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2 Fast Food Stocks That Will Do Best in a Recession

March 16, 2023
The fast-food industry is growing amid robust demand, and the growing popularity of online food delivery is expected to drive further growth. As fast-food stocks prove great defensive options amid…

Mavn launches its app to connect influencers with brands and provide paid experiences

March 16, 2023

Mavn, a new female-founded startup that connects content creators with brands and other businesses, launched its app today, giving users access to a variety of experiences, from PR packages and paid posts to campaigns, photoshoots, events, dining at fancy restaurants and more. The app is available on iOS and Android devices. Creators can scroll through […]

Mavn launches its app to connect influencers with brands and provide paid experiences by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok’s new feature lets you refresh your For You feed and retrain your algorithm

March 16, 2023

TikTok is introducing a new feature that lets you reset your For You feed and start fresh to retrain the app’s algorithm about content you enjoy. The company announced today that it’s rolling out “Refresh,” a new option for users who feel like their feed recommendations are no longer catered toward their interests. The new […]

TikTok’s new feature lets you refresh your For You feed and retrain your algorithm by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Wingspan raises $14M for its all-in-one payroll platform for contractors

March 16, 2023

In the wake of the pandemic, more and more companies are relying on independent contractors to sustain and grow their businesses — and more people are turning to freelancing. According to a Fiverr poll, 45% of businesses are using more freelancers than before the pandemic. And Fiverr rival Upwork found that 39% of the U.S. […]

Wingspan raises $14M for its all-in-one payroll platform for contractors by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Nation state hackers exploited years-old bug to breach a US federal agency

March 16, 2023

The U.S. government has warned that multiple cybercriminal gangs, including a nation state-backed hacking group, exploited a four-year-old software vulnerability in order to compromise a U.S. federal government agency. A joint alert released by the CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (known as MS-ISAC) on Wednesday revealed that hackers from […]

Nation state hackers exploited years-old bug to breach a US federal agency by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Yandex and 4 other Russian tech firms to be delisted from Nasdaq and NYSE

March 16, 2023

Five Russia-affiliated internet companies are to be formally delisted from U.S. stock exchanges, a year after trading was halted in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The most prominent of the quintet is Yandex, a 25-year-old tech company often called “The Google of Russia,” owing to its products spanning search, e-commerce, advertising, maps, transportation, […]

Yandex and 4 other Russian tech firms to be delisted from Nasdaq and NYSE by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Backed with $3M, Soul Wallet aims to bring self-hosted crypto wallets to the next billion

March 16, 2023

If you own a non-custodial crypto wallet like MetaMask, you know the headache of keeping your 16-word seed phrase safe. That’s the responsibility that comes with having full control over one’s digital assets. A third-party wallet, like one hosted by an exchange, on the other hand, stores private keys on users’ behalf and provides a […]

Backed with $3M, Soul Wallet aims to bring self-hosted crypto wallets to the next billion by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

2 Big Problems the Feds Have to Overcome…

March 16, 2023
Lots has happened in the past two weeks and it has certainly been a bumpy ride for the S&P 500 (SPY). Just when it looked like hotter-than-expected data points were…

The Climate Choice wants to make supply chain emissions more visible and more green

March 16, 2023

The World Economic Forum says that so-called ‘Scope 3 emissions,’ – or CO2 in supply chains  – can make up as much as 90% of a company’s carbon footprint and worldwide more than half of all emissions can be traced back to only a handful of supply chains. Tracking and reducing these emissions are easier […]

The Climate Choice wants to make supply chain emissions more visible and more green by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch