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TikTok is testing Snapchat-like streaks
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
In order to have users spend more time on the platform and ramp up engagement, TikTok is testing streaks that

Meta rolls out Meta Verified for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
Meta on Thursday said it is rolling out its Meta Verified program for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia

Revel’s latest pivot: Ditching all-employee ride-hail in favor of gig worker model
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service.

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
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
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

SpaceX launches mammoth Starship rocket and brings it back for the first time
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
SpaceX has shown once again that subjecting rocket hardware to the real-world flight environment pays dividends. In its latest launch,

Punk singer Shira Yevin pushes for fair pay with InPink, a women-only job marketplace for artists
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
It’s been 20 years since Shira Yevin, the lead singer of punk band Shiragirl drove a pink RV into the

Robinhood acquires global crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200M
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
Stock-trading platform Robinhood is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency realm with the acquisition of crytpo exchange Bitstamp. Robinhood said it expects the

Google’s updated AI-powered NotebookLM expands to India, UK and over 200 other countries
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
Google on Thursday said it is rolling out NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking assistant, to over 200 new countries, nearly six

Once serving war-torn Sudan, YC-backed Elevate now provides fintech to freelancers globally
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
In early 2022, the fintech startup Bloom — not to be confused with the Gen Z-focused investing app, or the

Amazon buys Indian video streaming service MX Player
- By West virginia digital
- . June 6, 2024
Amazon has agreed to acquire Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet, the latest