silicon-valley
Uncertainty swept through the tech and financial worlds following the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. According to Reuters, the institution was forced to shut down on Friday after it failed to avoid a run by depositors. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced the news in a press release, confirming the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation […]
A new report by Forbes has shed more light on how videos go viral on TikTok, with employees of the company revealing they have the power to manually boost clips to give them a wider reach on the platform. According to six current and former employees of TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, a feature referred to internally […]
Prince Harry has landed a job at a Silicon Valley startup. The Wall Street Journal, who first reported the news, says he’ll be the chief impact officer for BetterUp. Obviously that title doesn’t sound as prestigious as “Duke of Sussex,” but it’s a lot better than, I don’t know, news-writer guy. As for what BetterUp does, […]
Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch is the latest Hollywood star to be publicly accused of sexual misconduct. The allegations were detailed in a recent Los Angeles Times report, in which two women claimed to have witnessed and experienced the misconduct at Cloak & Dagger—a now-defunct Goth club in Los Angeles. Accuser Hannah Harding told the publication that Middleditch approached her and […]
Researchers are pouring water on the belief that microdosing LSD actually does anything (at least, anything positive) for those who do it. According to The Guardian, the practice became a Silicon Valley trend and then spread outwards from there. The belief was that it boosted mood, sharpened cognitive abilities, and made people more creative. Let us note […]
In the future you may be able to customize your Twitter profile or tip your favorite influencer on the app, as the company looks to diversify its revenue stream. In an effort to move away from advertising sales as its main source of income, Twitter is exploring a number of ways it can profit off the […]
Elon Musk is a Texan now. The SpaceX and Tesla founder, whose 2020 has included receiving the nickname Space Karen, revealed his personal relocation on Tuesday while noting that his headlines-making companies still currently have their respective presences in California. Musk, however, remains critical of the state. “If a team has been winning for too long, […]
A lack of interest in pursuing antitrust has left us in a state where there are essentially three tech companies: Google, Apple, and Amazon. Now that legislators are poised to go after the first of those with new allegations of antitrust violations, Apple is looking to step into the void created by a divided Google. […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been pretty busy ever since President Donald Trump threatened to sue his company back in June. The 35-year-old has reportedly been hosting “informal talks and off-the-record dinners,” with right-wing figures since July, according to Politico. He’s been talking with conservative pundits and lawmakers about issues such as free speech and […]
Silicon Valley actor Thomas Middleditch revealed that he’s in an open marriage in an interview with Playboy, crediting a polyamorous lifestyle for saving his relationship with Mollie Gates. Middleditch told the pub that he broached the subject of seeing other people when he felt like he was going to either have to try it out […]
