December 2023

LineNext secures $140M funding for its web3 service

December 14, 2023

LineNext, a web3 unit of the Japanese messaging app Line, raised $140 million in its funding led by Crescendo Equity Partners, a Peter Thiel-backed private equity firm in South Korea, to expand its web3 platform.  The new funding comes nearly a year after LineNext released its browser-only beta service — consumer-to-consumer(C2C) marketplace launched on its […]

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Berlin climate startup ecoworks is using a high tech blend to decarbonize buildings

December 14, 2023

Berlin-based climate startup ecoworks is using digital technologies, AI and industrial robots to tackle a huge and critical problem: Energy inefficient buildings. Around three-quarters of buildings in Europe are deemed energy inefficient, per the startup, while around half of the 315 million residential units in the region have energy performance ratings of E or worse. […]

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Twitch’s new nudity policy allows illustrated nipples, but not human underboob

December 14, 2023

Twitch announced sweeping updates to its sexual content policy and content classification system, which now allows previously prohibited content like illustrated nipples and “erotic dances,” in addition to clarifying what nudity is and isn’t allowed on the platform. The update follows the widespread “topless meta” backlash, after streamer and OnlyFans model Morgpie went viral for […]

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How to Create Generational Wealth With AI

December 14, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world, and it’s no secret that those who master and harness this technology can create immense wealth for themselves and their clients. The rapid…

The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV RS first drive: A worthy but pricey all-electric SUV

December 13, 2023

GM has introduced a smattering of EVs in the past two years: the GMC Hummer SUV and its companion pickup truck, the Cadillac Lyriq and the Silverado EV pickup truck. But so far, none of them have had the success of the cheaper, smaller Chevy Bolt, the wedge-like all-electric hatchback that debuted nearly eight years […]

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How the Fed Announcement Affects Assets Classes

December 13, 2023
As global markets evolve, the investment landscape shifts, presenting investors with various opportunities and challenges. One such key player in shaping this landscape is the Federal Reserve. In a recent…

Cruise leaders booted following initial safety probe

December 13, 2023

Nine Cruise managers and executives who worked in commercial operations, legal and policy department have left GM’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary following an initial internal analysis of the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis. The departures were shared with employees via an internal Slack message. […]

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TikTok car confessionals are the new YouTube bedroom vlogs

December 13, 2023

YouTube’s first viral scandal took place in what we believed was a 16-year-old girl’s bedroom. In 2006, homeschooled teenager Bree Avery vlogged about her life under the username Lonelygirl15, chronicling her supposedly boring life. But as the videos got more and more outlandish — her parents turned out to be part of a blood-harvesting cult? […]

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