Monthly Archives: September 2023

Supreme Court to hear Texas and Florida social media cases over right to moderate content

The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas and Florida can prevent social media companies from banning users for rhetoric

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BeReal pushes back at report that it’s losing steam, says it now has 25M daily users

Just under a year ago, the buzzy new social app BeReal looked to be on the rise, with reportedly 20 million users launching the app every day to snap their candid photos. However, in the months since, BeReal’s traction has … Continue reading

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How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they’re looking for in September 2023

If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask, keep reading.

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Laws on Social Media

The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship by tech platforms, violate the First Amendment.

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How Palantir Became a Front-Runner for the UK’s Multimillion-Dollar NHS Contract

Palantir, the analytics company chaired by Peter Thiel, has courted N.H.S. England with pandemic help and assertive lobbying. Its big reward may be yet to come.

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Why product equity has become a business imperative for the future of digital products

The full power of emerging technology cannot be realized without a diverse set of imaginations to fuel it.

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X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says

The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The platform, now called X, began paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they … Continue reading

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One of the biggest EV financial decisions you will make isn’t which car to buy

Electrical vehicle charging is key to consumer adoption. How much you pay to charge an EV at home, and how fast, will be a big part of the decision.

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ZenRAT Malware Targets Windows Users Via Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Installation Package

We talked to Proofpoint researchers about this new malware threat and how it infects Windows systems to steal information.

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Elon Musk’s X headed for ‘rule of law’ clash with EU, warns Twitter’s former head of trust & safety

The former head of trust and safety at Twitter has warned the platform now known as X is charting a collision course with the European Union’s rebooted digital rulebook, the Digital Services Act (DSA) — which carries penalties of up … Continue reading

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