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DoorFeed raises another €7M for its platform allowing large-scale investors to hoover-up family homes
Institutional real estate investors have historically struggled to buy up tonnes of family homes (the so-called ‘Single Family rental sector’) so they can turn us all into rental slaves and lock millions to a rentier economy. A few startups are … Continue reading
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Instagram now allows anyone to download public Reels
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that the app now allows all users across the world to download public Reels to their devices. Prior to this rollout, you could only save Reels to the Instagram app for viewing them later. … Continue reading
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India seeks to regulate deepfakes amid ethical concerns
India is drafting rules to detect and limit the spread of deepfake content and other harmful AI media, a senior lawmaker said Thursday, following reports of proliferation of such content on social media platforms in recent weeks. Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s … Continue reading
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Kimberly McMorris Uses Traumatic Past to Fuel Her Success and Aims to Guide Others
Entrepreneur, insurance expert, and community leader Kimberly McMorris knows how it feels to be silenced and powerless. At the age of 12, she was molested by her stepfather’s brother and witnessed her favorite aunt’s life being taken by her uncle. … Continue reading
Pakistan-based BusCaro is providing safer transportation options, especially for women
When Maha Shazhad was 19, she was force to drop out of university in Pakistan because she couldn’t find safe and reliable transportation. Shazhad explained to TechCrunch that 85% of working women in the country have faced sexual harassment at … Continue reading
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Global smartphone sales rebound in October after declining for more than 2 years: Counterpoint
The global smartphone market grew 5% year-on-year in October after months of negative growth, said Counterpoint Research.
Elon Musk says X will show headlines on the platform again
Elon Musk said that X, formerly Twitter, will start showing headlines in preview cards with URLs on the platform again after removing titles last month. In a post on X, Musk said in an upcoming update, the company will overlay … Continue reading
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Mt. Gox bankruptcy saga inches closer to creditor repayment
Nearly ten years after its infamous collapse, the Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange saga may finally be nearing resolution. According to a Nov. 22 The Block report, Mt. Gox bankruptcy trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi stated that efforts are underway “to commence repayments … Continue reading
Hacktivists breach Idaho nuclear lab, exposing employee data
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL), a key U.S. nuclear research facility, suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of thousands of employees, the lab confirmed this week. The attack was carried out by a hacktivist group calling itself “SiegedSec.” … Continue reading
Top 10 SaaS Development Companies of 2023
There has been no looking back since the early 1960s when conglomerates and government banks first adopted software applications as commercial tools. Though the purpose of these applications back then was purely statistical and logical, they are now being used … Continue reading