Can insurtech recover from the ‘death of insurtech 1.0’?
Data for the year so far shows public insurtechs struggling and a sharp decline in venture capital flowing into the sector.
ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.
There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…
WordPress Playground lets you run WordPress entirely in your browser
If you don’t keep up with WordPress ecosystem news, you might not be aware of a cool new project called WordPress Playground. And I include myself in this group as I had never heard of WordPress Playground until the project page was submitted to Hacker News a few days ago. But WordPress Playground is so […]
Apple and Amazon fined $218M for ‘brand gating’ in Spanish antitrust finding
Spain’s antitrust authority has fined Amazon and Apple a total of €194 million (~$218M) for unfairly restricting competition around the reselling and marketing of Apple kit and other products on the ecommerce giant’s local ecommerce marketplace. The penalties break down into around $161M for Apple and just under $57M for Amazon. The country’s competition watchdog, La […]
Mark Zuckerberg touts Threads is seeing ‘tens of millions’ people return to the app daily
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is putting to rest reports that Instagram’s Twitter rival, Threads, is already seeing usage declines, noting in a new post on Monday that “10s of millions of people come back daily.” The app has been off to a remarkably strong start topping 100 million users in a matter of days following […]
OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan steps down
After about two and a half years as CEO, Ami Gan is leaving OnlyFans. Chief strategy and operations officer Keily Blair will take over as CEO. “Spending nearly 3 years at OnlyFans while it echoed throughout the cultural zeitgeist, has been beyond rewarding,” Gan wrote in a Twitter thread. OnlyFans is perhaps the best-known creator […]
Smartphone shipments continue to decline as secondhand and premium markets thrives
The smartphone market has been in decline for the last few quarters, and that’s not surprising given global economic condition. A pair of reports from analytics firms Counterpoint and Canalys suggests that the trend is continuing, even though there are signs of recovery in the future. The reports note that buyers are still looking for […]
YouTube testing a new way for users to easily watch videos at 2x speed
YouTube is experimenting with a new capability that allows Premium subscribers to watch videos at 2x speed. The feature lets users long-press on the player to automatically set the playback speed to 2x, per YouTube’s experiments page. This will likely be a nice upgrade for Android and iOS device users since it’s currently a four-step […]
Apple won’t have to allow third-party payments on App Store as case goes to Supreme Court
A new court ruling will put a pause on a legal requirement that directs Apple to open up its App Store to third-party payments. Despite Apple’s win in its lengthy antitrust court battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, the iPhone maker moved to once again appeal the court’s decision earlier this month to argue its […]
Good governance essential for enterprises deploying AI
Building fair and transparent systems with artificial intelligence has become an imperative for enterprises. AI can help enterprises create personalized customer experiences, streamline back-office operations from onboarding documents to internal training, prevent fraud, and automate compliance processes. But deploying intricate AI ecosystems with integrity requires good governance standards and metrics. To deploy and manage the…
These Are America’s Favorite 150 Mom & Pop Shops, According to Yelp and Entrepreneur
We looked at the data. Here are the small, most beloved shops that locals rave about the most.