The Open Source Startups Who Soared in 2022
A recent report from the Economist sheds light on the concerns and rewards of running a commercial open source software startup. The study found that while most startups succeed in…
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Twitter Introduces Text Attachments After Discontinuing CoTweets
Twitter is discontinuing CoTweeting, a feature that let two users co-author a tweet. The company said that the feature will cease to exist soon, and users will be able to…
Lulalend Unveils Banking Product After Record Series B Raise of $35M
One significant barrier to increasing access to credit in African small businesses is the collateral requirement. Many small businesses in Africa do not have the required assets or financial stability…
Snapchat Surpasses 2 Million Subscriber Milestone
Looking at its earnings report, it seems that Snapchat is diversifying its revenue streams in order to remain profitable. The company has seen a significant uptick in paid subscribers on…
Jumbo Breaks Down its Paywall for All Privacy Assistants!
Jumbo redesigned its premium subscription service to focus on privacy and security for users, making all features available for free. In addition, Jumbo added identity theft insurance to its services…
Spotify Tests Friends Tab on Mobile, Revealing Social Ambitions
When Daniel Ek was asked during Spotify’s Q4 earnings call today about plans to become more social, he didn’t shoot down the idea outright. Instead, he replied that social could…
OpenAI unveils Tool to Spot AI-Generated Text and ChatGPT Outputs
ChatGPT and GPT-3 models, used in conjunction with OpenAI’s classifier, were able to distinguish between human-written and AI generated text with a success rate of around 26%. While this tool…
Spotify Offers Third-Party Billing in More than 140 Countries Worldwide
This User Choice Billing program is slowly but surely being rolled out to more and more markets, which is great news for Spotify users who are tired of high commissions…
Diferente Raises $3M to Make Healthier Eating More Accessible in Brazil
Diferente is a subscription service that delivers fresh organic produce directly to residents living further than an hour away from a grocery store. This service is beneficial for those who…
Expanding Instagram Notes Feature Makes Writing Global Debut in Europe and Japan
Many people use Notes to communicate non-verbal ideas and feelings. They are a great way to quickly write down what’s on your mind, or to share something funny or cute.…
