Facebook blocks hashtags for #sharpiegate, #stopthesteal election conspiracies
Facebook today began to block select hashtags that were being used to share misinformation related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Now, searches for the hashtags #sharpiegate are being blocked on the social network. Another election conspiracy hashtag #stopthesteal is also blocked on Facebo
Rocket Lab will try to recover the booster of its Electron rocket for the first time on its next launch
Rocket Lab is set to complete a crucial test for its rocket reusability program during its next mission, which is currently set to take place sometime in mid-November, with a launch widow that opens on November 16. This is a bit of a surprise, because the launch company said that it would be doing
Inside fintech startup Upstart’s IPO filing
While the world awaits the Airbnb IPO filing that could come as early as next week, Upstart dropped its own S-1 filing. The fintech startup facilitates loans between consumers and partner banks, an operation that attracted around $144 million in capital prior to its IPO.
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Ushur raises $25M for its no-code platform to build customer communication flows
No-code is the name of the game in enterprise software, and today a startup called Ushur that has built a platform for any business to create its own AI-based customer communication flows with no coding required is announcing some funding to help fuel its growth.
The startup has picked up $25 milli
Implementing a data-driven approach to guarantee fair, equitable and transparent employee pay
Your pay is important. It’s usually something most people don't understand — why are we paid what we're paid? Ultimately, this lack of clarity can lead to confusion and negative feelings that affect our productivity and relationships with our employers. You may have encountered situ
Delivery startup goPuff acquires BevMo for $350M
GoPuff is making a big acquisition less than a month after it announced a $380 million round that valued the Philadelphia-headquartered delivery startup at $3.9 billion.
Bloomberg’s Katie Roof reported today that goPuff was in talks to buy alcoholic beverage chain BevMo, and goPuff just put
The $900 tCentric Hybrid chair is a solid Aeron alternative
Let's get this out of the way: The Aeron is better. But not much, and that's the story here.
The tCentric Hybrid starts at $900 and offers serious comfort and support for the tireless worker. There are endless adjustment levers, knobs and options. The chair is available for ordering with a
The volcano method for understanding the fintech revolution
The Department of Justice moved to block the long-impending Visa-Plaid deal today.
The transaction was announced in early 2020, making the decision by the government to try and scuttle its consummation in November a large irritation to both parties. The pair spent nearly the entire year operating i
Autonomous drone startup Skydio taps Tesla, Samsara veterans in enterprise push
Autonomous drone company Skydio has hired three executives in product and engineering following its recent $100 million Series C funding round as part of the company’s strategy to expand beyond consumer applications and into the enterprise and public sector markets.
The hires include Roy Gold
Apple releases iOS 14.2 with new emojis and an accessibility feature that locates people with lidar
Apple has released iOS 14.2 today. It includes multiple new features as well as some important bug fixes and security updates. Among other things, this release introduces over 100 new emojis.
You'll find a transgender flag, a smiling face with tear, pinched fingers, two people hugging, some ins
Amazon launches its first Amazon Air regional hub in Europe
Amazon has officially started operations at its first European Amazon Air hub, based out of the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. The new facility spans 20,000 square meters and will host two Amazon-branded Boeing 737-800 aircraft, bringing the company’s total operational air fleet to more th
Mixtape podcast: Wellness in the time of the struggle
We're back with another episode of Mixtape. This week Marah Lidey, co-founder and co-CEO of Shine, joins us to discuss mental health, venture capital, portfolio diversity and connecting with other founders trying to make it all work.
It's easy to look at 2020 and identify perfectly valid re
NASA wants new and innovative storytelling tech to document its Artemis moon missions
NASA has issued a new request for proposals from partners that would be able to help it supplement its own storytelling in new and innovative ways, including potentially through use of robotic camera systems, high-resolution and 360-degree video capture, immersive VR content and more. The agency ha
Reposite streamlines the most tedious tasks for travel agents
Meet Reposite, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help travel agents of all kinds deal with their daily tasks. While the travel agency industry is huge, most people who work in this industry still don't have a good system in place to deal with information, orders and communication.
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