Booking an ad campaign with social media influencers is currently not exactly easy. For starters, influencers’ approaches to marketing can be unconventional, and there’s no standard way to engage with them. On…
Tech Crunch – Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers
The Citizen Lab said it believes several governments may be customers of spyware maker Paragon Solutions. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read more: Read More
KTSM News – NASA astronauts return home successfully
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Two NASA astronauts are finally back on Earth after their brief mission last summer unexpectedly became nine months in space. It all started with a flawed Boeing test flight…
Tech Crunch – Shopify transfers its US listing from the NYSE to the Nasdaq
Nearly 10 years after filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange, Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify has announced that it’s transitioning its U.S. listing to…
Tech Crunch – Academics accuse AI startups of co-opting peer review for publicity
There’s a controversy brewing over “AI-generated” studies submitted to this year’s ICLR, a long-running academic conference focused on AI. At least three AI labs — Sakana, Intology, and Autoscience — claim to…
Texas Monthly – Mark Seliger on the Song that Informs His Portraits of Willie Nelson
Amarillo-born Mark Seliger was a lonely college freshman at what was then called East Texas State University when he first fell for Willie Nelson’s music. A new girlfriend was visiting Dallas, and…
Tech Crunch – Prezent raises $20M to build AI for slide decks
Prezent has raised $20 million in an all-equity funding to build specialized presentation models and expand its footprint into new markets. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Read…
Tech Crunch – US paid music subscribers cross 100 million mark for the first time
The U.S. crossed the 100 million paid subscriber mark for music streaming services for the first time ever last year, as per a new report by the Record Industry Association of America…
Tech Crunch – Aletiq secures $6.5M for its SaaS tool focused on product lifecycle management
Aletiq has raised a €6 million funding round led by Point Nine a few months ago (around $6.5 million at current exchange rates). The French startup is announcing the founding round today….
Texas Monthly – How at-large voting creates conservative majorities on Texas school boards
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven groups successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about…