Verification can be a handy tool in building an audience. | Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images If you’ve spent any time on Twitter — or any social media, really — you’re likely familiar with the blue checkmark. These badges indicate verified accounts. According to Twitter, a verified account is any account of…
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Encryption is getting a makeover in the age of quantum computers. DEPOSIT PHOTOS Encryption is an important part of keeping our digital lives private. For the most part, it works well. However, new generations of quantum computers could threaten to decode the algorithms that the modern encryption process relies on. Earlier this week, the US…
The music catalog of the Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest record company, will be available to users of Africa-focused streaming service, Mdundo, following the signing of a licensing deal. Mdundo said the deal will strengthen its offering to its 17 million active monthly users, and accelerate its growth across Africa. The music streaming…
On May 16, Butler Hospitality, an on-demand platform for room service and amenities, sent an email to vendors that might have been considered reassuring under other circumstances. “We are writing to inform you [that] room service and catering services will continue as is. All collateral is still functional,” the email read. “We appreciate your loyalty…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It doesn’t feel like a short week, does it? Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann got on the mic to bring an especially packed episode full of big news, fire transitions and even a…
Lightyear, a Dutch startup founded in 2016, announced production of its first prototype car by the end of the year. At $263,000 USD for one of the 946 planned units at launch, you’ll have to pony up some cash and hope you get lucky just to get one. Read More
I’m not a dessert person, in general. I don’t like overly sweet things and I’d rather spend my precious gut-real-estate on savory dishes. I’ll eat all the French fries and skip the chocolate cake, thanks very much. But if I am going to indulge in dessert, I prefer something that isn’t cloyingly sweet. A lemon…
It’s been a mega few weeks for streaming services. In the past month alone, we’ve been treated to new seasons of Stranger Things, The Umbrella Academy, The Boys and Peaky Blinders (if you’re in the US, at least), shows that returned in tandem with the arrival of several new headline-grabbing series, like Obi-Wan Kenobi and…
Hackers and scammers have managed to steal more than $2 billion from Web3 projects in the first half of 2022, already more than the sum lost for the whole of 2021. A report from CertiK found that while virus attacks, hacks, scams, phishing, identity theft, and other social engineering attacks, are all quite popular among…
President Joe Biden. Getty Images Biden said he is “outraged” by the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “This is a tragedy for Japan and for all who knew him,” Biden said in a statement. Abe, 67, was fatally shot on Friday as he was delivering a speech at a campaign event in…