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Protests against the overturning of Roe v Wade have erupted across the United States The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a landmark ruling that decimated five decades of constitutional protections. Immediately after the ruling, several right-leaning states imposed bans on abortions. Meanwhile, many major companies in the United States said they will cover travel costs for employees who needed to travel outside their home states for an abortion. Here is a look at how top companies are helping women employees in wake of the Roe v Wade ruling: Amazon : Amazon , America’s second-largest private sector employer, has announced its employees can avail up to $4,000 to travel out of state for health care, including abortions. This $4,000 benefit will allow its million-plus employees to circumvent the ban, Protocol reported. Meta : The parent company of Facebook and Instagram confirmed to Variety that it plans to cover travel expenses for … [Read more...] about Netflix, Amazon, Meta: How top companies are helping women in wake of Roe v Wade ruling

After a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, Vidcon , one of the world’s largest annual gatherings of digital and social media creators, the creator economy industry, and its fans, is back, kicking off this morning at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. This year’s featured creators in attendance include heavy hitters Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson , TikTok superstar Charlie D’Amelio, social media phenom Khaby Lame, gamer Jelle “Jelly” van Vucht, and comic book artist Zach “ZHC” Hsieh. advertisement advertisement Running through Saturday, June 25, the Vidcon experience comprises an extensive series of industry and creator panels and discussions, as well as on-site brand activations, fan experiences, and meet-ups designed for three audience tracks—a community track, for fans; a creator track; and an industry track. Here are 10 must-see panels and sessions to add to your Vidcon schedule this weekend. Thursday, June 23 Betting Big on the … [Read more...] about Don’t miss these panels at Vidcon 2022

Representative image Proptech startup PropShare has raised USD 47 million (around Rs 367 crore) from investors including WestBridge Capital to ramp up hiring, strengthen technology and offer more asset classes for investments on its platform. Bengaluru-based PropShare, which was founded in 2016, is a technology-driven real estate investment platform that enables investors to purchase commercial real estate assets. In an interview with PTI, co-founder and CEO Kunal Moktan said: "We have raised USD 47 million fund in our Series B round led by WestBridge Capital with participation from existing investors Pravega Ventures." Property Share Online Platform Pvt Ltd or PropShare has raised USD 52 million since inception. Moktan did not mention the valuation at which the company has raised funds. Asked about the utilisation of funds, he said: "We will double our headcount. We will strengthen our technological capabilities. We also intend to open offices overseas." PropShare … [Read more...] about Proptech startup PropShare raises $47 million from WestBridge Capital, others

What makes A24 a cultural powerhouse is not that it released a film last spring in which an inter-dimensional assassin impales himself on an Auditor of the Month trophy, inexplicably shaped like a certain sex toy, although it most certainly did. It’s not that most cinephiles would immediately guess A24 as the company who put out that film, Everything Everywhere All at Once , even if its logo didn’t appear before the credits, although they probably would. No, what makes A24 a steady, sturdy phenomenon is that it started selling $60 designer candle replicas of that unlikely trophy just after the movie’s early-June digital release. advertisement advertisement Whether enough fans purchase the item—a collaboration with Brooklyn-based design studio, Joya —to justify its overhead cost is incidental. Everything Everywhere is now A24’s biggest hit ever , its $89 million box-office haul rendering the digital release a victory lap. The very existence … [Read more...] about I spent six weeks living in A24-world. Here’s what happened

In a seven-part threaded post yesterday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined near-future plans that aim to enhance opportunities for influencers and digital creators to earn money by posting on both Facebook and its Meta-owned sister platform Instagram. The announcement includes opening up the Facebook Stars token tipping system to all eligible creators, expanding the Reels Plays Bonus program to more creators, and launching a Instagram Creator Marketplace to help connect sponsors with publishers for brand partnerships. advertisement advertisement “We’re heading towards a future where more people can do creative work they enjoy, and I want platforms like ours to play a role in making that happen,” Zuckerberg wrote. Here’s what creators have to look forward to on Facebook and Instagram: Free use of monetization tools until 2024: Instead of starting to charge creators to use Facebook’s paid online events, subscriptions, badges, and … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg announces new creator monetization tools for Facebook and Instagram

LittleBits , the maker of the popular, Lego-like electronics kits for home tinkerers, has bagged $11.1 million , which will go toward building out a platform that third-party partners can use to run their own LittleBits-compatible hardware. advertisement LittleBits began its business by selling electronics kits with bits of lights, motors, and other parts that magnetically click together in thousands of combinations. It recently introduced a $149 DIY synthesizer kit in partnership with KORG, the legendary synth maker. LittleBits founder Ayah Bdeir told us last year that “Everyone is creative and everyone is a techie.” That spirit is fueling the next stage of LittleBits’ growth as a company: By building its own platform that outside designers can build upon, LittleBits is furthering its mission to democratize the traditionally top-down electronics industry. LittleBits plans to take a revenue share of products that will run on its platform. The company says it … [Read more...] about LittleBits Gets $11.1 Million To Bring Its Lego-Like Electronics To Everyone

Last July, Slack unveiled a new real-time collaborative feature called Huddles . It offered audio-only conferencing optimized for informal, on-the-fly conversations—and felt like manna for anyone who was weary of video conferencing via Zoom and similar services. advertisement advertisement Slack users greeted Huddles enthusiastically, adopting them more rapidly than any new feature in the service’s history. And now, at Slack’s Frontiers conference , the company is announcing that Huddles are getting a major upgrade. Currently in testing and scheduled to reach general availability this fall, the new version will let users turn on their webcams and see each other during a Huddle—an addition that felt inevitable from the start. But don’t take that as a sign that Huddles are evolving into head-to-head competition for Zoom or Google Meet. Tamar Yehoshua, Slack’s chief product officer, says that Huddles remain audio-first, with video as an optional … [Read more...] about Slack’s Huddles do video now—but they’re still no Zoom wannabe

For music geeks, building a synthesizer has always been a way to experiment with sound, far beyond what commercial synths will allow. But for those who have never picked up a soldering iron, it can be intimidating. Last week, open-source hardware startup littleBits unveiled its answer: SynthKit, a modular synthesizer kit that lets anybody–from hardcore hobbyists to toddlers–snap together their own miniature playable synths. advertisement advertisement The littleBits Synth Kit , a collaboration with Japanese synthesizer company Korg, comes with 12 color-coded modules that each contain a standard synthesizer component: oscillators, a sequencer, a delay knob, a speaker, even a tiny keyboard. These pieces can be snapped together in any combination, making for an open-source, DIY analog synthesizer with hundreds of thousands of possible arrangements. At last Thursday’s launch event in New York City’s East Village, these little interchangeable widgets were … [Read more...] about This Open Source DIY Synthesizer Makes Music Hacking Dead Simple

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin W hen Alexi Nazem was a hospital doctor, he faced a mountain of paperwork and bureaucratic hurdles anytime he wanted to moonlight outside his hospital. For healthcare professionals side gigs like these are common, so why should the process be so burdensome? Inspired by the possibility of applying the concept of other online marketplaces like AirBnB to healthcare temping, he and four cofounders (including AlleyCorp founder Kevin Ryan) launched Nomad Health in 2015. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Nomad saw explosive growth as hospitals, already facing nursing shortages, raced to fill roles in overburdened ICUs around the country. While the pandemic has (hopefully) peaked and travel nursing pay rates are receding from all-time highs, the underlying shift of much more of the healthcare workforce engaged in temporary rather than full-time roles is expected to continue. “One of the most important lessons that we've learned … [Read more...] about Staffing Marketplace Nomad Health Raises $105 Million As It Expands Beyond Travel Nurses

The United States Supreme Court on Friday eliminated the constitutional right to obtain an abortion , casting aside nearly 50 years of precedent that began with the Roe v. Wade case. The highly-charged case, decided by the court's conservative majority, is sure to spill over into the workplace. Business owners who don't already know where they stand on the issue, are likely going to have to figure one out, especially if they want to help employees with covering the costs of getting legal abortions. The 6-3 decision , which has been anticipated since a draft opinion leaked in May, will lead to near total bans on the procedure in about half of the states across the country. Twenty-two states already impose strict restrictions while 18 states are expected to ban abortion outright, or only allow it in limited circumstances. Thirteen states, including Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma, already have trigger laws in place that took effect automatically, while others are written to … [Read more...] about Roe v. Wade Is No More. What Businesses Need to Know About Covering Abortions