The New York Times
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Kevin Roose
– Nov 24, 2020, 2:00 AM
SAN FRANCISCO — In the tense days after the presidential election, a team of Facebook employees presented the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, with an alarming finding: Election-related misinformation was going viral on the site. President…
U.S. challenger bank Current, which has doubled its member base in less than six months, announced this morning it raised $131 million in Series C funding, led by Tiger Global Management. The additional financing brings Current to over $180 million…
Full Truck Alliance has raised $1.7 billion from investors including SoftBank Group Corp. and Tencent Holdings Ltd., a major cash infusion for the Uber-like trucking startup ahead of a potential initial public offering. SoftBank's Vision Fund…
TechCrunch
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Ingrid Lunden
– Nov 24, 2020, 11:56 AM
Consumer drones have over the years struggled with an image of being no more than expensive and delicate toys. But applications in industrial, military and enterprise scenarios have shown that there is indeed a market for unmanned aerial vehicles…
The Verge
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Amanda Chicago Lewis
– Nov 23, 2020, 7:00 AM
When her new boss started hitting on her, Ronnie* wondered if she might be able to take advantage of the situation. She was 23, and by now she'd figured out that when she raised the pitch of her voice and dressed like an anime fantasy girl…