may sign a deal on Feb. 17, aims to start making cars in Georgia in 2024, with initial target of 100K cars/year (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:44 Rating: 5