Over the weekend, Elon Musk surveyed his followers on X — the platform he spent $ 44 billion to buy — asking whether federal employees should be required to send his team an email with a list of five things they accomplished this week. With the yes votes totaling over 70%, Musk followed through. Federal […]
Apple debuts new business tools for managing presence across email, calls and Tap to Pay
Apple on Wednesday announced an expanded series of tools that will allow businesses to increase their visibility on Apple’s platforms via its free service, Apple Business Connect. Launched last year, the online portal lets businesses manage their presence across Apple’s 1.5 billion devices in areas like Maps, Siri, Spotlight search, Safari, and Wallet. Now, business […]
What happened to Breanna Stewart's wife? Liberty star's partner receives homophobic email, death threat
The wife of WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart has sought help from the New York Police Department in response to a threat to the family’s safety. On Tuesday, Stewart confirmed her family was threatened during an interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews. The news comes during the WNBA Finals as Stewart looks to win her third title […]
How Google and Yahoo’s shift to stricter email standards proved a windfall for this Armenian startup
EasyDMARC, a B2B SaaS startup out of Armenia that aims to simplify email security and authentication, said it has raised $ 20 million in a Series A round led by New York-based Radian Capital. DMARC is a technical standard that is designed to protect the senders and recipients of email from spam, spoofing and phishing. This […]
How a cold email to a VC helped salon software startup Mangomint raise $35M
Back in 2017, Daniel Lang, Dan Poineau and Sandra Huber came together to build Mangomint, a startup that makes salon and spa operations software. Lang said they realized that software providers were trying to build their own booking platforms, à la OpenTable. “We fundamentally didn’t believe this was the right approach for beauty and wellness,” […]