Twitter pilots new tool to combat disinformation, Apple brings celebrity-led walks to the Apple Watch and Clubhouse raises funds. This is your Daily Crunch for January 25, 2021.
The Big Story: Twitter Unveils BirdwatchTwitter today launched a new product that it says will offer "a community-based approach to disinformation".
With Birdwatch, users will be able to flag tweets they find misleading, write notes to add context to those tweets, and rate notes written by others. This should be a complement to the existing system where Twitter removes or tags particularly problematic tweets, rather than a replacement.
What remains to be seen: How Twitter will handle the situation when two or more people are locked in a battle and post a barrage of conflicting notes on whether or not a tweet is misleading.
The tech giantsWalking with Dolly - Apple explains how and why it brought Time to Walk to the Watch.
Google Commits to Grants and Facilities for COVID-19 Vaccination Programs - The tech giant is one of several large companies that have pledged to support local government agencies and health care providers to increase vaccinations.
Facebook will provide academic researchers with access to 2020 election ad targeting data - Starting next month, Facebook will open academic access to a dataset of 1.3 million ads on political and social issues.
Startups, financing and venture capitalClubhouse Announces Creator Payment Plans and Raises New Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz - As we try to track down the actual value of this round, Clubhouse has confirmed that it will be introducing products to help creators on the platform get paid.
Taboola will go public via SPAC - The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter and the combined company will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TBLA.
Wolt closes $ 530 million round to continue expanding beyond restaurant delivery - The Helsinki-based online ordering and delivery company initially focused on restaurants, but has since expanded to other verticals.
Extra Crunch tips and analysisQualtrics Raises IPO Prices Before Debut - After being acquired by SAP, Qualtrics announced it would become its public company.
Fintechs Could See $ 100 Billion In Cash In 2021 - The Matrix Fintech Index weighs public markets, liquidity, and a new e-commerce trend.
Unpacking Chamath Palihapitiya's SPAC Agreements for Latch and Sunlight Financial - There's no way to escape the SPACs, at least for a while.
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All the restModerna says it is producing variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines, but its existing vaccine is still expected to work - Moderna has detailed some of the steps it is taking to ensure its vaccine remains effective in the face of emerging strains of the SARS-CoV virus. 2 leading to COVID-19.
Original Content Podcast: "Bridgerton" is a compelling take on romance in the Jane Austen style - Did I mention the cast is insanely beautiful?
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