Month: April 2020
TikTok tops 2 billion downloads
TikTok, the widely popular video sharing app developed by one of the world’s most valued startups (ByteDance), continues to grow rapidly despite suspicion from the U.S. as more people look for ways to keep themselves entertained amid the coronavirus pandemic. The global app and its Chinese version, called Douyin, have…
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Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Extraction’ inflicts brutal action on forgettable characters
If you think that action movies generally suffer from an excess of characterization, then “Extraction” is the movie for you. Almost everything about the film that’s not an action scene is dealt with in a perfunctory way, starting from the sketchy characterization of our hero Tyler Rake (played by Chris…
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To Survive The Coronavirus’ Second Wave, We Will Have To Agree On What Happened During The First
BuzzFeed News; Getty Images CDC Director Robert Redfield dropped a bombshell in an interview last week with the Washington Post: The second wave of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, could be worse than the current one ravaging the country. “There’s a possibility that the assault of the…
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Serato DJ makes its computer-only mixing tools free for a limited time
While people have been stuck at home, there have been a few upsides, especially in the digital DJ world. Serato and Pioneer DJ recently launched free modes for their Studio and Rekordbox products, so it’s hardly surprising that Serato DJ has finally… Source
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Joue targets novice musicians with its latest crowdfunded instrument
I wrote about Joue back in January, right before the company participated in (and won) our CES pitch-off. The company was one of a handful of crowdfunded musical instrument startups at the show that were really worth getting excited about. This week, the French startup is launch the campaign for…
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Facebook usage is surging, but the company warns it may be temporary
Facebook’s business is booming, thanks to worldwide shelter-in-place and quarantine orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic that have everyone using social networks and staring at screens far more than average. The company, which reported first quarter earnings for 2020 on Wednesday, says “a record number of people” are using its…
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