Month: May 2020
What airport security looks like if you fly during the pandemic
As segments of the country begin the process of reopening, many antsy Americans are no doubt itching to travel during the Memorial Day weekend. With the holiday fast approaching the TSA is outlining new security measures for those flying during the pandemic. Some have already been in place amid limited…
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Create a 90-day timeline after fundraising to strengthen investor-founder ties
Medha Agarwal Contributor Medha Agarwal is a former founder and an early-stage investor at Redpoint Ventures, working with entrepreneurs focused on fintech, marketplaces and the future of work. As the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the nature of businesses and the way we work, it’s making even more clear how important…
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The Webby Awards polish up their gallery of internet history
The winners of the Webby Awards were announced earlier this week, and anyone visiting the Webby website to browse the winning work might have noticed that it’s gotten a fresh look. The awards’ executive director Claire Graves told me that while the existing gallery was already “a source of inspiration…
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iPhone 12’s cameras may be better than the iPhone 11’s in this one way
We’re fully expecting the iPhone 12 range to have improved cameras, and one improvement all four models could have is a better wide-angle snapper. That’s according to DigiTimes, which, citing sources from the supply chain, says “the wide-angle lenses of all the new iPhones will be upgraded from 6P to…
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Vivaldi browser teams up with ultra-private Startpage search engine
The privacy-focused Vivaldi browser has announced a partnership with search engine Startpage to allow users the ability to control what data is collected when they browse the Internet. Commenting on the collaboration, Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner said it will allow users to browse the web “freely and without any…
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The podcasting world is now Spotify versus everybody else
In what’s likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast, Spotify announced this week that Joe Rogan’s enormously successful show, The Joe Rogan Experience, will become a Spotify-exclusive. Combined with a blockbuster spree of other podcast acquisitions over the last year and a half, the company is now set…
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