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Wean Khing Wong ’84

February 22, 2023
Wean Khing Wong, an attorney, mediator, speaker, and life coach, knows from personal experience that there are many ways to support the institutions and ideals that are important to you. As founder and former president of the MIT Chinese Alumni Group—which alumni and students of any ethnic background are welcome to join—she has produced free…

A warm welcome

February 22, 2023
Sally Kornbluth officially began her tenure as MIT’s 18th president on January 1. A welcome banner—in Duke blue, presumably to ease her transition to 02139—greeted her in Lobby 7 as she began taking her first sips from the firehose. Here’s her video hello to the MIT community:

Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible

February 21, 2023

Tracksuit, a New Zealand-based brand tracking startup, wants to take on traditional market research players by offering a more affordable, accessible brand insights tool. “Market research and brand tracking has been around for a long time, and it usually consists of a consultant coming in on a quarterly or biannual basis with a 100-page slide […]

Tracksuit raises $5M to make brand tracking more accessible by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results

February 21, 2023

Earlier this afternoon Coinbase reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 results. TechCrunch’s first look at the numbers is here. In response to the company’s raw numbers, shares of Coinbase are off around 2.2% in after-hours trading as of the time of writing. (The company initially fell much further before recovering to positive territory, gains that […]

Digging into Coinbase’s better-than-expected Q4 results by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations

February 21, 2023

YouTube Music is introducing a new radio experience that lets users create their own custom stations, the company told TechCrunch on Tuesday. Prior to the launch of this feature, users have started music listening experiences by picking from preexisting playlists, radios or albums, but now users can create their own radios from the ground up. […]

YouTube Music’s latest feature lets users create custom radio stations by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Arcimoto promises new 3-wheeled EVs will steer better as it ramps up 2023 deliveries

February 21, 2023

Arcimoto, maker of doorless three-wheelers, says it is about ready to bang out some new electric vehicles. That’s quite a turnaround from January, when the EV startup halted production and warned it needed new funding, or else it might seek bankruptcy protection. Ultimately, the company raised $12 million by selling additional stock at a discounted […]

Arcimoto promises new 3-wheeled EVs will steer better as it ramps up 2023 deliveries by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch