Month: February 2021
Health tech startup Bold raises $7 million in seed funding for senior-focused fitness programs
Virtual health and wellness platforms have grown increasingly popular throughout the pandemic, but a new startup wants to focus that effort exclusively on senior citizens. Bold, a digital health and wellness service, plans to prevent chronic health problems in older adults through free and personalized exercise programs. Co-founded by Amanda…
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Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter team up to crack down on hackers who steal rare usernames
Instagram has disabled hundreds of accounts that were stolen as part of online hacking operations designed to gain access to and sell rare and coveted usernames, the company tells The Verge. Both TikTok and Twitter also took action on some of the accounts belonging to the same hackers, reports journalist…
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New Visa services turn traditional banks into Bitcoin exchanges Visa Crypto
Visa has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the digitally native neobank First Boulevard which will be the first to pilot the financial giant’s new suite of crypto APIs. As part of the agreement between the two companies, First Boulevard’s customers will be able to purchase, custody…
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YouTube will stop working on older Apple TVs soon – here’s an easy workaround Apple TV (3rd Gen.)
Starting in March, older Apple TV models – like the 3rd Gen. Apple TV that came before the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K – will no longer natively support YouTube. (Not sure which you have? Older 3rd Gen. Apple TVs have the silver remotes as seen in the…
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Two Google engineers quit over firing of ethical AI leader Timnit Gebru
Two Google engineers have quit over the treatment of Timnit Gebru, former co-lead of the ethical AI team. David Baker, an engineering director, said Gebru’s dismissal “extinguished” his desire to remain at the company. Vinesh Kannan, a software engineer, said he was leaving because Gebru and April Christina Curley, a…
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EA moves closer to $1.2 billion Codemasters purchase
EA has edged closer to buying Codemasters after shareholders of the latter approved the takeover. Out of 76 shareholders, 63 approved EA's $1.2 billion bid. Those who voted for the deal hold just under 99 percent of the total Codemasters stock.Compet… Source
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