On January 30, UMG (Universal Music Group) announced its plan to remove its artists’ music from the video-sharing app TikTok as its “contract” with the app ended. UMG expressed concerns, including compensation, the danger of AI, and safety for users, as to why it was parting ways with TikTok for now. Our core mission is simple: […]
Archives for 1st March 2024
Compete or cooperate? Five deep tech investors opt for shared gain over sharp elbows
The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic thought experiment that explores how people can collaborate for mutual gain — or how one might screw the other over for a lesser reward. Can you guess which outcome venture capital might resemble? A group of Boston investors wishes it were different. This week, a group of five venture […]
Why are only some MLS clubs participating in U.S. Open Cup? Explaining format, decision for 2024 tournament
While Major League Soccer continues to push the sport in the United States to new heights at club level, the league has also seemingly attempted to dismantle one of the sport’s oldest hallmarks in the U.S. The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the nation, established in 1913/14 and […]
Why Song Kang “Crashed” GOT7 Yugyeom’s Listening Party
Ahgases (also known as iGOT7, GOT7’s fandom) have long known that GOT7‘s Yugyeom is a “social butterfly.” GOT7’s Yugyeom Still, he cemented his status when, on February 20, Yugyeom held the listening party for his new album Trust Me. He broke the internet by revealing his A-list celebrity guest list, which included his idol friends, […]
MWC: Swayy app lets you share your future location with close friends, or groups you curate
Given that this week Instagram revealed that it was developing a “Friend Map” feature, it was interesting and timely to run into a startup during Mobile World Congress this week that plans to go beyond even that. Swayy is an iPhone app startup that allows you to share not your current location, but your next […]