What if hardware product managers had tools as good as those available for software PMs? Well, that’s the world Five Flute wants to live in. The company raised a $1.2 million round I covered earlier this week. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the pitch deck it used to raise its pre-seed round. Five…
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Twitter has announced a series of changes it hopes will “protect civic conversation” on the platform ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Here’s a rundown of how they’ll do it. First, they’ll flag misinformation with labels that link to credible information or context. A test of labels last year decreased engagement with misinformation by 13…
Samsung put a lot of emphasis on improved sleep tracking with its new Galaxy Watch 5. There’s even a new infrared temperature sensor on the phone that will read your skin temperature, and that could provide useful data for building a better sleep-tracking model. That is, it could be when we can finally use the sensor….
Google is ramping up its efforts to get Apple to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard on iMessage after previous offers to work together on integration fell on deaf ears. With support from the mobile industry body GSMA, device manufacturers, and mobile operators, Google has been spearheading RCS as a successor to SMS and…
Sen. Tom Carper and then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2009. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images President Joe Biden offered his friend, Sen. Tom Carper, medical advice after they both got COVID. The Delaware Democrat said Biden told him to take Paxlovid. Biden got a “rebound” case, but Carper said he “never felt bad and I give Dr….
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Alex Wong/Getty Images The SEC has obtained information from Melvin Capital regarding its communication with investors, the Wall Street Journal reported. The regulator has also contacted investors about what Melvin’s founder and other top executives said during last year’s meme-stock rally. The investigation is in early stages, per the report, and…
Elon Musk’s (pictured right) SpaceX is increasing Starlink internet prices for all customers. Getty Images FCC rejected a $886 million subsidy for SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service. The agency said it “failed to demonstrate that the providers could deliver the promised service.” Starlink already has a userbase of over 400,000 subscribers internationally. The Federal Communications…
Brands are leveraging social media checkout and shopping integrations as tech-savvy consumers engage with social commerce more often. Insider Intelligence’s Social Commerce 2021 report dives into top social commerce trends and strategies. You can purchase this report here. Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech…