Singapore-based Kredivo Holdings, formerly FinAccel, whose services include BNPL, loans, neobanking, and more, has raised a $270M Series D led by Mizuho Bank (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 19:41 Rating: 5

Crypto exchange Bitget acquires a controlling stake in crypto wallet company BitKeep with a $30M investment at a $300M valuation (Yogita Khatri/The Block) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5

Poll: 41% of Americans support a TikTok ban, 25% oppose it, and only 17% of its daily users support a ban; 71% are concerned that ByteDance is based in China (Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

The US SEC sues Tron founder Justin Sun and his companies for the alleged "unregistered offer and sale of crypto asset securities" TRX and BTT, fraud, and more (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Microsoft launches Loop, its Notion and Asana competitor, in preview, allowing users to collaborate in shared workspaces on the web, Android, and iOS (Sean Endicott/Windows Central) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:42 Rating: 5

Job listings site Indeed is laying off about 2,200 people, or 15% of its headcount; Indeed was acquired in 2012 by Japan's Recruit, which also owns Glassdoor (Theo Wayt/The Information) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Data leak site BreachForums says it plans to shut down following the arrest of alleged operator "Pompompurin" due to fear law enforcement has backdoor access (Jonathan Greig/The Record) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:41 Rating: 5

GP Bullhound: European tech startups raised €30.5B in debt in 2022, up from €15.9B in 2021, as the global tech slump made raising new equity more difficult (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the PC, the Internet, and the mobile phone and can reduce global inequities if risks are mitigated (Bill Gates/GatesNotes) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Intel says Raja Koduri, who joined as Chief Architect in 2017, is leaving to found a startup focused on generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5