TikTok is bringing its dedicated STEM feed to Europe

April 1, 2024

As TikTok continues to face increased pressure in the U.S. and the U.K., the company is signaling its commitment to fostering educational content on its app. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its dedicated STEM feed across Europe, starting in the U.K. and Ireland, after first launching it in the U.S. last year. […]

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Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’ is a statement against AI music

April 1, 2024

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” has only been out for a few days, yet it’s already obvious that we’ll be talking about it for years to come — it’s breaking records across streaming platforms, and the artist herself calls it “the best music [she’s] ever made.” But in the middle of the press release for “Cowboy Carter,” […]

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As Microsoft unbundles Teams, it might not have the impact on Slack you think

April 1, 2024

One of the primary reasons that Slack joined forces with Salesforce in 2021 in a $28 billion deal was to give the communications company the clout to compete with Microsoft. For years, company co-founder Stewart Butterfield railed against Microsoft bundling Teams with Office 365, calling it anti-competitive and saying at one point that Microsoft was […]

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Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing

April 1, 2024

Footage obtained by TechCrunch shows the catastrophic ending that Astra’s Rocket 3.0 suffered during prelaunch testing in March 2020. The explosion, which occurred at Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex, was simply reported as an “anomaly” at the time, an industry term for pretty much any issue that deviates from the expected outcome. “I can confirm we […]

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Decoding the S&P 500’s first quarter surge

April 1, 2024
The first quarter of 2024 has just concluded, and the S&P 500 has recorded an impressive 10% gain. This significant increase has sparked a flurry of media commentary, with many…