Earlier today, The Exchange dug into changing investor sentiment regarding growth and profitability. A new report looking at cloud and software companies from Battery Ventures ran the math on how investors are rewarding faster growth from less unprofitable companies — dare we say, profitable companies? — with the data indicating that, at least for now,…
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On Monday, Oct. 31, South Korean live streaming app V Live notified users that it’d be shutting down on Dec. 31, 2022. The closure isn’t a surprise — in March, HYBE, owner of the competing app Weverse, announced it had acquired V Live and intended to close the app — but it is a bummer…
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Meta plans to slash the amount of water its data centers are using by implementing a system where sites will operate at higher temperatures but lower humidity. Facebook’s parent company said it has been trialing running some sites at 90 degrees Fahrenheit, around 5 degrees above their usual temperatures, as part of wider plans to…
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Elon Musk. Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images Dogecoin has added $10 billion in market value since Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter.Musk tweeted a picture of a Shiba Inu dog wearing a Twitter T-shirt early Tuesday morning.Dogecoin, which counts a Shiba Inu dog as its mascot, has soared more than 100% since Friday. Dogecoin has been…
Insider Events Government is becoming less reflective of the youthful society it represents. In this conversation two descendants of US presidents discuss youth versus experience in politics. Missed this week’s spotlight? Watch below. Watch event here Speakers include Kathleen Kennedy-TownsendRobert F. Kennedy’s Daughter and John F. Kennedy’s niecePatricia TaftWilliam Taft’s great-granddaughterDave LevinthalDeputy Editor, Washington Bureau,…
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Supreme Court denied Lindsey Graham’s request to block a grand jury subpoena. A Georgia grand jury is investigating alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Graham has been called on to provide testimony. The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bid to avoid testifying…
American rapper and producer Kanye West embraces then-President Donald Trump in the White House’s Oval Office, Washington DC, October 11, 2018. Ron Sachs/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Ye for saying “all those great things about me on Tucker Carlson.” He once again failed to condemn the rapper and fashion designer for…
Jason Shames is the founder of Skipper, which recently announced a $5.8 million seed round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures. Courtesy of Jason Shames Jason Shames founded Skipper in 2020 and raised $5.8 million in seed funding this August. He met his lead investor, Google’s Gradient Ventures, through Pear’s demo day. Shames’ strong team and…