Welcome to Startups Weekly — Haje‘s weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. I just came off recording an episode of Equity, where I learned about the newest wave of stupidity. The tech industry’s DEI allergy has hit a […]
What Snowflake isn’t saying about its customer data breaches
Snowflake’s security problems following a recent spate of customer data thefts are, for want of a better word, snowballing. After Ticketmaster was the first company to link its recent data breach to the cloud data company Snowflake, loan comparison site LendingTree has now confirmed its QuoteWizard subsidiary had data stolen from Snowflake. “We can confirm […]
ILLIT’s Wonhee Accused Of “Saying” The N-Word In Viral Video, Sparking Discussion On Xenophobia
There are some cultural differences between K-Pop and the cultures from which the genre borrows, sometimes resulting in unintended racism or cultural appropriation. TO1’s Chan | TO1/YouTube Over the years, the words naega and niga have sparked misunderstanding among those who do not listen to K-Pop or speak Korean. Each of the words sounds similar […]
Idol Is Forced To Apologize After Saying He’s Happy To See His Fans
An idol has apologized for saying he was happy to see his fans at the airport after allegedly receiving private messages from fans who were unhappy. Hong Kong boy group MIRROR | @makerville.official/Instagram The idol is Ian Chan, a member of Hong Kong’s top boy idol group MIRROR. The group is currently in the middle […]
MLB fans blast Angels' $245 million man Anthony Rendon for saying baseball has 'never been a top priority'
Anthony Rendon isn’t afraid to speak his mind. The Angels third baseman has struggled to find his footing during his time under the California sun. Still, he didn’t let those foibles prevent him from expressing scorn at the concept of playing big-league baseball. Speaking with reporters on Monday morning, Rendon discussed his view of playing […]