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X is launching new ‘Premium+’ and ‘Basic’ subscription tiers

October 27, 2023

X, formerly known as Twitter, is introducing two new tiers for its subscription offering. The social media giant is adding a new Premium+ tier that costs $16 per month and offers the “largest reply boost” and removes ads from the For You and Following feeds. The tier also comes with revenue-sharing along with access to […]

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Tech layoffs are back with a vengeance

October 27, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. For my column this week, I told the story of how an ex-colleague was impersonated by an AI-powered spambot and almost tricked me. It a nutshell: AI is often used for good, but it is increasingly used for nefarious purposes […]

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CCleaner says hackers stole users’ personal data during MOVEit mass-hack

October 27, 2023

The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May. In an email sent to customers, Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, NortonLifeLock and Avira brands, said that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in […]

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