Tech companies: Stop conflating privilege with potential
www.techcrunch.com The number of low-income students attending college is increasing: According to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center, the total share of undergraduate college students who come from low-income families increased from 12% in 1996 to 20% in 2016. However, only 11% of students in the bottom income
Gift Guide: TechCrunch’s Favorite Things of 2021
www.techcrunch.com We made it, friends. Another year in the books. … Read More
Microsoft pulls in-person CES 2022 presence
www.techcrunch.com GM, Google, Lenovo, Intel, T-Mobile, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok, Pinterest, and now Microsoft. The software giant just became the latest big name to announce that it will no long be attending CES in-person in less than two weeks’ time. … Read More
TechCrunch+ roundup: Ahrefs’ homepage, digital health trends, 2022 marketing predictions
www.techcrunch.com As we get closer to the end of the year, we’re running more stories that look back at topics we examined in depth over the last several months, and several that offer well-informed predictions for the year ahead. … Read More
How Rocket Lab questions the fundamentals of building both rockets and launch companies
www.techcrunch.com Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has had an eventful couple of years, despite the unpredictable challenges that COVID-19 threw in the path of the rocket maker’s LA and New Zealand-based operations. Just this year, Rocket Lab had its public market debut, revealed its plans for a new medium-lift launch
Joni Mitchell's Melancholy Christmas Song Gets The Exquisite Video It Deserves
www.huffpost.com “A Christmas song for people who are lonely at Christmas! We need a song like that,” the folk-rock legend said of “River.”… Read More
Europe is reinstating a host of Covid-19 restrictions over the holidays
www.cnn.com Europe is reinstating a host of Covid-19 restrictions over the holidays… Read More
Fans Tell 'And Just Like That' To Kiss Off For 'Shabby' Stanford Blatch Farewell
www.huffpost.com The “Sex and the City” character was played by Willie Garson, who died during production in September.… Read More
TikTok moderator sues over mental trauma caused by graphic videos
www.techcrunch.com A TikTok moderator has sued the social media platform and its parent ByteDance over trauma caused by graphic videos, Bloomberg has reported. In a proposed class-action lawsuit, moderator Candie Frazier said that she has screened videos showing violence, school shootings, fatal falls and even cannibalism. “Plaintiff has trouble sleeping
Memes, money and madness: 2021 in tech
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Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
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