KAYAK co-founder Paul English is launching a podcasting app inspired by Tiktok — here’s why he made the switch The travel business founder talked about the lessons he learned from being CTO of KAYAK, and why he launched a podcasting app, Moonbeam, inspired by TikTok. Ivan De Luce 10.26.21 6:42 PM People
TikTok’s transparency report won’t save it from US and Indian regulators What the figures in TikTok’s transparency report tell us about the company's past and future in its two biggest markets. Julia Gray , Henry Englert 7.13.20 8:30 PM Tech
Snap stock slump goes hand-in-hand with job postings Snap is posting fewer jobs for sales staff - but it still needs engineers. It remains to be seen how 2020's ad market shift will impact the social media marketplace at large. Jon Marino 4.20.20 10:00 AM Innovation
A toilet paper CEO dreamed of “bicoastal" expansion but ended up flushing his company down the drain Orchids Paper Products went bankrupt in 2019. A liquidation trustee blamed “overly-ambitious and ill-conceived” plans by the CEO. Christie Smythe 5.6.21 4:14 PM Outcasts
Quibi's first day report card: how did it fare with users? It's way too early for final impressions or declarative statements, but never too early for crawling data. Jared Russo 4.7.20 3:30 PM Tech
YouTube plans to rival TikTok with upcoming "Shorts" feature, but does it need to? Shorts has the potential to get YouTube trending again, or it could be proof that the platform needs to pick a lane and stay in it. Julia Gray 4.2.20 5:12 PM Markets
TikTok's user base grows as people self-quarantine The social media app is thriving as people of all ages and occupations sequester in their bedrooms. Julia Gray 3.23.20 5:07 PM Tech
Poop-testing startup founder who lied about her age in “30 under 30” profile charged with defrauding insurers, VCs Married uBiome co-CEOs Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were hit with a 47-count indictment and a lawsuit by the SEC. Christie Smythe 3.19.21 6:37 PM Outcasts