Twitter launches Community Notes for images
In an effort to put more onus on crowdsourced moderation, Twitter has launched Community Notes for images in posts. The company is aiming to address scenarios of morphed images or AI-generated images across the platform where the photos are posted. In other words, the platform wants to flag content like
Read moreHow Teams Spend Their Time
When teams build software and run it in production they need to divide their time between these responsibilities. How teams spend their time is a good indicator of team and system health. Most teams overestimate their capacity for feature development, causing tech debt to grow. Monitoring how time is spent
Read moreAsk Sophie: How long until I can travel while waiting for my green card?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by
Read moreNomuPay, formed from pieces of failed fintech Wirecard, says it’s raised $53.6M for cross-border payments
We still see regular updates on the calamitous fallout of the 2020 collapse of Wirecard, the now-insolvent fintech out of Germany that had built an elaborate house of cards on false accounting and murky business. Meanwhile, some of the assets from that operation, now under new ownership, appear to be
Read moreNew regulation in India seeks to stub out tobacco glorification on streaming platforms
India’s health ministry has unveiled stringent guidelines for on-demand video streaming services, necessitating warnings about smoking and the use of other tobacco products when such activities are portrayed on screen. The new regulations, termed as the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Amendments Rules, 2023, will come into effect in three
Read moreVolvo’s new small EV tries to optimize space with Scandinavian design
Volvo is continuing to drip-feed more information about its upcoming electric Volvo EX30 small SUV. Last week the automaker promised the new EV would have the smallest carbon footprint of any previously made Volvo vehicle. Now, Volvo is hyping up the use of Scandinavian design skills to optimize space in
Read moreNXP unveils its latest processor, the i.MX 91, during Computex
During Computex today, Dutch semiconductor giant NXP announced its i.MX 91, the latest processor from its i.MX 9 series of applications processors for industrial, medical, consumer and IoT use cases. During his keynote, NXP Secure Connected Edge executive vice president and general manager Rafael Sotomayor gave some details about the
Read moreUber drops ride discounts for subscribers, switches to cash back
Uber is dropping the 5% discounts on eligible rides that it previously offered members of its Uber One subscription service, according to an email sent out to customers. Starting on their next billing cycle, subscribers will now earn 6% so-called “Uber Cash” on eligible rides that can be spent on
Read moreBlock Party’s anti-harassment tool for Twitter is going on hiatus
Now that Twitter’s API access is locked behind a tall paywall, long beloved third-party apps are shutting down. The latest to bite the dust is Block Party, an anti-harassment tool that helped people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter. “We’re heartbroken that we won’t be able to help protect
Read moreTaxfix, the $1B German accounting startup, slashes 120 jobs amid funding crunch
Taxfix leaped to a $1 billion valuation in 2022 on the back of a popular mobile app used by consumers help with tax returns. But fast forward to 2023, and the Berlin-based accounting startup is taking an audit of its own affairs. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Taxfix has
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