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“Introducing Pre-Order Availability for Fully-Funded Projects on Kickstarter”

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Once a Kickstarter campaign is complete, you need to turn to a creator’s own page to pre-order the products — that is, until now. Which, of course, it will do for Late Pledges as well. A spokesperson for Kickstarter assures us that Late Pledges is seamlessly integrated within the Kickstarter platform, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for all users. That makes Late Pledges an excellent way to leverage the momentum from successful campaigns. Despite potential challenges, Late Pledges offers substantial benefits to Kickstarter creators.

Viacom18 Stake to be Acquired by Reliance from Paramount Global for More than $500M

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Paramount Global has reached a binding agreement to sell its stake in Reliance-controlled Indian media house Viacom18 to Reliance for $517 million, both companies said Wednesday. The deal will increase Reliance’s stake in Viacom18, which operates dozens of TV channels as well as streaming service JioCinema, to 70.49%, Reliance said in its disclosure. Law firm JSA Associates said late last month that it was advising the two firms for the deal. The move follows Disney announcing plans to merge its India business with Viacom18 late last month. Viacom18 also counts Bodhi Tree, an investment firm run by James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, among its backers.

“Limiting Teen Screen Time: Instagram’s Latest Feature Promotes Rest with ‘Nighttime Nudges'”

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Instagram is introducing new nighttime nudges for teen accounts to limit their time on the app, the company announced on Thursday. The new nighttime nudges will appear when teens have spent more than 10 minutes on Instagram in places like Reels or DMs late at night. The notice will remind teens that it’s late and encourage them to close the app and go to sleep. The nighttime nudges will be shown automatically and can’t be turned off, which means teens can’t opt in or out of seeing them. The new nighttime nudges join Instagram’s other features aimed at reducing teens’ time on its app.

TuSimple’s Autonomous Truck Fleets Available for Bidding After Pulling Out of the U.S. Market

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Ten of TuSimple’s autonomous big rigs are set to be auctioned off later this month, just a few weeks after the self-driving trucking startup that went public in 2021 announced it was exiting the U.S. market. The trucks, along with a slew of research and development equipment and office supplies, will be sold off in two online auctions. A spokesperson for the auction company confirmed 10 trucks will “initially” be sold. The company went public in 2021 and was swiftly scrutinized by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States over its Chinese shareholders. In December, the company said it would exit the U.S. altogether and laid off more than 150 workers as a result.