Ingrid — a startup out of Stockholm, Sweden, not this writer (unfortunately) — has raised €21 million, or just under $23 million, to fuel the growth of a business aiming to improve the last, messy mile of online shopping, delivery. Using data science and some big ideas about how delivery will evolve in the years … Read more
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform, has made a name for itself primarily as a platform for people looking to network and pick up knowledge for professional purposes, and for recruitment — a business that now has more 1 billion users. Now, to boost the time people are spending on the platform, the company is breaking … Read more
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TikTok is getting sued by the state of Iowa over claims that it’s lying to parents about the presence of sexual content, drugs, alcohol, profanity, and other inappropriate material in the app. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird claimed TikTok is making this kind of content “easily accessible” to young … Read more
Katy Perry is stepping out in style. The “Smile” songstress beamed bright as she rocked a stylish, somewhat risqué ensemble at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards gala on Wednesday. The American Idol judge and pop superstar walked the blue carpet outside the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, and posed for photos in her sultry … Read more
When you think about commerce platforms, chances are the first names that come to mind are big names like Adobe Commerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Large companies processing millions of orders already have a technological solution to manage their operations. But small companies that are handling $5 million or $20 million in sales volume per … Read more
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Substack writers and readers can now send private one-on-one direct messages to others on the platform, the company announced today. The highly requested feature works similarly to DMs found on social networking apps like X and Instagram, though it is optional and can be disabled. Just as you can from X or Facebook, users can … Read more
Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Coinbase users’ accounts showed a “zero balance” on Wednesday afternoon. Coinbase confirmed the problem on its status page at 12:40 p.m. ET but claims customer cryptocurrency funds are safe. The cryptocurrency exchange blames the outage on increased traffic, as Bitcoin’s price surged past $60,000. Crypto Exchanges Restrict Withdrawals Coinbase says … Read more
The Webull logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Webull is planning to go public through merging with a special purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the digital investing platform at $7.3 billion. The New York-based online brokerage will combine with SK Growth … Read more
Get this AI-driven job application platform on sale for 59% off now. StackSocial Applying for jobs is an incredibly challenging and daunting experience, and the age of the internet has made it feel, on the one hand, more approachable and, on the other hand, way more overwhelming. Rewriting the same cover letter repeatedly, keeping your … Read more
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference, on the day Alexei Navalny’s death was announced by the prison service of the Yamalo-Nenets region where he had been serving his sentence, in Munich, southern Germany, on Feb. 16, 2024. Thomas Kienzle | Afp | Getty Images The X … Read more