January 2024

EU dials up attention on larger platforms over data access for risk research

January 18, 2024

The European Commission has sent requests for information (RFI) to a full 17 platforms subject to algorithmic transparency regulations under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), it said today. These asks are specifically in relation to requirements that platforms provide data access to researchers investigating systemic risks in the European Union. The list of so-called […]

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What happened to Artifact?

January 18, 2024

Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram’s co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass. The news came as a surprise as the app was generally well-received by its core audience, smartly leveraged AI to power recommendations, summarize news, and rewrite clickbait, and featured a clean and modern design […]

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YC’s Tom Blomfield will speak at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 about raising money with no regrets

January 18, 2024

What does it take to raise your first round of funding? That’s just one of the many topics that will be featured at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 on April 25 in Boston. At this daylong event, experienced founders, VCs and startup experts will lead sessions focused on the building blocks that new and prospective founders […]

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4 startup fundamentals to help avoid epic product fails

January 18, 2024

There are ways companies can better understand their customers’ pain points to develop the right products that solve the right problems at the right time.

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Briq, a startup that uses AI to automate finances in construction, brings in $8M extension at a $150M valuation

January 18, 2024

At a time where many startups are struggling to raise funding, or are raising – but at lower valuations, it’s notable when companies raise at flat or higher valuations. Especially when their last raise took place in 2021 – a time when capital was much easier to come by and valuations were climbing at crazy […]

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Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app

January 18, 2024

Instagram is introducing new nighttime nudges for teen accounts to limit their time on the app, the company announced on Thursday. The new nighttime nudges will appear when teens have spent more than 10 minutes on Instagram in places like Reels or DMs late at night. The notice will remind teens that it’s late and […]

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