Beyond Marketing — How Brands Can Truly Support the Black Community on Juneteenth
Here are a few authentic ways businesses can support and serve as allies to the Black community on Juneteenth.
The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. “Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better? For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up online.…
Verizon’s +Play is the first to bundle Netflix and Paramount+ with Showtime
Verizon announced Thursday a new streaming bundle through its +Play subscription-aggregation hub that will combine Netflix’s premium plan and Paramount’s upcoming merged streaming service, Paramount+ with Showtime. This marks the first time that rivals Netflix and Paramount+ have been offered in a bundle together. The limited-time deal will cost $25.99 per month– a 19% discount […]
Verizon’s +Play is the first to bundle Netflix and Paramount+ with Showtime by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters
WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today’s news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content. First launched in December, WordPress.com Newsletter allows writers to automatically send out posts via email to connect directly with their audience, while still being able to leverage WordPress.com’s other capabilities. Writers can opt […]
WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
How Positive Body Language Improves Your Public Speaking
Becoming a master of public speaking requires more than just effectively using your voice.
Where Is Anna Delvey Now? The Fake Heiress Is Launching Her Own Podcast While Under House Arrest
Delvey plans to drop her debut music single on the platform.
Google Play Books adds new practice feature to help kids learn how to read
Google Play Book is getting a new feature that is designed to help new readers independently improve their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Google announced today that the new feature, called “Reading Practice,” is available in the United States on the on the Google Play Books Android app and in Google Kids Space. The tools are intended for children […]
Google Play Books adds new practice feature to help kids learn how to read by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Many startups are built off research, so why don’t more scientists become founders?
While their work is the backbone of many startups, many scientists don’t become founders. Perhaps its time they should.
Many startups are built off research, so why don’t more scientists become founders? by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
See How Much More Productive You Can Be with a Pair of Wireless Earphones, Only $37.99
Multitask more efficiently with a pair of JBL earphones.
8Flow.ai raises $6.6M to automate customer support workflows
Working in customer support often means navigating disjointed tools to find data and solve issues. However, many of these actions are routine and repeatable, making them ideal candidates for automation. 8Flow.ai, which is launching out of stealth today and announcing a $6.6 million seed funding round, wants to do exactly this. The company is rolling […]
8Flow.ai raises $6.6M to automate customer support workflows by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
A quarter million people want Telly’s free smart TV, says founder
Telly, the new hardware startup that is providing U.S. consumers with free smart TVs that are completely supported by advertising, claimed that 250,000 people registered within the first two weeks of launch. In the first 36 hours of launching, Telly said that over 100,000 people registered. We sat down with Telly founder and CEO Ilya […]
A quarter million people want Telly’s free smart TV, says founder by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch