Monthly Archives: May 2023

RTRO launches an algorithm-free social app for friends, creators and brands

Ahead of Meta’s launch of a text-based social network, female-founded social networking startup RTRO is launching its app this week with the goal of connecting brands, creators, and their fans and followers in a more positive environment focused on human … Continue reading

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Tech group urges Biden administration to keep child care requirement for chips funding

Some Republicans and companies have criticized the conditions on the CHIPS Act funds.

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Spotify-owned Findaway Voices eliminates distribution fee for audiobooks on the streaming service

Spotify and Findaway announced today that Findaway Voices, an audiobook distributor for independent authors, is eliminating its 20% distribution fee for audiobooks purchased on Spotify. The streaming service acquired digital audiobook distributor Findaway back in November 2021. Findaway says the … Continue reading

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The ice-breaking IPO we’ve waited for might not come from the US after all

British semiconductor giant ARM is heading back to the public markets after more than five years of private life. Even better, the company’s note announcing that it filed privately to go public — a draft F-1 listing, in other words … Continue reading

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Here Comes the Bride, With AI-Generated Wedding Vows

Something old, something new, something borrowed—and something spouted by ChatGPT.

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Blue checks reappear on Twitter if you update your bio, lmao

Jumpscare alert: there is currently a bug on Twitter wherein legacy blue check holders can update their bio and briefly get their badge of (dis)honor back. It doesn’t seem to matter what text you’re adding to your bio — I … Continue reading

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It’s never too late to align product-market fit metrics with your company’s values

It’s a perennial question for early-stage startups: how does one find product-market fit (PMF)? What do you do to ensure that your idea takes such a form that it meets some sort of demand in your target market? How do … Continue reading

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NYPD asks people to put Apple AirTags in their cars to help find stolen vehicles

The New York Police Department and NYC Mayor Eric Adams called on residents to help fight vehicle theft in the city by placing an Apple AirTag in their car.

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Once-hot photo-sharing app Poparazzi is shutting down

Poparazzi, the once-hot photo-sharing app that hit the top of the App Store in 2021, is shutting down. The company announced the news via a Medium blog late last week, informing users that the app would be discontinued and users … Continue reading

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How this investor widens its net by refusing warm intros

I have often been annoyed by warm introductions. I get why investors insist on them, but it has always struck me as lazy and un-inclusive. So I was filled with great delight and curiosity when I was introduced to GoAhead … Continue reading

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