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In an NLRB complaint, the CWA alleges Activision Blizzard illegally terminated a dozen workers and reorganized operations at Raven Software amid union efforts — Activision Blizzard Inc. was accused of illegally retaliating against employees for their unionization efforts … | Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Clubhouse eliminated “a handful of roles” as part of a broader restructuring; leaving staff include the heads of news partnerships, community, and international — Clubhouse, the social audio app that became a big hit during the early days of the pandemic, laid off multiple employees this week …
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| Emma Fletcher / Federal Trade Commission: |
46,000+ people have reported losing $1B+ cumulatively to crypto scams from January 2021 through March 2022, 24% of dollar losses in fraud reported to the FTC — From Super Bowl ads to Bitcoin ATMs, cryptocurrency seems to be everywhere lately. Although it's yet to become a mainstream payment method …
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| Melia Russell / Insider: |
Tiger Global-backed email service Superhuman lays off 23 employees, or about 22% of its workforce; Superhuman was most recently valued at $825M in August 2021 — - Email app Superhuman laid off 22% of its workforce on Friday, the CEO said in a tweet. — Superhuman makes a premium email app for power users.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure — ‘Repairs should become less expensive and more comprehensive’ because of the new measure, says iFixit
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A House and Senate bipartisan data privacy bill would let users opt out of targeted ads and sue internet companies that improperly sell their data, and more — The proposal, considered a step forward, still lacks the support of some key members — A bipartisan group of legislators …
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| Gideon Lewis-Kraus / New Yorker: |
A look at the presentiment that social media is bad for society, as some researchers find the fears are overstated and others warn about effects on individuals — There's a general sense that it's bad for society—which may be right. But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers.| Fadeke Adegbuyi / Every: |
Q&A with Don Caldwell, EIC of Know Your Meme, a 15-year-old online encyclopedia of memes with 10 full-time editorial staff, on uncovering meme origins and more — Think of any meme. It could be the scribbled image of party goers and one man—off alone to the side …
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Dave Clark, CEO of its Worldwide Consumer division, will step down after 23 years with the company; his last day in the office will be July 1, 2022 — Amazon today announced that Dave Clark, CEO of the company's worldwide consumer division, will step down after 23 years in the position.
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| Betsy Joles / Rest of World: |
A look at “migrant TikTok”, content by and for migrants journeying to Europe, as platforms struggle to moderate videos referring to illegal smuggling — Videos on the harrowing journey between Africa and Europe offer valuable information — and tease a brighter future for migrants
Tweets: @cengizyar
| PYMNTS.com: |
Cleveland-based Felux, an online B2B marketplace and supply chain management service for steel and other metals, raises a $19M Series A led by EquipmentShare — Felux, an online B2B marketplace and supply chain platform for steel and other metals, has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round …
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Customer engagement service MoEngage raises a $77M Series E led by Goldman Sachs and B Capital; MoEngage has raised close to $140M over the past 12 months — MoEngage says it has grown its annualised recurring revenue by more than 105 percent In the last 12 months, and has added 500 new customers.Sponsor Posts
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Zoho Sign is a “high growth performer” in the Frost & Sullivan's Frost Radar™ for electronic signature software, 2024 — We are happy to announce that Zoho Sign has clinched a position as a high growth performer …
Zoho Sign is a “high growth performer” in the Frost & Sullivan's Frost Radar™ for electronic signature software, 2024 — We are happy to announce that Zoho Sign has clinched a position as a high growth performer …
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