Month: April 2022

Experts warn anti-sexual harassment VR training offered by startups like Vantage Point and Sisu VR could trigger survivors and do little to change bad behavior (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post: Experts warn anti-sexual harassment VR training offered by startups like Vantage Point and Sisu VR could trigger survivors and do little to change bad behavior  —  Some say the technology is game-changing.  Others worry it could trigger survivors and do little to change bad behavior.

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How to search within a subreddit on Reddit

Reddit dominates the digital space due to its many diverse “subreddits,” or subsidiary forums centered around different topics. These themed forums allow users around the world to engage in ongoing discussions about shared interests. When it’s time to switch over to a different topic, users can simply choose a new subreddit from the toolbar at

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Nue Life Health, a startup building a mental health wellness platform integrating psychedelic-assisted therapies, raises a $23M Series A led by Obvious Ventures (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: Nue Life Health, a startup building a mental health wellness platform integrating psychedelic-assisted therapies, raises a $23M Series A led by Obvious Ventures  —  Last year we covered the $3.3 million seed round for NUE Life Health, a US-based telemedicine startup in the US …

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Cal.com, which develops an open source meeting and event scheduling service, raises a $25M Series A led by Seven Seven Six and launches an app store and new API (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Cal.com, which develops an open source meeting and event scheduling service, raises a $25M Series A led by Seven Seven Six and launches an app store and new API  —  Sign up here.  —  Cal.com, the company behind an open source scheduling platform and Calendly alternative …

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Unlearn, a startup developing an AI-powered “digital twin” service of patients for clinical trials, raises a $50M Series B led by Insight Partners (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Unlearn, a startup developing an AI-powered “digital twin” service of patients for clinical trials, raises a $50M Series B led by Insight Partners  —  The idea of digital twins — digital representations of humans built with computer models — for medical research is gaining traction …

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Report: Sony is working on a PlayStation program to let select partners insert ads within free-to-play games, similar to a reported Microsoft effort for Xbox (Logan Plant/IGN)

Logan Plant / IGN: Report: Sony is working on a PlayStation program to let select partners insert ads within free-to-play games, similar to a reported Microsoft effort for Xbox  —  Sony is reportedly planning its own program to insert ads into games.  —  After last week’s report that Xbox is looking to include …

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How to change your Reddit username

When you create a Reddit account, you’re joining the most prominent public forum on the planet. With subreddits for every interest and an innumerable amount of users and posts to go through and either debate or learn from, Reddit can be an incredibly valuable resource. That said, what if you’re unhappy with your username? Can

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ThreatLocker, which provides zero trust endpoint security for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, and says it has over 23,000 clients (Steven Burke/CRN)

Steven Burke / CRN: ThreatLocker, which provides zero trust endpoint security for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, and says it has over 23,000 clients  —  “I’m confident we are going to hit unicorn valuation this year,’ says ThreatLocker co-founder and CEO Danny Jenkins.

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A look at the downfall of Russian tech companies amid Putin’s crackdowns; Yandex looks to sell its news unit, Kaspersky’s founder was arrested for treason, more (Joseph Menn/Washington Post)

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: A look at the downfall of Russian tech companies amid Putin’s crackdowns; Yandex looks to sell its news unit, Kaspersky’s founder was arrested for treason, more  —  Yandex, VKontakte and Kaspersky all ran afoul of the Kremlin’s need to control Internet access, despite the efforts of their founders

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Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground will not be signing a new deal with Spotify, and is in talks with others like Audible (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground will not be signing a new deal with Spotify, and is in talks with others like Audible  —  Barack and Michelle Obama’s time with Spotify Technology SA is coming to an end.  —  The former first family’s production company …

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Lexus finally reveals its all-electric RZ 450e SUV

Lexus’ first ever electric vehicle is the RZ 450e SUV. | Image: Lexus Lexus gave us a glimpse at the 2023 RZ 450e today: an all-electric SUV with an estimated 225-mile range and a 71.4kWh battery. The company’s first-ever electric vehicle (EV) will also come with Direct4. That’s its new all-wheel-drive system that automatically calibrates

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Statsig, which offers a cloud-based tool for companies to streamline A/B testing, raises a $43M Series B led by Sequoia Capital (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Statsig, which offers a cloud-based tool for companies to streamline A/B testing, raises a $43M Series B led by Sequoia Capital  —  Sequoia Capital has led a $43 million funding round for Statsig Inc., a startup that helps companies find ways to improve their applications and websites.

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