New York Times: Live broadcasts and shared videos of mass shootings again raise questions about social networks’ responsibilities in curbing violent and hateful content — Gunmen say they are influenced by online screeds and broadcasts of past shootings. Do social media sites have a responsibility to rein in hateful and […]
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Enlarge / Nissan gives a big nod to its heritage while injecting a much-needed dose of modernity into its rear-drive sports coupe. But is it enough to go toe-to-toe with the segment’s best? (credit: Nissan) Nissan provided a night in a hotel and a flight from Los Angeles to Las […]
Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Komodor, which helps companies troubleshoot issues in Kubernetes installations, raises a $42M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $67M — For a time, Kubernetes, the open source container management platform, was as hot as it comes, but lately it has settled […]
Michael Schroeder / MedCity News: Turquoise Health, a free search engine that lets patients compare hospital prices for various medical procedures in the US, raises a $20M Series A led by a16z — Pulling back the curtain on healthcare pricing is easier said than done, acknowledged Chris Severn, the company’s […]
Caitlin Harrington / Wired: A look at the Apple Together solidarity movement, which is providing tools and support for the company’s retail, AppleCare, and other employees to organize — A solidarity movement called Apple Together has provided tools and support as the company’s retail employees organize.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Opinion: to boost its car project, Apple should acquire EV startup Canoo, which warned it is running out of money, and whose former CEO now works for Apple — Apple could take a look at struggling electric-vehicle startup Canoo to help it build up its car […]
Kevin Helms / Bitcoin News: Germany’s Ministry of Finance confirms that the sale of crypto assets is tax-free as long as they’re held for over a year, even if used for staking and lending — The German Ministry of Finance has published a letter officially confirming that the sale of […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Following a series of “super clarifying” meetings with shareholders, Uber’s chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, emailed employees on Sunday night with an arresting message: “we need to show them the money.” Mangling his metaphors, Khosrowshahi explained that the market was experiencing a “seismic shift” and the “goalposts have […]
Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat: Evisort, which offers an AI-powered contract management software, raises a $100M Series C led by TCV, bringing its total funding to $155.6M — For lawyers and the organizations that employ them, time is quite literally money. The business of contract management software is all about […]
Arielle Pardes / Wired: Several women who attended Miami’s Bitcoin 2022 conference were harassed and say the conference didn’t enforce its anti-harassment policies — For some women, inappropriate conduct from other conference-goers continued to haunt them online. — Miami’s annual gathering of Bitcoin zealots began with a bull.