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CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage
CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm that crashed millions of computers with a botched update all over the world last week, is offering its partners a $ 10 Uber Eats gift card as an apology, according to several people who say they received the gift card, as well as a source who also received one. On Tuesday, […]
WWE SmackDown Fallout (07/19/24): Andrade offers compliment, advice to struggling Carmelo Hayes
At some point in the very near future, the WWE has to figure out the path for Carmelo Hayes, and preferably sooner than later. The rookie first-overall pick has been up and down since being drafted to SmackDown, with more downs than ups, and his latest round of fallen mercury saw him chilled even more […]
The Way app offers a chance to meditate alongside a Zen Master
A new app called The Way is aiming to help people explore the deeper side of meditation through a single, structured path guided by an authorized Zen Master. Founded by uncle-and-nephew duo Henry Shukman and Jack Shukman, The Way wants to help people move beyond modern mindfulness practices offered by popular meditation apps like Headspace […]
Major Stripe investor Sequoia confirms $70B valuation, offers its investors a payday
Payments giant Stripe has delayed going public for so long that its major investor Sequoia Capital is getting creative to offer returns to its limited partners. The venture firm emailed LPs in funds raised between 2009 and 2011with an offer to buy up to $ 861 million worth of shares in Stripe, Axios reported. Sequoia […]