Sources: Stripe is raising $6B at a $50B valuation from Thrive Capital, General Catalyst, a16z, and Founders Fund, plus Goldman Sachs' private wealth clients (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Letter: the Netherlands plans restrictions on exports of immersion DUV lithography chipmaking machines amid US pressure to limit China's access to chip tech (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Spotify redesigns the core homescreen of its app with a TikTok-like vertical scroll of albums, video podcasts, and more (David Pierce/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Source: JPMorgan, which extended services to Gemini and Coinbase in 2020, is ending its relationship with Gemini; Coinbase says its relationship remains intact (Ian Allison/CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:41 Rating: 5

Sources: EU regulators asked Twitter to hire more moderators and fact-checkers over concerns that Twitter aims to use more volunteers and AI to monitor content (Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

CrowdStrike reports Q4 revenue up 48% YoY to $637M, vs. $625M est., record $222M net new ARR, and a record 1,873 net new subscription customers; CRWD jumps 5%+ (Margi Murphy/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

Docs: the FTC demanded Twitter turn over internal messages about Elon Musk, details about layoffs, and the names of journalists with access to company records (Ryan Tracy/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Google plans to retire overlay ads on YouTube videos starting on April 6 to "improve the viewer experience and shift engagement to higher performing ad formats" (Damien Wilde/9to5Google) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Biden FCC nominee Gigi Sohn tells the White House she is dropping out, after her nomination stalled for 16 months amid industry opposition and personal attacks (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Meta plans to cut thousands of jobs as soon as this week, after it eliminated 13%, or 11,000 jobs in November 2023 in its first major layoff (Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 19:41 Rating: 5