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Substack Launches Video Hosting with Revenue Split Favoring Writers Over YouTube

Substack Launches Video Hosting with Revenue Split Favoring Writers Over YouTube The platform economics of digital content creation just shifted dramatically. While creators have long accepted YouT…

Apr 10, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Internet Culture

Meta Threads Introduces Algorithmic Transparency Controls After EU Pressure

Meta Threads Introduces Algorithmic Transparency Controls After EU Pressure For years, social media users have wondered why certain posts flood their feeds while others vanish into obscurity. Now,…

Apr 10, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
AI

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini 2.0 with Native Tool-Use Capabilities

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini 2.0 with Native Tool-Use Capabilities When Google DeepMind announced Gemini 2.0, the headline feature wasn’t another incremental improvement in reasoning scores—it w…

Apr 10, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Business

Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Payment Processor Bridge for $1.1B, Largest Crypto Deal of 2024

Stripe Acquires Stablecoin Payment Processor Bridge for $1.1B, Largest Crypto Deal of 2024 In the most significant vote of confidence for cryptocurrency infrastructure this year, Stripe has acquired…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
AI

Anthropic Launches Claude Enterprise Plan at $60 Per Seat, Targets Microsoft 365 Displacement

Anthropic Launches Claude Enterprise Plan at $60 Per Seat, Targets Microsoft 365 Displacement The enterprise software landscape just witnessed a bold challenge to the productivity suite status quo.…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Internet Culture

Meta’s Threads Hits 275M Monthly Users, 47% Growth Since Q3 Amid X Advertiser Exodus

Meta’s Threads Hits 275M Monthly Users, 47% Growth Since Q3 Amid X Advertiser Exodus When Meta’s Threads launched in July 2023, skeptics questioned whether the platform could sustain…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
AI

OpenAI Secures $6.6B Series C at $157B Valuation, Plans Compute Infrastructure Expansion

OpenAI Secures $6.6B Series C at $157B Valuation, Plans Compute Infrastructure Expansion The artificial intelligence arms race has entered a new phase. OpenAI’s $6.6 billion Series C funding…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
News

Cloudflare Reports 47% Traffic Spike During AWS US-East-1 Outage Affecting 12,000 Sites

Cloudflare Reports 47% Traffic Spike During AWS US-East-1 Outage Affecting 12,000 Sites When AWS US-East-1 experienced a major service disruption, the ripple effects extended far beyond the affected…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
AI

Anthropic Secures $4.5B Series D at $40B Valuation Led by Lightspeed and Fidelity

Anthropic Secures $4.5B Series D at $40B Valuation Led by Lightspeed and Fidelity The AI arms race has entered a new phase. Anthropic’s massive $4.5 billion Series D…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Business

Meta Hits 3.5 Billion Monthly Active Users Across Platforms as Threads Reaches 500M

Meta Hits 3.5 Billion Monthly Active Users Across Platforms as Threads Reaches 500M When a company serves nearly half the world’s population every month, it’s no longer just…

Apr 9, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Internet Culture

TikTok Shop Surpasses $30B Annual GMV as Social Commerce Reshapes Retail Distribution

TikTok Shop Surpasses $30B Annual GMV as Social Commerce Reshapes Retail Distribution In just three years since its U.S. launch, TikTok Shop has achieved what took traditional e-commerce…

Apr 8, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
AI

Google Gemini 2.0 Reaches 100M Users in First Month, Outpacing ChatGPT Launch

Google Gemini 2.0 Reaches 100M Users in First Month, Outpacing ChatGPT Launch Google has achieved a milestone that redefines the enterprise AI adoption landscape: Gemini 2.0 reached 100…

Apr 8, 2026 Read on Newsroom →

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