Day: March 20, 2024
Conde Nast’s Shareholders to Make $1.4 Billion from Reddit Deal
The internet has not been kind to Condé Nast, the publisher of starry magazines, like Vogue and Vanity Fair, whose fortunes and influence have waned in the digital age. But while the web taketh, it occasionally giveth, too. The Newhouse family, the media dynasty that controls Condé Nast through its holding company, Advance Publications, is […]
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Reddit Sets I.P.O. Price at $34 per Share, a Promising Indicator for Tech Sector
Reddit on Wednesday priced its shares at $34 for its initial public offering, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The pricing was at the high end of expectations, in a sign of investor demand for growing tech companies. The San Francisco-based social media company had estimated that its shares would be priced at […]
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Avian Adventures: The Best Mobile Games for Bird Lovers
Parrots have much in common with toddlers. The brainy birds can learn to recognize colors and shapes, manipulate objects, build large vocabularies and make their needs known at improbably high volumes. They are also playful, intelligent and curious; without ample cognitive enrichment, they quickly become bored. So owners of pet parrots sometimes turn to a […]
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Beware: Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends – Insights from Roku
This month, a significant number of the 80 million Roku device owners experienced an unexpected block of text when they turned on their streaming devices. The message included updated terms of service that restricted customers’ ability to take legal action against the company. Users were essentially locked out of their devices and apps until they […]
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Intel Secures $8.5 Billion in Grants for Construction of Chip Plants
President Biden is expected to announce that his administration will award up to $8.5 billion in grants to Intel to bolster semiconductor production in the U.S. during a tour of battleground states. This investment is part of an effort to re-establish the nation as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing. The grants are part of a […]
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Revolutionizing LA: The Impact of Waymo’s Driverless Cars on the City
Los Angeles, often called LA, has always been a challenge for drivers. A place where cars are a necessity for daily life, it presents a continuous cycle of irritation: traffic jams, accidents, road construction, aggressive driving, monotony. Every newcomer has a tale of adjusting to this unique environment. “Getting used to matching the pace of […]
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Questioning the Legitimacy of Kate Middleton and Britney Spears: How Online Trolls Fuel Speculation
Kate Middleton has long been a magnet for unproven rumors: She pressured an art gallery to remove a royal portrait! She split from her husband! She changed her hairstyle to distract from pregnancy rumors! She did not give birth to her daughter! This year, speculation kicked into overdrive. Ms. Middleton — now Catherine, Princess of […]
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