Twitter open sources a portion of its code on GitHub, including its algorithm for recommending tweets in For You but excluding its ad recommendation algorithm (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

env0, which develops Infrastructure as Code workflow automation and management software, raised $18.1M led by Venture Guides, bringing Series A total to $35.1M (Meir Orbach/CTech) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

Memo: Block says 44M of its 51M+ Cash App MAUs were verified via its IDV program as of December 2022, after Hindenburg claimed Block overstated user numbers (Manya Saini/Reuters) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

E3 2023 has reportedly been canceled (The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Document: Twitter plans to exempt its top 500 advertisers and 10K most-followed orgs that have been previously verified from paying $1K/month for a checkmark (New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:41 Rating: 5

Some signatories of the open letter to pause AI training walk back their positions, others turned out to be fake, and many experts disagree with its proposal (Chloe Xiang/VICE) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Synopsys says it is launching the first full-stack AI-powered EDA suite covering all stages of chip design, including architecture, design, and manufacturing (Anton Shilov/AnandTech) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

WeMeta: the median price per square meter of land in Decentraland has dropped from ~$45 in 2022 to $5 in 2023, as the hype around the metaverse has receded (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Google launches an Ads Transparency Center, showing all the ads from verified advertisers on its platforms, in the formats, the regions, and the dates they ran (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:41 Rating: 5

NYC-based LeapXpert, which monitors staff business chats via apps like WhatsApp, WeChat, and iMessage for compliance, raised a $22M Series A+ led by Rockefeller (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5