2021-07-02
IGTV seems to have failed to compete with YouTube. TikTok is going to give it a shot. 3min videos. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
TikTok is rolling out longer videos of up to three minutes, up from one minute, to all users over the coming weeks, after testing them since December
Now up to three minutes — TikToks are about to get longer. The app is now rolling out the ability for everyone to publish videos …
2021-04-13
Twitter makes Ghana home to their African HQ. Meanwhile Twitter is still blocked in Tanzania. @DocFaustine, us Tanzanians are looking at you to carry our voices. Tunakwama wapi. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
Twitter says it plans to hire its first product and engineering teams in Africa, based in Ghana, calling the country a “champion of democracy”
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2021-04-07
And then people say “the market is saturated.” Do you realized how much more needs to be built? Shout out to all the tech founders across the world working hard to connect different platforms and services. https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Plaid, which helps connect users' bank accounts with fintech apps, raises $425M Series D led by Altimeter Capital, sources say at a valuation of ~$13.4B
Plaid, a unicorn that helps connect consumers' bank accounts to financial applications, has raised a $425 million Series D, it announced this morning.
2021-01-25
I've been saying Clubhouse will be bigger than TikTok! Voice travels in motion and doesn't compete for screen time. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
Clubhouse
Clubhouse raises Series B led by a16z, says it has 180+ investors, and will test options for paying creators and begin work on an Android app soon
When I first met Paul Davison, it took about 10 seconds to realize … Tae Kim / Bloomberg : Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media's Next Star. Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : ...
2021-01-24
I've been saying Clubhouse will be bigger than TikTok! Voice travels in motion and doesn't compete for screen time. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
The Information
Sources: VCs have approached Clubhouse about investing in its next round at ~$1B valuation, a 10X increase from the previous round; a16z is expected to lead
The race to invest in social audio app Clubhouse is on again. Venture capital firms have approached the startup's founders … Tweets: @alexeheath , @alecstapp , @benedictevans , @b...
2021-01-21
So much respect for you @t_blom 💪🏾 all the best! https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Tom Blomfield, founder and president of UK digital bank Monzo, is leaving the company at the end of Jan., says he's been unhappy since it scaled beyond startup
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :