Month: February 2020
AllVoices raises $3 million to build a platform for anonymous harassment and bias reporting
As the national conversation pushes companies to reexamine the HR processes suppressing sexual harassment and bias reporting, tech startups are looking to find a way to smooth out the process and encourage communication. LA-based AllVoices is building an encrypted communications platform for offices that allows employees to anonymously send complaints…
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Google and Facebook turn their backs on undersea cable to China
Google and Facebook seem to have resigned themselves to losing part of the longest and highest profile internet cable they have invested in to date. In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission last week, the two companies requested permission to activate the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) between the…
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Scaleway launches block storage
Cloud hosting company Scaleway is adding a new service today — block storage. Consumers will be able to purchase additional storage, attach that volume to a cloud instance and use it for a database for instance. Block storage works pretty much like plugging an external hard drive to your laptop. You…
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Disney CEO apologizes after elementary school is fined for Lion King showing
Disney CEO Bob Iger is personally apologizing to a parent-teacher association group after a California elementary school was fined for buying a physical version of The Lion King and playing it during a fundraising event. “Our company [Disney] apologizes to the Emerson Elementary School PTA and I will personally donate…
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Instagram gives unfollow suggestions in new ‘follower categories’
Instagram will now show you who you interact with least frequently in case you want to unfollow them. In an effort to help you keep your feed clean and relevant, today Instagram is launching ‘follower categories’ that divides your follower list into batches including “most seen in feed” and “least…
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NASA seeks Moon rover concepts from industry
NASA is looking for input from industry — including vehicle makers and tech companies not necessarily already in the space business — as to what future lunar rovers should look like. This is part of its Artemis program, which seeks to return humans to the surface of the Moon, including…
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