Does X’s new valuation make sense?
Snap and X are quite different, but they also share much. Let’s compare what we know about their finances to find out if X’s new valuation is fair.
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MIT Technology Review is a 2026 ASME finalist in reporting
The American Society of Magazine Editors has named MIT Technology Review as a finalist for a 2026 National Magazine Award in the reporting category. The shortlisted story—“We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard”—is part of the publication’s Power Hungry package on AI’s energy burden. AI is often described…
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Charlie’s senior-focused banking puts new funding toward stopping fraud
Less than six months after launching to the public and announcing a $7.5 million seed raise, a startup providing banking services to Americans over the age of 62 has raised additional funding. The days of closing two capital raises in a matter of months are mostly long gone, so it naturally caught our attention when […]
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Ask Co-Founder of Netflix Marc Randolph Anything: How to Watch
How to watch the new live streaming episode of ‘Ask Marc.’
Many Parents Make This Fatal Mistake When Praising Their Kids, Warns a Psychologist Who Studies Success
In ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,’ psychologist Carol Dweck reveals the right way to recognize children’s accomplishments for long-term success.
October Only! This CARSULE Pop-Up Car Cabin Is Just $299.97
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SEC accuses SolarWinds CISO of misleading investors before Russian cyberattack
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged SolarWinds and its top cybersecurity executive Timothy Brown with fraud and internal control failures for allegedly misleading investors about the company’s cybersecurity practices prior to a cyberattack launched by Russian hackers in 2019. In a statement published late Monday, the SEC said SolarWinds “allegedly misled investors by […]
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DistroKid users can now upload their songs to TikTok Music and CapCut
Thanks to a new agreement between TikTok and music distribution service DistroKid, millions of independent artists will now be able to promote their music on TikTok Music, the recently launched subscription-based music streaming service. The deal also allows musicians to make their songs accessible on ByteDance-owned video editing app CapCut, which has about 490 million […]
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Wirepas nabs $22M to expand a IoT business based on distributed, mesh technology
Wirepas, a startup out of Finland that is building out an Internet of Things business based on a novel approach — using mesh networking, rather than cellular or WiFi to connect thousands of objects — has raised some funding to give its efforts some oxygen. The company has picked up $22 million, at a valuation […]
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The Download: Biden’s executive order, and calling out AI harms
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three things to know about the White House’s executive order on AI The US has set out its most sweeping set of AI rules and guidelines yet in an executive order issued by…
Confirmed: Palo Alto Networks buys Dig Security, sources say for $400M
We reported in September that Palo Alto was getting ready to make yet more security acquisitions out of Israel, specifically of Dig Security and Talon. Today, some confirmation of one of those has arrived: the U.S. security giant said it would be acquiring Dig. The company is not disclosing the financial terms but our sources say […]
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