January 2024

EyeQ takes a fresh look at video call eye contact

January 11, 2024

Video calls, while essential, often lack the naturalness of in-person conversations, causing fatigue and reduced engagement. There are a ton of tools out there that help you keep eye contact when talking with people online – some (Plexicam, CenterCam) place the camera in front of your screen. Others use AI to edit the video stream to […]

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FlutterFlow attracts cash for its low-code mobile app dev platform

January 11, 2024

Low-code dev platforms have gained momentum in recent years, in large part because they promise to shorten what’s otherwise typically a lengthy app development cycle. According to data from analytics firm GlobalData, there was a fivefold increase in VC funding into low-code dev platforms from 2021 to 2022. Demand has tapered off a bit since […]

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CNDO is a new ‘challenge-based’ social networking for creators and fans

January 11, 2024

Tim Schaecker, a TikToker with 8.8 million followers and a member of the German boy band Elevator Boys, officially launched today a new social networking app in an effort to encourage other content creators to connect with their communities in a deeper way and rethink social media and the creator economy. CNDO (pronounced “condo”) enables […]

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BlackRock cuts Byju’s valuation by 95% to $1 billion

January 11, 2024

BlackRock has cut the value of its holding in Byju’s, slashing the implied valuation of the Indian startup to $1 billion from $22 billion in early 2022, according to disclosures made by the asset manager. At the end of October last year, BlackRock said it valued Byju’s shares at about $209.6 apiece, down from the […]

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