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TikTok is testing Snapchat-like streaks

In order to have users spend more time on the platform and ramp up engagement, TikTok is testing streaks that

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Meta rolls out Meta Verified for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia

Meta on Thursday said it is rolling out its Meta Verified program for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia

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Revel’s latest pivot: Ditching all-employee ride-hail in favor of gig worker model

New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service.

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A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies

Artists have finally had enough with Meta’s predatory AI policies, but Meta’s loss is Cara’s gain. An artist-run, anti-AI social

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SpaceX launches mammoth Starship rocket and brings it back for the first time

SpaceX has shown once again that subjecting rocket hardware to the real-world flight environment pays dividends. In its latest launch,

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Punk singer Shira Yevin pushes for fair pay with InPink, a women-only job marketplace for artists

It’s been 20 years since Shira Yevin, the lead singer of punk band Shiragirl drove a pink RV into the

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Robinhood acquires global crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200M

Stock-trading platform Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crytpo exchange Bitstamp. Robinhood said it expects the

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Google’s updated AI-powered NotebookLM expands to India, UK and over 200 other countries

Google on Thursday said it is rolling out NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking assistant, to over 200 new countries, nearly six

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Once serving war-torn Sudan, YC-backed Elevate now provides fintech to freelancers globally

In early 2022, the fintech startup Bloom — not to be confused with the Gen Z-focused investing app, or the

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Amazon buys Indian video streaming service MX Player

Amazon has agreed to acquire Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet, the latest