Meta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare that won’t launch in EU yet
Meta’s planned Twitter killer, Threads, isn’t yet publicly available but it already looks like a privacy nightmare. Information provided about the app’s privacy via mandatory...
Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets
Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions. This means you can open Twitter links in a...
Adam Mosseri says Meta’s Threads app won’t have ActivityPub support at launch
Meta is set to launch its text-based Twitter rival Threads tomorrow. However, Meta briefly made the platform live on the web before pulling the links....
Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner
Cornerstone VC, one of the leading funds in the UK with a diversity-led investment thesis, announced today the hiring of its latest partner: Ella Wales...
NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms goes into effect
After months of delays, New York City today began enforcing a law that requires employers using algorithms to recruit, hire or promote employees to submit...
Daniel Ek’s Neko Health raises $65M for preventative healthcare through full-body scans
Neko Health, the health tech startup co-founded by Spotify co-creator Daniel Ek, has raised €60 million ($65 million) in its first external round of funding....
Security researchers latest to blast UK’s Online Safety Bill as encryption risk
Nearly 70 IT security and privacy academics have added to the clamour of alarm over the damage the UK’s Online Safety Bill could wreak to,...
PharmEasy, once valued at over $5 billion, seeks new funding at a 90% valuation cut
Indian online pharmacy startup PharmEasy has informed its existing investors that it plans to raise a new round of funding via rights issue at a...
After bootstrapping for 8 years, accounting startup Dougs raises $27 million
Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015. It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue. And it’s a bootstrapped...
China’s WeRide secures self-driving vehicle license from UAE
The United Arab Emirates has given Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide the first national license for self-driving vehicles. The permit allows WeRide to test its...