Virginia-based software testing startup Antithesis raised a $47M seed, a source says led by Amplify, Tamarack Global, and First In at a $215M valuation
It's pretty weird for a startup to remain in stealth for over five years. Nickie Louise / TechStartups : AI testing startup Antithesis nabs $47M seed funding to use AI to catch software bugs; now valu...
Users embrace “algospeak”, like saying “unalive” instead of dead, to bypass content moderation filters on platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch
I have a love-hate relationship with being sick. Tweets: Evan Greer / @evan_greer : I spoke with @TaylorLorenz about how attempting to “sanitize the internet” with automated content removal is a fools...
Splice, which makes tools for musicians and offers royalty-free samples, raises $55M at a ~$500M valuation, bringing its total raised to $150M
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg : Tweets: @lucas_shaw , @brooke , @mpinc , and @lucas_shaw See also Mediagazer Tweets: Lucas Shaw / @lucas_shaw : Some news in the latest newsletter: @splice has raised $55M at...
Robinhood explains why it placed restrictions on certain securities over the past week, says its clearinghouse-mandated deposit for equities increased tenfold
managed by obscure entities at the center of the stock market called clearinghouses — kicked in Thursday, forcing Robinhood to find emergency cash to continue to be able to trade.” $GME https://www.ny...
Brian Armstrong's apolitical goal for Coinbase is wishful thinking, limiting its politics to what he deems acceptable during a time of strife in America
as an example — Ethereum is inherently exclusionary due to its premine, and is also *intentionally* designed to be unverifiable. Please stop equivocating Bitcoin with things-that-are-obviously-not- Bi...
In a rare public protest at Facebook, hundreds of staff staged a virtual walkout, pushing back on Zuckerberg's choice to let Trump's inflammatory posts stand
Since macOS 10.12 there's … Theodore Schleifer / Vox : Change will be harder for Silicon Valley than just donating money Wall Street Journal : Social Media Becomes Battleground Over Days of Street Pro...
A look at the Hype House “collab house”, a collective of 19 young influencers renting an LA mansion, whose TikTok group handle amassed 3M followers in ~10 days
Another Sunday, Another Naive Weekly … Audra Schroeder / The Daily Dot : The TikTok Hype House is now a thing—here's what you need to know Tweets: @justupthepike : the future of McMansions is that Tik...