After surging engagement during the pandemic, Citizen app will now track helicopters During the pandemic, Citizen introduced an in-app contract tracing tool and a feature that lets users create their own incident alerts. And now, with its fresh round of funding, it wants to track helicopters. Julia Gray 3.2.21 4:00 PM
Robinhood is facing 49 — that's right, 49 — lawsuits over Gamestonks Robinhood is being hit with 46 class action lawsuits and three individual ones, according to a statement released by the company Friday. It wouldn’t be their first lawsuits, and it won't be their last. Ivan De Luce 2.26.21 11:00 PM
Twitter comes for creator payment platforms like Patreon with new Super Follows feature Twitter announced two upcoming features: a tweet monetization feature called Super Follows and interest-based groups called Communities. Its stock rose 5% following the news. Julia Gray 2.25.21 8:00 PM
Social media saw the collapse of Fry's Electronics coming a long time ago The end of Fry’s should come as no surprise — the electronics chain was known for its bad customer service, empty shelves, and faulty products. Ivan De Luce 2.24.21 5:00 PM
Spotify is entering the creator economy and cementing its podcast dominance Spotify is a bite away from eating the podcast industry, but the relationship between audio and the creator economy is in flux. Julia Gray 2.23.21 7:00 PM
Microsoft is teaming up with lobby groups to undercut Google and Facebook in Europe While the EU gets ready to charge Google and Facebook for publishing news, Microsoft is waiting to take over should the tech giants bow out of Europe. Ivan De Luce 2.23.21 4:00 PM